1678, New-York contained 343 houses, and 3430 inhabitants; and there were owned in the City, three ships, eight sloops and seven boats. 1686. The City of New-York contained 594 houses, and 6000 inhabitants; and there were owned in it, 10 three masted vessels of between 80 and 100 tons; 3 ketches, or barques, of about 40 tons; and about 20 sloops, of 25 tons. In the same year, the militia of the colony consisted of 4000 foot, 300 horse, and one company of dragoons. 1696. There were owned in the city of New-York, 40 ships, 62 sloops, and 62 boats. In 1697, the population of New-York has considerably decreased, from what it was in 1686; the census taken this year was as follows: { Men, 946 Whites { Women, 1018 { Young men, young men and boys, 864 { Young women and girls, 899 ---- 3727 { Men, 209 Blacks. { Women, 205 { Boys and girls, 161 575 ------ ---- Total. 4302 ------ ---- 1731. The City of New-York contained White males, 3771 White females, 3274 7045 ---- Black males, 785 Black females, 792 1577 ------ ---- Total. 3622 ------ ---- 1756. The City contained 10,881 inhabitants. 1771. It contained 21 863 inhabitants. 1786. It contained 3340 houses, and 23,614 inhabitants. 1790. It contained 33131 inhabitants. 1800. 60189 1810. 96373 1820. 139000 [25] The town is now erecting a very neat building for an Alms-house, on the property lately purchased from Leffert Lefferts, Esqr. [26] The first settlement in this town was made by George Jansen De Rapalje, the father of Sarah in 1625, on the farm which is now owned by the family of the Schencks at the Wallaboght. [27] In 1700 the Court House was let to James Simson for one year, at _L_3 “in money.” In this agreement, “the Justices reserved for themselves the Chamber in the said house, called the Court Chamber, at the time of their publique Sessions, Courts of Common Pleas, and private meetings; as also the room called the prison for the use of the Sheriff if he hath occasion for it.”