New York Past Present And Future Comprising A History Of The City Of New York PDF Download

Excerpt from New-York, Past, Present, and Future: Comprising a History of the City of New-York, a Description of Its Present Condition and an Estimate of Its Future Increase The historical sketch in the present issue, is an epitome of this portion of the work as it will appear in the regular edition now in course of pre paration. A vast amount of local material has been collected. The documents procured in England, Holland, and France, by J. R. Brod head, Esq., throw much light upon the rise and progress of new-york, and will enable the author to present many facts that have hitherto escaped notice. And the services oi any individual who can contribute to his materials, by communicating a duly authenticated incident, or by placing within his reach a document, which elucidates or illustrates any event or principle in the history of the metropolis, will be highly appreciated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.