HISTORY OF BROOKLYN. 197
CHAPTER VII
CIVIL HISTORY OF BROOKLAND
1675-1775.
THE only excitement which occurred in Breuckelen, during the year 1675, was a painful apprehension, shared by its inhabitants in common with those of neighboring towns, that they might become involved in the Indian outbreak known as ÒKing PhilipÕs War,Ó which it was feared would extend to the Long Island tribes. Proper measures being taken, however, by the provincial government, and in the several towns, fear was somewhat allayed, and the speedy defeat which overtook that notorious chieftain, restored tranquillity to the public mind.
Breuckelen had, at this time, attained the leading position among the Kings County towns, in respect of population and wealth, as evidenced by the ÒAssessment Rolls of the 5 Dutch towns up to August 19, 1675,Ó which afford the following total valuation at a rate of one stiver on the pound:1
| Towns |
No. of
Persons Assessed. |
£
|
s.
|
Guil.
|
Stiv.
|
Equal to £
|
s.
|
d.
|
| Boswyck |
36
|
3,174
|
10
|
158
|
148
|
13
|
4
|
6
|
| Breuckekn |
60
|
5,204
|
00
|
260
|
4
|
21
|
13
|
8
|
| Middlewout |
54
|
5,079
|
10
|
253
|
19-8
|
21
|
3
|
4
|
| Amersfoort |
35
|
4,008
|
10
|
200
|
8-8
|
16
|
14
|
0
|
| New Utrecht |
29
|
2,852
|
10
|
142
|
12-8
|
11
|
17
|
8
|
| Total |
20,319
|
10
|
1,015
|
19
|
84
|
13
|
2
|
Also, when, in the course of the same year, it became necessary to build a new dock at Now York, the Governor and Council required the Kings and Queens County towns to furnish timber for the undertaking, and Breuckelen’s tribute was the largest,1 that of Flatbush being the next in amount.2
1 N. Y. Col. MSS., xxiv. 186; and N. Y. Doc. Hist., iv. 14-161
2 Council Minutes, iii 171