216 HISTORY OF BROOKLYN.

March 20, 1745-6. The General Assembly of the Province met at the house of the Widow Sickle, in this town, in consequence of the prevalence of the small-pox in the city of New York, and continued sitting at Brooklyn, by several adjournments, until the 8th day of October.

1752. The Colonial Legislature, during the prevalence of the small-pox in New York, held their session at Brooklyn in a large building on the west side of Fulton street, just below Nassau. This very ancient edifice was constructed of small brick, said to have been brought from Holland, and was demolished in 1832. At this house, also, on the 4th of June, 1752, 2,541 bills of credit issued by the colony of New York, and amounting to £3,602 18s. 3d., were cancelled by the Colonial Commissioners. The building was farther honored by being made Gen. Putnam's headquarters during the stay of the American army on Long Island, in 1776.

1757, January 24. Jacob Brewster, at Brooklyn ferry, offers for sale a pole-chair, or curricle, with excellent good harness and extraordinary horses.

1757, March 14. Garrett Rapalje, of New York, offers for sale a new house on the Jamaica Road, about a mile from Brooklyn ferry, with forty acres of land, west side of John Conover's, and adjoining the place now in possession of Capt. Pikeman. Some of the land has a prospect of the Narrows, New York, and Turtle Bay.

1758. This year the sum of £122 18s. 7d. was assessed in two assessments, by the Justices of the Peace on this town, towards building “a new court-house and gaol” for Kings County. The whole amount assessed on the county was £448 4s. 1d.

1759, Nov. 26. “On Sunday week last past, a large bear passed the house of Mr. Sebring, Brooklyn, and took the water at Red Hook, attempting to swim across the bay, when Cornelius Sebring and his miller immediately pushed off in a boat after him. The latter fired and missed, on which Mr. S. let fly, and sent the ball in at the back of his head, which came out of his eye, and killed him outright.”—N. Y Gazette.

1761, Nov. 5. “On Tuesday morning, a grist-mill of one Mr. Remsen, on Long Island, a few miles from this city, accidentally took fire and was entirely consumed, with a large quantity of grain.”