LIBRARY 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 
 URBAN A 
 
 YOUNG MEN’S 
 
 Association for Mutual Improvement 
 
 CITY OK ALBANY. 
 
 SKETCH OF THE] LIVES 
 
 HARMANUS BLEECKER 
 
 SEBASTIAN A CORNELIA COSTER; 
 
 WITH A HISTORY OF THE 
 
 GIFT OF THE “BLEECKER FUND” 
 
 TO THE 
 
 YOUNG MEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
 
 LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS 
 
 TO THE 
 
 Y_ IMI. _A- 
 
 " HARMANUS BLEECKER HALL " FUND. 
 
 ALBANY, N. Y.: 
 
 WEED, PARSONS & COMPANY, PRINTERS. 
 1888. 
 
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 Officers Y. M. A. for 1887 5 
 
 History of Young Men’s Association 7 
 
 Sketch of life of Harmanus Bleecker 11 
 
 Clause from will of Harmanus Bleecker 13 
 
 The gift to the city by Mrs. Coster 13 
 
 Clause from will of John V. L. Pruyn 19 
 
 c Proposition of Amasa J. Parker to the Y. M. A 20 
 
 • Report of Joint Committee 22 
 
 ' Committee of Fifty 24 
 
 '<1 Appeal of Citizens’ Committee 26 
 
 Letter from Amasa J. Parker 28 
 
 Resolution of Board of Managers Y. M. A 30 
 
 Programme of concert in Union Hall 32 
 
 Business Committees 33 
 
 List of Subscribers 35 
 
 
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OFFICERS OF THE Y. M. A. FOR 1887 
 
 President. 
 
 Eugene Brumaghim. 
 
 First Vice-President. 
 
 S. Ed. Miller. 
 
 Second Vice-President . 
 
 Charles B. Dunham. 
 
 Treasurer. 
 
 Frank Yan Derzee. 
 
 Recording Secretary. 
 
 G. James Greene. 
 
 Corresponding Secretary. 
 
 Thos. F. Wilkinson. 
 
 Curators. 
 
 Dr. H. E. Mereness, Dr. L. B. Winnie, 
 
 Wm. H. King. 
 
 Managers. 
 
 Daniel A. Lawler, 
 Chas. J. Buchanan, 
 Samuel C. Wooster, 
 Thomas F. Wilkinson, 
 James W. Ten Eyck, 
 S. Ed. Miller, 
 
 Chas. B. Dunham, 
 Curtis N. Douglass, 
 Thompson S. Craig, 
 Fred. Easton, 
 Edward McClaskey, 
 Wm. H. Smith. 
 
 Librarian. 
 
 Burr D. Blair. 
 
 Assistant Librarian. 
 
 Grace Davis. 
 
BOARD OF LIFE TRUSTEES, 
 
 President. 
 
 Erastus Corning. 
 
 Vice-President. 
 
 Henry R. Pierson. 
 
 Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 Wm. P. Rudd. 
 
 Maurice E. Viele, John H. Van Antwerp, 
 
 Dudley Olcott, Amasa J. Parker, Jr. 
 
 Ex- Officio. 
 
 Eugene Brumaghim, President , Y. M. A. 
 
 S. Ed. Miller, Vice-President , Y. M. A. 
 
 Frank Yan Derzee, Treasurer, Y. M. A. 
 
 Leonard Kip, President Albany Institute. 
 
HISTORY OF THE Y. M. A. 
 
 The Young Men’s Association is the oldest institution of the 
 kind in the country. 
 
 In the Argus and Journal of November 30, 1833, appeared 
 the following notice: 
 
 “ A meeting of the young men of this city, favorable to the 
 formation of a Society for Debate and Mental Improvement, will 
 take place at the Temperance House, North Market street, 
 to-morrow evening at seven o’clock.” 
 
 John J. Hill wrote the notice. “ The Temperance House ” 
 stood where the Delavan now stands. The meeting was held. 
 The attendance was small, but those present were in earnest. 
 John J. Hill is the only man now living who was there. Plans 
 were presented and discussed; a committee to prepare an address 
 to the young men of the city was appointed, and an adjourn- 
 ment to December 4th, was voted. 
 
 At this adjourned meeting, this committee, consisting of 
 Henry Hart, then a teacher in the Albany Female Academy, 
 father of the well-known Bret Harte, John J. Hill and others, 
 reported an address which was adopted. This paper soon 
 secured about two hundred signatures. 
 
