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Title: History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Publisher: New York : Perine Engraving and Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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d. Republicanism had grown apace in New York, and there was greatdisappointment among the Protestant republicans ; for in case of failureof an heir on the part of King James, his daughter Mary, who hadmarried the Protestant Prince William of Orange, would be his suc-cessor. Their disappointment was soon turned to joy when news camethat James had been driven from the throne, was an exile in Erance,and William and Mary were joint monarchs of England. The peopleseized Fort James, at the foot of Broadway. Their leader was JacobLeisler,* a popular and leading shipping merchant, who had come to * Jacob Leisler was a native of Frankfort, in Germany. He came to America in 1660,resided awhile in Albany, New York, when he became a merchant in the city of NewYork. While on a voyage to Europe in 1678, he, with several others, were madeprisoners by Turks, and paid a high price for their ransom. He entered public lifeunder Governor Dongan, and as a military leader he was at the head of an insurrec-
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OUTLINE HISTORY, 16C0-1S30. 15 New Amsterdam a soldier in the service of the West India Company,and was captain of one of the militia companies of the city. lie was awarm friend of William of Orange and an ardent republican. Thearistocratic party of Xew York, led by Mayor Van Cortlandt, ColonelBayard, and other members of the council, hated Leisler because of hispolitical principles, and when, obedient to the wishes of the people, heassumed the functions of governor of the province in the absence of arepresentative of royal authority, they were enraged by this democraticmovement, led by an insolent plebeian and foreigner. They resolvedon his destruction ; and when a royal governor (Sloughter) came, theyprocured Leisters arrest on a charge of treason. He was unfairly triedand condemned. The governor hesitated to sign his death-warrantbefore the pleasure of the sovereigns should be known. Sloughter wasmade drunk at a feast, and in that condition was induced to sign thefatal document. Be

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