George Hall address to the Brooklyn Board of Trustees
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Abstract
A handwritten manuscript of an 1834 address given by George Hall (1795-1868) to the Brooklyn Board of Trustees of Brooklyn upon his election as Mayor.
Biographical note
George Hall (1795-1868) was born in the town of Flatbush and attended Erasmus High School. In 1826 and 1832 he was elected trustee of Brooklyn's third ward. In 1834, as Brooklyn became incorporated, the Board of Alderman selected him as the new city's Mayor.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
A handwritten manuscript of an 1834 address given by George Hall to the Brooklyn Board of Trustees of Brooklyn upon his election as Mayor.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
George Hall address to the Brooklyn Board of Trustees, 1834, 1977.637, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Tanner, 1889.
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Processing Information
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
