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Excerpt from The Annals of Albany, Vol. 9 While we are rejoicing over the great achievement of the day in the transmission of intelligence by electricity between distant continents and our own, it may be interesting to note the advantages of our predecessors in this respect, in less progressive times. The City Records in this volume embrace the period between the years 1726 and 1731. At that time and. for many years afterwards, it will be fou...

Excerpt from Rules, Regulations and by-Laws: For the Government and Discipline of the Albany County Penitentiary It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to select and employ one person who shall be styled Deputy Keeper, who shall be his principal assistant, and in the absence of the Superintendent, clothed with, and exercise all his powers, so far as relates to the discipline of the Penitentiary and the safe keeping of the prisoners. He sh...

Excerpt from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology: Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events, in Every Period and State of the World, From the Creation to the Present TimeThe Object Of this work, as will be seen, is to bring together the great events of each day of the year, in all ages, as far as their dates can be ascertained, and to arrange them chronologically. It has been necessary to Observe brevity in its compi...

Excerpt from Chronology of Paper and Paper-MakingHistorical Account of the Substances which have been used to describe Events, and to convey Ideas, from the earliest Date to the Invention of Paper, London, 1801, 8vo.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art tec...

Excerpt from The Annals of Albany, Vol. 1Undoubtedly many omissions will be observed of matters necessary to give completeness to the articles introduced, we shall be glad to receive from those who may notice errors or omissions, the sum of their knowledge, for future use. Above all, we crave a liberal share of patience at the public offices, and of the oldest inhabitant, to Whom we are already indebted for many favors, and much valuable infor...

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Excerpt from Collections on the History of Albany, From Its Discovery to the Present Time, Vol. 4: With Notices of Its Public Institutions, and Biographical Sketches of Citizens DeceasedThe use of surnames gradually increased among the Dutch from the time the Province was occupied by the Eng lish in 1664, and after the first quarter of the following century few names were written without the addition of a family name.About the PublisherForgott...

Excerpt from Collections on the History of Albany, From Its Discovery to the Present Time, Vol. 2: With Notices of Its Public Institutions, and Biographical Sketches of Citizens DeceasedThis second volume of the Historical Collections, the pub lisher trusts, will be found to be a successful continuation of the new series, and of its predecessor, the Annals of Albany. Although the present and the past have been intermingled, as in the previous ...

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