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Brennan, Matthew T., fl. 1822-1870 [Draft riot damage checks from the Broadway Bank, New York City]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08563 Author/Creator: Brennan, Matthew T., fl. 1822-1870 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document Date: 3 October to 12 December 1863 Pagination: 5 items Height: 9.3 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Mayor George Opdyke, Clerk J.B. Young, and registered by County Book Keepers S.C. Lynes, Jr. and James Watson. Endorsed checks for riot damages ranging in amounts from $4.20 to $44.

Brennan, Matthew T., fl. 1822-1870
Opdyke, George, 1805-1880
Lynes, S.C., Jr., fl. 1863
Watson, James, fl. 1863

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