First Edition. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York 1862, by D.T.Valentine (clerk of the Common Council-elected by the board of Aldermen). Printed by Edmund Jones & C0. in 1862. The book was given to somebody as a give by Charles H. Hall, by whom it is personally signed. This gentleman (C.H. Hal)l held the third seat of the Alderman Council in 1862, of which he represented the 4th district. A historical figure indeed. This book is full with all the information regarding the city of New York since its beginning. Information regarding all sorts of things going as far back as to when records began to be kept! That means 1653 to 1862, from the time it was New Amsterdam. I will list some of the many of the contents features in this book as I can until my fingers start to curl. There is also an added feature. This book comes with a total of 33 lithographs, all from the great masters Geo. Hayward and Major & Knapp. Of these, 17 are pullouts. Some are vividly colored and some are tinted. Some are from regiments marching out of N.Y. for the Civil War. While I am engaging you with this lengthy detailed explanation, we are downloading some sample photos of these magnificent lithos. The book gives a list of all the officers who were on city payroll in 1681, starting with the then Mayor George Opdyke who made $5,000 a year all the way through down to the guy who worked in the cemetery, a list of 32 pages of individuals as well as police depts. by district, medical staff, teachers, fire Depts. Police commissioners, Judges, etc giving names for individuals. The genealogy in the book is incredible. It tells you who were the bell-ringers by district (for fire calls) etc.
Officers and members of the board of Aldermen, Presidents of the board of Aldermen since 1830,Names of assemblymen and their no. of votes, Assignment of judges for various courts, Bellevue hospital, Births, Marriages, and deaths in city, Board of councilman, Board of education, Boundries of wards, Bureau of auditing accounts, arrear, taxes, Bureau of city revenue, Deposits and disbursements, Water rents, Pipes, sewers and Pavements, Records of statistics, Sanitary inspection, Markets, Public administrator, street improvements, Wharves, Roads, Lands and places, Chief engineer fire dept., Lamps and gas, Number of cartmen's licenses, Law regulating cartmen, Census of the city, Charter of the city, Citizen soldiery, List of city judges, City prisons, City railroads, Civil courts, College of Physicians and surgeons, Colored home-schools-orphans, Columboa college, Common schools, Commissioners of Central Park, Commissioners of: Taxes ans assessments-Deeds-Health-Jurors-Public Charities and Correction-for building New City Hall-Emigration-Pilots-for laying out Washington heights-U.S. Deposit fund-Records-of Harlem Bridge-McComb's Dam Bridge, Several different committees, Constables, Convictions-Acquittals etc, Cooper Union, Coroner's office, Courts-civil-Criminal-Police-WardJustices-Marine, Court of common Pleas-Appeals-Unites States-Superior-Supreme of U.S.-Sessions, Officers of Croton Aqueduct Dept. - Water pipes laid for supply of water since 1856, Officers of Custom-HouseHeads of department-Police-Finance-Law-, Table of distances (from the Battery, Exchange and City Hall to various points in the city as well as ferry distances),D.A.'s office, Disstrict attorneys since 1801, District court, #Emigrant landing depot-refuge and hospital, Estomates value of rela estate belong to the corporation (city), Executive departments, Leasd of ferries, Financial condition of the City, Fire commissioners, Fire dept.-Fund-officers-trustees, Fuire apparatus (equipment), Fire Comnpanies-Districts-Bell-ringer, Gas-light Company, Manhattan-New York and Harlem, General information, Officers of city government sonce 1653-1863, Harbor masters, Health commisioners, Of Historical Interest: Public improvements previous to the revolution, Erection of public markets, The Greek Dock, The Heere Graft, Public roads, Cleaning streets, Bowling Green, Improvements of the East River Shore, Street regulating and paving, Building the City Hall in Wall Street, Lighting the Streets, Ferry to Long Island, Paulus Hook Ferry, Improvement of the shore of the North River above the Battery, The Meadows and Collect Pond, Providing for the poor, the jail, Bridewell, Hospital, Supply of Water, The exchnge at foot of Broad street, Dates and names of marriages in the Dutch Church since August 12th 1732, Military documents of 12776 relating to the City, History of the poor 1699-1816, Papers relating to the department of the city, Trinity church yard, Old New York, Extracts from earliest newspapers, Historical account of the Great Seal of New England, The Huguenot Settlers, Intelligence offices, Inspector of vessels, Junk shops, Juvenile asylum-delinquents-schools for reforming, Lines of Omnibuses, Lunatic asylum, Paintings in the Governor's rioom and various offices, Officers whose salaries are paid from the City Treasury, Parks, Pawnbrokers, List of piers, Pilot commissioners, Police commissioners, Policemen and statiopn houses, Police bill-acts and amendments, Population of the city, Post office officers-rates of postage, Public promary schools, Sewers, Sherriff's office, list of sherriffs from 1626 to 1755 (none were appointed between 1776 to 1783 because the city was under British Rule and martial law)-then resumed in Feb 1784 to 1865, Speakers of the House of representatives from 1789 to 1863 and assembly from 1777 to 1863, Location of squares and places, St. Vincent's hospital, Statistics of dispensaries, Statements of Convictions and Acquittals from 1841 to 1862, Stock of city, Supreme court, superior court, etc etc.