 On the evening of December 10th, 1833, a third meeting was 
 held in the Mayor’s Court Room, City Hall. The attendance 
 was large; Charles A. Hopkins was called to the chair; William 
 Green and Sidney Sawyer were the secretaries. It resulted in 
 a committee to draft a constitution and nominate officers. 
 
 The original constitution, prepared by Amos Dean, is still 
 preserved in the safe of the Association, signed by about seven 
 hundred and fifty names. It is an interesting document, con- 
 taining, as it does, the names of most of the young men who 
 
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 were the glory of the city fifty years ago, many of whom have 
 since been its leading citizens in every department of enterprise 
 and honor. 
 
 The first election took place December 13th, resulting in the 
 choice of Amos Dean for president; Robert E. Ward, William 
 Jackson, Robert L. Kearney, vice-presidents; Theodore Olcott, 
 treasurer; William Green, recording secretary; John Van 
 Schaick, corresponding secretary; Philo K. Cole, Daniel Camp- 
 bell, William Parmelee, Sidney Sawyer, Walter R. Bush, Deni- 
 son Worthington, Samuel M. Woodruff, Charles Woodhouse, 
 William E. Bleecker and Henry Hart, managers. 
 
 The board met for organization the next morning after elec- 
 tion, December 14th, in the supervisors’ room. City Hall, and 
 meetings were held daily for many days afterward. Almost the 
 first act of the executive committee was to sign the following 
 agreement: 
 
 “We agree to become jointly responsible, equally with each 
 other for all sums of money, expended by our order, for the 
 Young Men’s Association of Mutual Improvement, while we 
 continue members of the executive committee.” 
 
 Knickerbocker Hall then stood on Broadway, between Maiden 
 Lane and State street, where Coming’s hardware store formerly 
 stood, and in it the Young Men’s Association found its first 
 home. A reading room was started and lectures arranged — the 
 board becoming personally responsible for rent, furniture and 
 other expenses. 
 
 The lecture course met with much favor and was productive of 
 good results. The Association was incorporated under an act of 
 the Legislature, March 12, 1835, chapter 31. Acts in refer- 
 ence to the Association were passed April 24, 1872, chapter 
 341; March 23, 1877, chapter 62; May 9, 1878, chapter 236. 
 
 Its declared purpose is that of “ establishing and maintaining 
 a library room, reading room, literary and scientific lectures 
 and other means of promoting moral and intellectual improve- 
 ment.” 
 
 The first annual meeting was held at Knickerbocker Hall, 
 February 3, 1834. This hall was occupied by the Association 
 until 1840, when rooms were taken in the Exchange Building, 
 State street, standing where the Government Building now is; 
 
YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. 
 
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 and remained there until 1852, when the removal to the Com- 
 mercial Bank building took place. 
 
 In this latter building, they occupied not only a library and 
 reading room, but also a hall, where public entertainments were 
 frequently given, and which was known for many years as 
 “Association Hall.” 
 
 In 1870 the Association removed to Martin Hall, on South 
 Pearl street. During this time, the institution was not prosper- 
 ous. It became somewhat involved financially, and required a 
 united public effort to place it again upon a solid foundation. 
 More instrumental in strengthening the Association at this time, 
 than any thing else, was the offer of Hon. John V. L. Pruyn, as 
 trustee of the estate of the late Harmanus Bleecker, of a lease, 
 for a term of years to the Association, of the property on North 
 Pearl, Steuben and Chapel streets. This offer was accepted. 
 Under it the Association secured comfortable and commodious 
 library and reading rooms, and an income from rentals, which 
 gave to the Association its rent free. This property was first 
 occupied under this lease, in May, 1877.. Judge Amasa J. Par- 
 ker as successor to John V. L. Pruyn, renewed the lease at its 
 expiration, and the Association has since been steadily growing 
 in strength and usefulness. 
 
 On January 7, 1888, all of the real estate occupied and 
 leased by the Association was conveyed to the Y. M. A., and it 
 now lives in its own building through the generosity and public 
 spirit of Harmanus Bleecker and the citizens of Albany. On 
 Wednesday evening, December 12, 1883, the public exercises 
 of the semi-centennial anniversary were held in the Leland 
 Opera House. Hon. Henry R. Pierson, presided. The exercises 
 consisted of an Address of Welcome by Oren E. Wilson, presi- 
 dent Y. M. A. ; Historical Address, Hon. Samuel Hand; Poem, 
 William H. McElroy, Esq. ; Oration, Hon. Stewart L. Woodford. 
 
