Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Reminiscences of an Octogenarian of the City of New York (1816 to 1860)
IN the following pages it is not designed to furnish a history of the city during the period designated, as there are several histories in existence which in detail and extent are in advance of any essay that either my recol lection or information would attain. It is purposed only to give my recollection of some matters and occurrences that came under my observation or knowledge, and Of some individuals who were prominently before the public; referring to matters previous and subsequent to the period embraced only when necessary to illuminate the subject treated of. Of the existence and advent of daily newspapers, only such are given as I knew of; and in a similar manner, the changes in churches and in the names of streets recited are those of which I was cognizant.
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