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On November 17, 1793, a large fire broke out, destroying 26 homes on Broadway, Maiden Lane, James Street, and State Street. The fire originated at a stable belonging to [[Leonard Gansevoort]] and was suspected to be [[arson]] set by enslaved people. Three were arrested and charged with arson: Pompey, a man enslaved by Matthew Visscher; Dinah, a 14-year-old girl enslaved by [[Volkert P. Douw]]; and Bet, a 12-year-old girl enslaved by [[Philip S. Van Rensselaer]]. On January 6, 1794, the three were tried and sentenced to death. For reasons unknown, [[Governor George Clinton]] issued a temporary stay of execution, but Dinah and Bet were executed by hanging on March 14, and Pompey on April 11, 1794.<ref>{{Cite journal |jstor = 2783709|title = Black Arson in Albany, New York: November 1793|journal = Journal of Black Studies|volume = 7|issue = 3|pages = 301–312|last1 = Gerlach|first1 = Don R.|year = 1977|doi = 10.1177/002193477700700304|s2cid = 220416464}}</ref>
In 1797, the [[List of capitals in the United States|state capital]] of New York was moved permanently to Albany. From [[List of U.S. states by date of statehood|statehood]] to this date, the [[New York State Legislature|Legislature]] had frequently moved the state capital between Albany, [[Kingston, New York|Kingston]], [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]], and [[New York City|the city of New York]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Stevens |first=John Austin |title=The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries |publisher=Historical Publication Co |year=1886 |page=124 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7hnlOojVAEC&pg=RA1-PA124}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2019}} Albany is the tenth-oldest state capital in the United States
===1800 to 1942===
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