to November 1674). 1674 – The Dutch cede New York permanently to England after the Third Anglo-Dutch War, per Treaty of Westminster (1674). 1678 – Thomas Delavall was reappointed as mayor for the third and last time, and 11th overall. 1691 – Fish market established. 1696 – King's Arms coffee house in business. 1697 - First Trinity Church erected. 1700s 1702 – Yellow fever epidemic kills more than 500 people. 1703 – Federal Hall facing Wall Street, New York's city hall, built. 1703 – 42% of households own slaves, second in the colonies only to Charleston. 1704 – The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel sends Elias Neau to minister to black slaves in North America. He establishes the first school that was open to African-Americans in New York City. 1709 – Founding of Trinity School (New York City), oldest continuously operated school in New York City. 1711 – Formal slave market established at Wall Street and the East River. 1712 – April: New York Slave Revolt of 1712. 1723 – Population: 7,248. 1733 – New York Weekly Journal begins publication. 1741 – Fear around slavery results in the New York Conspiracy of 1741 when 100 people were hanged, exiled or burned at the stake. 1752 – St. George's Chapel built. 1754 King's College (later Columbia College) established. New York Society Library, oldest cultural institution in New York, later serving as the first Library of Congress. 1756 – Population: 13,046. 1762 – Queen's Head Tavern (later named Fraunces Tavern) in business. 1765 – Stamp Act Congress meets in city. 1766 – St. Paul's Chapel built. 1767 – John Street Theatre opens. 1771 – New York Hospital founded. 1774 – Population: 22,861. 1775 – Bowne & Co. printers, founded by descendants of John Bowne of the Flushing Remonstrance, established at 39 Pearl Street. Until 2010 it was the oldest publicly traded company in the United States. 1776 David Mathews becomes the city's 43rd mayor, getting arrested in June 22 for a plot to kill George Washington. July 9: Statue of George III demolished and melted down for shot / bullets at Bowling Green square. August 27: Continental Army routed by British Army troops in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn. September 15: British troops capture lower Manhattan following the Landing at Kip's Bay on the East River. September 15: American troops stand off British