Soil and Climate, 7 Ancient Grants and Patents, 8 Town Rights and Ferries, 21 Roads and Public Landing Places, 36 Common Lands, and the Division thereof, 40 Differences as to Bounds, 46 Revolutionary Incidents, 50 Ancient Government, 55 Present Government, 68 Public Buildings and Institutions, 73 Schools, Newspapers and Moral Character, 92 Fire Department, 95 Miscellaneous, 99 Appendix, 102 FOOTNOTES: [1] The custom of changing the names of sons, or rather substituting the sur-names for the christian name, prevailed at this period; as in the above instance, the father’s name was Barent Janse, and the son was called Jan Barentse. [2] According to the New-York doctrine, this boundary of the town can only be correct when the tide is flood, for when the water is low, the town is bounded by property belonging to the Corporation of the City of New-York, and not by the River. [3] This town enjoyed this privilege in common with the other towns on Long-Island, and their cattle which ran at large were marked with the letter N. [4] At the annual town meeting, April, 1823, a committee was appointed to inquire if this town at present, had any, and if any, what right to the above-mentioned tract of meadow ground called Sellers neck; what progress this committee made in their investigation, the compiler is uninformed. This meadow called Seller’s neck, the Compiler thinks was apportioned among the patentees and freeholders, and what leads him to this conclusion is, that on the 10th of May, 1695, John Damen, who was one of the patentees of this town, sold to William Huddlestone all his interest in the said meadow. [5] This “port or entrance,” as it is called, is situate in the valley on the Flatbush Turnpike, near the “Brush” or “Valley Tavern,” and a short distance beyond the 3 mile post from Brooklyn ferry.--A freestone monument has been placed here, to designate the patent line between Brooklyn and Flatbush. [6] Although the bounds of this grant commences about 250 yards in the town of Bushwick, the Corporation of New-York have made no claim to land beyond the Wallabought.