WILLIAM WALTON • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of William Walton

... arrested, twenty negroes were hanged, thirteen were burned at the stake, and seventy-eight were transported. The rest were released. In 1750 a theatre was opened, and in 1755 St. Paul's Church was erected. In 1754 the "Walton House," in Pearl street (still standing), was built by William Walton, a merchant. It was long known as the finest private residence in the city. In 1755 the Staten Island ferry, served by means of row boats, was established, and in the same year Peck Slip was opened and paved. In 1756 the first lottery ...

— Lights and Shadows of New York Life - or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City • James D. McCabe

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