Dear Dick Thanks for the information on Albany. Did you come across a reason why the order was given to move the government to Albany? John T. Reilly Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, New York "F. Richard Barr" wrote: > Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:18:30 -0400 > > The seat of Government was originally fixed at New York City, and remained > there until the Revolution, with occasional adjournments of the General > Assembly and Executive Department on account of prevailing sickness. Such of > the public records as related to the immediate interests of the crown were > removed, by order of Gov. Tryon, in Dec. 1775, to the armed ship, Duchess of > Gordon, and remained on board till Nov. 1781, when most of them were returned > to the city. In June, 1776, the other public records were removed to > Kingston, and, on the approach of the enemy in Oct. 1777, they were hastily > taken to Rochester, Ulster County. they were soon afterward taken to > Poughkeepsie, and in 1784 to New York. In 1797, commissioners were appointed > to erect a building for the records in Albany, and an order dated July 31, > 1798, authorized their removal thither and the permanent location of the seat > of Government at that place. > > J. H. French, Gazetteer of the State of New York 1860 (reprinted Baltimore, > MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), p. 26. > > respectfully submitted > dick barr > Syracuse, New York