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Manual Of The Corporation Of The City Of New York, For The Years 1858

Manual Of The Corporation Of The City Of New York, For The Years 1858

T. Valentine, D.

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General Reference20th Century United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354507816
ISBN13: 9789354507816
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 758
Weight: 2.41
Height: 1.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into New York City 1858, where government, commerce, and daily life were written in ledgers rather than headlines. Names, numbers, streets, and power. D. T. Valentine's Manual Of The Corporation Of The City Of New York, For The Years 1858 is the era's indispensable city government manual: a complete municipal almanac that sets out how the metropolis was organised, who held office, and which rules shaped the streets. From boards and courts to the routines of policing, sanitation, and finance, it reveals a city learning to run at scale before the Civil War. Part municipal directory, part practical handbook, it gathers municipal department listings alongside key New York City ordinances and civic data that once guided clerks, councillors, and citizens. For today's reader it becomes a vivid slice of antebellum Manhattan history, and for researchers it stands with American city directories as a trustworthy window onto nineteenth century civic records. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether you are tracing a family line, confirming an address, or building a shelf of primary sources, it serves as a dependable genealogy research source and a detailed local history reference. Collectors of classic Americana will appreciate its standing in the Valentine tradition, a working document turned artefact: an archival reprint edition that still speaks to how New York learned to govern itself.

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