James W. Gerard
Published: 2015-07-27
Total Pages: 72
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Excerpt from The Old Streets of New York Under the Dutch: A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society, June 2, 1874 The desire expressed by many interested in our local history to possess a copy of the paper on "The Old Streets of New York, Under the Dutch," recently read before the New York Historical Society by Mr. Gerard, has induced its publication by the subscriber. It relates to the most interesting and dramatic period of the history of our ancient city, over which Time is rapidly weaving his mystic web. The style, at times quaint and familiar, and at others eloquent, with which the author has presented the subject, and the extent of his researches into the minuti of the life of our Dutch predecessors, will commend the publication, not only to the antiquarian, but to all citizens who take pride and pleasure in our local annals. 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."