Collection Highlights
We mourn our country's loss
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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George Washington to the Hon'ble Mayor, Recorder, Alderman & Commonalty of the City of New York
Object Number:
MSS.2
Description:
Apparently one of the earliest references to New York as teh Empire State. "I pray that heaven may bestow its choicest blessings on your City - That the devastations of War, in which you found it, may soon be without a trace."
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society Library
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
