I imagine the "old hospital" that Andros had torn down was the one Stuyvesant had erected in 1658/9 under the direction of Hilletje Wilbruch. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Hyden Woodward" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:14 PM Subject: "Old Hospitall" > Do you know to what Gov. Andros was referring at his trial or deposition in > London in 1681, when he mentioned "ffive(sic) houses or Old Hospitall in the > towne"? > > A footnote states that they were between Stoney and Bridge Streets in NYC. > Old Hospitall wasn't really a hospital, was it? > > Thanks. > > Nancy Hyden Woodward >