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Author	Smith, William, 1728-1793.
Title	History of New-York, from the first discovery to the year 1732 : to which is annexed, a description of the country, with a short account of the inhabitants, their religious and political state, and the constitution of the courts of justice / by William Smith ; with a continuation, from the year 1732, to the commencement of the year 1814.
Publication Info.	Albany, NY : Ryer Schermerhorn, 1814.

Description	512 p. ; 22 cm.
Note	The continuation, by J. V. N. Yates (p. 391-507) covers the period from 1732 to 1747, the events of 1748-1814 being merely summarized.
Indexed In:	Evans, 24800
	Sabin, 84569
	Howes, W. U.S.iana, 703
	Shaw & Shoemaker, 52803
Local Note	Library c. 1 is a gift of Colonel Marston T. Bogert. Acquisition date stamp on p. [v]: July 20, 1949. With stamp of John T. Jones on half-title. Copy 2: Stamp of Henry E. Nelson on t.p. Autograph of Henry Smith. Copy 3 rebound.
Subject	New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Genre or Form	Autographs (Provenance) -- United States.
	Stamps (Provenance) -- United States.
Added Author	Yates, John V. N. (John Van Ness), 1779-1839.
	Schermerhorn, Ryer, 1785-1850, printer.
	Bogert, Marston Taylor, 1868-1954, donor.
	Jones, John T., Colonel, former owner.
	Nelson, Henry E., former owner.
	Smith, Henry, signer.

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