Identifier: magazineofamericv9stev ( find matches)
Title: The magazine of American history with notes and queries
Year: 1877 ( 1870s)
Authors: Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910. ed. cn DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1831-1904. ed. cn Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, ed. cn Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. ed. cn Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-1894 ed Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, comp
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Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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e for felons; and adebtors prison was ar-ranged in the upperstory of the edifice.This was a rough roomwith coarse board par-titions, without chairs,warmth, or comforts ofany sort. It remainedsubstantially in the same.^■■■■^MMjfl cheerless and comfort-less condition for three-fourths of a century. One of the most ex-citing scenes ever wit-nessed under the historicroof of this seat of jus-tice was in connectionwith the city electionsof 1 7 o 1 — immediatelyfollowing the death ofLord Bellamont. Eothpolitical parties at thepolls seemed to lose allsense of honor and de-cency. There was asmuch illegal as legal vot-ing, and several bloodyskirmishes among indi-viduals. Then came aviolent dispute as towhich party had really CITY HALL IN WALL STREET, 1700. WQn< J^Q new may0r, Thomas Noell, of the aristocratic party (as it was designated), was swornaccording to custom before the governor and council, whence he re-paired with the elected aldermen to Trinity Church to listen to an ap-
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WALL STREET IN HISTORY 323 propriate discourse from the rector. From there they proceeded downWall Street in solemn state to the City Hall, where the bell was ring-ing. Mayor Noell published his commission and took the chair. Theretiring mayor, De Reimer, gracefully presented to him the city charterand seal. So far all went well. Abraham Gouveneur, the city recorder,took his seat by the mayor, who told the clerk to proceed with the cere-mony of swearing in the members elect. As their names were called, sev-

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