Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records
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Abstract
The Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records are contained in one oversize enclosure and one oversize box and include commissioner and general staff monthly payrolls for the period August 30 to October 31, 1881, as well as individual monthly company payrolls from the years 1875 and 1881. The records feature lists of Fire Department employees, with signatures and pay rates next to the names.
Historical Note
The first paid professional Fire Department in the city of Brooklyn went into operation in 1869.
Scope and Contents
The Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records are contained in one oversize enclosure and one oversize box and include commissioner and general staff monthly payrolls for the period August 30 to October 31, 1881, as well as individual monthly company payrolls from the years 1875 and 1881. The records feature lists of Fire Department employees, with signatures and pay rates next to the names.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records, 1985.077, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Xerxes Fine Books and Documents, 1985.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
