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THBNew York, Collection of Early-to-Mid-19th Century Business Receipts
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LiveSep 8, 2017 - Sep 9, 2017
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- Lot Description
Collection of approximately 160+ pieces of paper including a few partially printed forms from the Corporation of the City of New York, ranging in date from 1807-1848. The collection is comprised of receipts for construction and improvements, such as street paving, or filling in holes. Accompanied by a few contracts (manuscript) for services. Many of these receipts are for salaries. The collection also contains records for election inspectors and clerks for the spring of 1847. One early account sheet (1808) has costs in both British pounds/shillings/pence and dollars.
One interesting form was for Street Inspector, Sweepers and Cartmen for April 1847, signed "Joseph T. Smith, Superintendent of Streets." History suggests that New York streets were not routinely cleaned until the 1890s. Also included are receipts for watering cans for the streets, suggesting some were still dirt (generally the water was to keep the dust down), while others were paved. There is likely much information to be gleaned from these bits of ephemera. One might be able to locate some of these people in city records, or compare salaries across various positions. Were they all valid receipts? According to the histories, New York was rife with corruption during the 19th century, mostly as a result of Tammany Hall influences, especially under William M. "Boss" Tweed in mid-century, although most of these would predate Tweed's "reign." One might find earlier foreshadowings of the "heyday of the Hall."
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