 Among those in attendance upon this occasion was Rev. Charles 
 Woodhouse, one of the founders of the institution and a mem- 
 ber of its first Executive Committee. The Young Men’s Debat- 
 ing Society, under the management of the Association, continued 
 from January 11, 1834, to January 25, 1856. 
 
 Lecture courses, for many years free to the members, were 
 sustained from the first. Local talent was employed, and often 
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 the most attractive speakers from abroad were secured on pay- 
 ment of their personal expenses. 
 
 It is worthy of note that few men living since 1833, of emi- 
 nent ability to interest and instruct popular audiences, can be 
 named, who have not appeared on the platform of this Associa- 
 tion. Fees for attending lecture courses were first taken in 
 1854-5. 
 
 The Association has had many generous gifts in books, 
 periodicals, money, furniture, pictures, free lectures and other 
 gratuitous service. It has had tried and true friends among 
 its life members and others, who have come to its relief in 
 time of need. Among its earlier benefactors were Stephen 
 Van Rensselaer, from whom it derived its first gift of $100 ; R. 
 B. Huygens, Martin Van Buren, Rev. Dr. E. N. Kirk, Joel 
 Munsell, Thomas W. Olcott, Thurlow Weed, William H. Dewitt 
 and others. Edwin Forrest, the distinguished actor, gave the 
 profits of a benefit January 8, 1834. Dr. George Cook, an Eng- 
 lish surgeon, sometimes resident here, made a donation of $1,000, 
 spent in useful books of his own selection, between 1834 and 
 1852, many of which remain in the library. The largest gift, 
 up to this time, comes from a bequest of the late Hon. Erastus 
 Corning, amounting to $10,000, the benefit of which the Associa- 
 tion has constantly realized. This pamphlet tells of the endow- 
 ment of the Young Men’s Association to the amount of nearly 
 $ 200 , 000 . 
 
 It is creditable to the city. It speaks alike of the generosity 
 of our citizens and of the place which this Association occupies 
 among the institutions of our city. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION 
 
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 HARMANUS BLEECKER. 
 
 [The following sketch of the life of Harmanus Bleecker, the extract from 
 his will, the deed by his widow to the late Hon. John V. L. Pruyn, and his 
 delegation of the trust to Judge Amasa J. Parker, was published in the 
 Albany Evening Times of March 30, 1886.] 
 
 Some account of this public benefactor is now in order. 
 Harmanus Bleecker was what the newspapers delight to call an 
 “Old Albanian/’ He was the fifth in descent from Jan Jansen 
 Bleecker, who came from Holland to New Amsterdam (now 
 New York city) in 1658, and settled subsequently in Albany, 
 where he died in 1732, at the age of ninety-one years. He was 
 one of the first aldermen of this city named in its charter of 
 1686 and afterward held the office of recorder from 1696 to 
 1699, and of mayor in 1700. Two of his four sons, Rutger and 
 Johannes, held, also, the offices of recorder and mayor of this 
 city. Harmanus, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wendell) Bleecker. 
 was born October 9, 1779, and died at No. 42 Chapel street, July 
 19, 1849. His remains repose in lot sixty-one, section 3, Rural 
 Cemetery, and his portrait hangs in the rooms of the Young 
 Men’s Association. 
 
 Having no taste for the mercantile pursuits of his father, he 
 chose the profession of law. John Y. Henry and James Emott, 
 eminent counselors of that day, were his tutors. He was admit- 
 ted to practice in 1801, when in his twenty-second year. Theo- 
 dore Sedgwick, of Berkshire county. Mass., became his partner. 
 The law partnership of Bleecker & Sedgwick continued many 
 years, and gained an honorable and lucrative practice. Mr. 
 Bleecker especially, had a State-wide reputation as an eminent 
 advocate. His name is frequently found in the pages of the 
 reports of the days of Kent, Spencer, and those other eminent 
 lights of the law at that time connected with very important 
 causes. Their office was thronged with students, many of whom 
 
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 attained eminent rank in the legal profession. David Dudley 
 Field, of New York, and Bradford R. Wood, of this city, 
 and William H. Bogart, of Aurora, are still among the living. 
 Later in his professional life Peter Seton Henry was his partner. 
 In politics he was first a federalist, and represented this district 
 in the Twelfth Congress, 1811 to 1813. In the sessions of 
 1814 and 1815 he was a member of the State Assembly. Later 
 in life he was appointed charge d’affaires to The Hague by 
 his friend Martin Van Buren, and held that position from 
 May, 1839, for many years. On the occasion of his going 
 abroad a public dinner was given him as an expression of esteem 
 by his fellow-citizens. Previous to this he had served on the 
 commission to determine the boundary between New York and 
 New Jersey, and declined the office of Adjutant-G-eneral ten- 
 dered him by De Witt Clinton. 
 
