Reminiscences Of An Octogenarian Of The City Of New York
(1816 To 1860)

By Chas. H. Haswell

Originally published 1896

1827.-WILLIAM PAULDING, MAYOR

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which was the reading desk, which effectually hid the altar from the view of the congregation.

In the lower end there were two or three pews assigned to colored persons, and the doors were lettered " For B men."

In 1793 one hundred thousand pounds was received by the Corporation of Trinity Church, from the estate of John Leake, deceased, and from that time the interest of this sum has been expended in the purchase of bread to be distributed amongst the poor of the parish.

The donation is termed " The Leake Dole of bread."

Roman Catholic : "St. Peter's," formed, 1783; opened 1786, corner of Barclay and Church streets; 1838, rebuilt. " St. Patrick's," 1815, corner of Mott and Prince streets ; later lengthened. " St. Mary's," 1826, formerly Seventh Presbyterian, in Sheriff, between Broome and Delancey streets, first Roman Catholic bell in the city ; 1831, burned by a burglar; 1833, Grand, corner of Ridge Street. "Christ," purchased from Episcopalians 1827, 49 Ann, near Nassau Street ; 1834, became unsafe for occupation and taken down; 1835, James Street.

Reformed Dutch : " Harlem," 1686, now " First," on One Hundred and Twenty-third Street and Third Avenue. Reformed Protestant Dutch : 1824, " King " Street, near MacDougal Street, seceded and called itself " The True Reformed Dutch Church," and continued as such until it connected itself with a Western secession known as "The Christian Reformed Church"; removed to Perry Street. " Broome Street," 1824, corner of Broome and Greene streets; 1860 to 307 West Thirty-fourth Street near Eighth Avenue; 1895, sold to the Collegiate Church. " Houston Street," 1825, corner of Greene; 1854, Seventh Avenue, near Thirteenth Street; 1859, disbanded and building sold. "Manhattan," 1826, Third Street near Avenue I); 1872, sold. "Duane Street" (colored), 1826, school-

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