List of litographs: Pull/Out 16 1/4x20 1/2 Geo. hayward "New York about 1790" (small tear-color), P/O 111/4 x 7 Geo. Hayward "Junction of Broadway and Eight Ave., NY 1861"-tinted, P/O 11 1/4 x 7 Sarony Major and Knapp "Panorama of the embarkation of the fire Zouaves on board the baltic apr 29th 1861 take from foot of Spring and Canal St"-color, P/O 11 1/4 x 7 Sarony Major and Knapp " Departure of the 7th Reg.T N.Y. S.M. Friday April 19th 1861. View of Broadway Cor. Cortland St." color, P/O 11 1/4 x 7 Major and Knapp "Departure of the 69th Reg.t N.Y.S.M. Tuesday April 23rd 1861. The Irish Headquarters around St. Patricks cathedral, Cor. Prince and Mott St." color, P/O Tabular statement of the funded debt of the corporation of the City of NY, Dec. 31st 1861., P/O 8 1/2 x 7 A. Brown and Co. " South Gate House, New Reservoir During Construction. Viewed in the direction of the water entrance." color, P/O 8 1/2 x 7 A. Brown and Co. " South Gate House, New Reservoir during construction. Viewed from the South..looking into the reservoir" color, P/O 8 1/2 x 7 A. Brown and Co. "High Bridge during construction of the large main, viewed from the west gate House looking east" color, P/O A. Brown & Co., "High Bridge During construction of the large main. Viewed from the Westchester side looking North West" color, Full/page 4 1/4 x 7 Major and Knapp "Church St. Cor. Franklin Str., looking North 1861" color(minor ink on top left), F/P 4 1/4 x 7 Geo. Hayward "Old Latimer House, 88th st. 3rd Ave., New York" B&W-minor ink invading top right corner, P/O A. Brown Co facsimile of Certificate dated 1773 certifying Capt. William Turner as memeber to the N.Y. Marine Society., F/p Geo. Hayward "Historical Society Building Cor. 2nd Ave. and 11th Str., N.Y." B&W-ink invading bottom but minor, F/P Major and Knapp "The Old Columbia House Cor. Stanton and Columbia str., 1861." color-ink invading bottom-minor, F/P Major and Knapp "The old Gotham Inn-In Bobery." Color-minor ink top to middle left, Major and Knapp "Interior of the state arsenal 57th St occupied by the 7th N.Y. V. (Steuben Reg.t) 1861"-color-minor ink damage top left, Major and Knapp "State Arsenal in Central Park 57th st. Troops leaving for the war-Color-, P/O 8 1/2 x 7 Geo. Hayward "View in Cental Park, N.Y. 1861"-invading in stains litho is however visible through ink, P/O 8 1/2 x 7 Geo. Hayward "View in Central park" invading ink bottom portion small sections-print is visible, P/O another Geo Hayward "View in Central Park 1861 ", Another as previous with some in at bottom, F/P major and Knapp "Trinity Place behind trinity Church 1861" color-some ink left side, F/P Major and Knapp split views:"Old Tavern in Broadway near Houston str., and Old shanty (news depot) 177 Bowery- near Delancy 1861"-color-left view has partial ink on upper left, P/O Facsimile of a German Document, Facsimile of Document from James Duane-Mayor-admitting receiving and allowing Leonard Goetz a a freeman, F/P Geo Hayward "Delafield Mansion-77th str N.Y. 1861"-invading ink on right side small section, F/P Geo Hayward "Old House, NY 1849-45th street near 5th Ave"-invading ink top to middle right, P/O 8 1/2 x Geo. Hayward "View of the High Bridge N.Y. 1861"-invading ink bottom left and right, P/O 8 1/2 x 7 Geo Hayward "New Bridge-Macomb's Dam-N.Y. 1861, P/O Facsimile Document signed by Willet in 1792 confirming his inability to comply with his promise made to the public due to a pursuit of Indians he was engaged in and killing some of them, P/O 8 1/2 x 7 Geo. Hayward "View of Central Park N.Y. 1861 Mt. St. Vincent-very minor ink at bottom not invading print, F/P Geo Hayward "Hamilton Square Church N.Y. 1861"-ink invading left side small portion, P/O 17 x 20 Geo Hayward Map "Old New York The Bowery", F/P Major and Knapp "Old Cottage residence in 16th st near 3rd Ave 1861"-ink on top left minor, F/P Makor and Knapp "Old house in William St., betw. Fulton and John St. 1861"-minor ink on bottom left, F/P Geo Hayward "Great Seal of New England from 1686 to 1689 also in use in the Province of N.Y. from August 1688 to April 1689, F/P Geo Hayward "Church at Bloomingdale N.Y. 1861"-some ink at left corner
This book is an ideal research tool for historians, achaeologists geologists, politicians, or anybody with an interest of history with the city of New York. Most names given in this book also come with the addresses of the individual and their place of business. I believe that all the varied and extensive amoutn of information in this book will save anybody hundreds of hours of time in research going to archives or libraries. The historian or archaeologist can now pinpoint where such a building or pier once was. I have tried to look up some of the names of places or people on the interent noted in this book with no luck. Most of this information has to be researched in old archives in large dusty old volumes. Good luck.
Condition. The covers are very worn and weak. The information in the book is all readable. There is some foxing throughout. There is also an old ink stain that invades the lover part of the book. It touches some of the lithos, mostly on a corner except two or three that have a 5th touching the litho but the images are all visable, Most of them are O.K. The tect is o.k. Most of the plates are frameable if that is your intention. I have taken some photos including the worst case of ink stain. They get better and some are free of stain.
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