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and on Feb. 7, 1684, he and Matthias Nicolls were made the first 
judges of the New York Court of Oyer and Terminer.”2 
John Palmer rose to distinction in New York and afterward 
in New England, in both of which he was made a judge. He was 
one of Governor Dongan’s intimate counsellors and when difficul- 
ties surrounded Dongan in Sep. 1687 Palmer was sent to England 
as Dongan’s representative. Dongan was superseded by Governor 
Andros, of New England, who became governor both of New 
England and New York on March 23, 1688, and Palmer returned 
to New England, of which he had been made a counsellor by the 
King. Palmer was, appointed judge in the Superior Court of 
New England on June 21, 1688.72 He was the trusted adviser 
of Andros as he had been of Dongan and suffered imprisonment 
with Andros when his government was overthrown. Palmer as 
well as Andros were sent to England as prisoners by the new 
government and were released soon after their arrival.?* 
The Ryder map indicates a building to the east of the mill 
pond and somewhat back from the Kill van Kull. Probably this 
same building is the one shown east of Mill Creek on a draught 
accompanying “ Description of a survey of 352 acres of land lying 
upon Staten Island (to the westward of Mill Creek) laid out for 
Cornelius Corsen and others by Ro: Ryder, surveyor, (with 
arameint)) Dee, Zan, Weso~ 7 
The house shown on this draught to the east of the mill pond, 
built probably by Lovelace or Palmer, we locate near Dongan 
Street about 300 feet back from Richmond Terrace. It is in the 
same locality as the building referred to in local histories as Don- 
gan’s Manor House. Richmond Terrace in 1680 apparently 
crossed Palmers Run (or Mill Creek as it was called at the time) 
over the mill dam as it does at the present time. 
22 Hist. Bulletin p. 35. Brodhead p. 386, 402. 
23, 24 Brodhead p. 511, 620. 
25 Cal. Land Papers. Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts in- 
dorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York 
1643-1803 p. 23. Albany 1864. Land Papers 1: 202. 
A photographic copy is on file in the library of the Staten Island Insti- 
tute of Arts and Sciences. 