 In literature he had a good classical education without gradu- 
 ation at college, and when retired from active life, he devoted 
 himself to the studies of literature and theology with great zeal. 
 In 1817 he was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa of 
 Union, and in 1843 received the degree of LL. D. from that col- 
 lege. It is said that he was a master of the Dutch language and 
 literature, and spoke and wrote it with purity and elegance. 
 
 He was an active and judicious friend of popular learning. 
 For some years he was a trustee of the Albany Academy. From 
 1822 to 1834 he was a Regent of the University, and at the time 
 of his decease he had been for several years a valued member of 
 the executive committee of the Normal School. 
 
 A man of religious thought and pure life, he attended the 
 church of his father, of which Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman is now 
 pastor, for most of bis life. In 1811 he was on the first Board 
 of Managers of the American Bible Society. In the latter part 
 of his life he attended upon the Unitarian preaching in this city. 
 On occasions of public gatherings he was often called to preside, 
 which service he performed with grace, dignity and presence. 
 The St. Nicholas Benevolent Society, which held in its member- 
 ship the best Dutch blood of the city, honored him for many 
 years with its presidency. 
 
 He married, while residing in Holland, Sebastiana Cornelia 
 Mentz, of Arnhem, Holland, who came with him to Albany and 
 
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 helped cheer his later years. He left no children, and having 
 quite a handsome property, it was his desire that it should go 
 after the death of his wife to the city of Albany. This, how- 
 ever, does not appear in his will, and his widow, to whom the 
 property was left unreservedly, could have kept every dollar of 
 it had she so chosen, as will be seen by the following residuary 
 clause from the last will and testament of Harmanus Bleecker, 
 proved and recorded September 8, 1849 : 
 
 The Original Will. 
 
 I devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate, 
 real and personal, to my beloved wife, Sebastiana Cornelia, to 
 her sole and separate use, exclusive and independent of any hus- 
 band she may have, so as not to be subject to his control, debts 
 or contracts, or to any judgment or executions against him, or 
 to any act or thing done or suffered by him, and so that such 
 husband shall not in any event have any interest therein, and 
 that she may dispose thereof, or any part thereof, by will or 
 otherwise, in like manner, and with like effect, as if she was sole 
 and unmarried. 
 
 I appoint my wife, Sebastiana Cornelia, executrix, and John 
 V. L. Pruyn of the city of Albany, counselor-at-law, and Theo- 
 dore Sedgewick, executors of this will. 
 
 Witnessed by Weare C. Little and Rufus G. Beard slie of 
 Albany. 
 
 In due course of time the widow married Mr. Coster and went 
 to the Netherlands, where she resided until her death. Before 
 going, she executed the following deed of trust, which sets forth 
 the full particulars of the gift to the city and the conditions 
 controlling it. 
 
 The Gift to the City. 
 
 This indenture made the twenty-eighth day of February, in 
 the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-two, between 
 Sebastiana Cornelia Coster (late Sebastiana Cornelia Bleecker), 
 widow of Harmanus Bleecker, late of the city of Albany, in the 
 State of New York, deceased, and now the wife of Hendrick 
 Coster, presently residing in the said city, of the first part; the 
 said Hendrick Coster, of the second part; John V. L. Pruyn, of 
 said city, counselor at law, of the third part. 
 
 Whereas, The said Harmanus Bleecker, departed this life 
 at the city of Albany, aforesaid, on or about the 19th day of 
 
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 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 July, 1849, and the said party of the first part, has lately inter- 
 married with the said Hendrick Coster, of Alkmaan, in the 
 kingdom of the Netherlands, and is now his wife, these presents, 
 therefore, witness: 
 
 That the said party of the first part in consideration of the 
 premises and of the sum of $10, to her in hand paid by the said 
 party of the second part, hereby gives and grants to the said party * 
 
 of the second part, from and immediately after the death of the 
 said party of the first part, if the said party of the second part 
 survive her, for and during the period of his natural life, the 
 estate and property hereinafter described and mentioned; and 
 
 Whereas, The said Bleecker, by his last will and testament, 
 bearing date the 15th day of October, 1847, and a codicil thereto 
 bearing date the 30th day of April, 1849, after making certain 
 specific legacies, gave and devised all the residue of his estate, 
 both real and personal, comprising nearly the whole thereof to 
 his wife the said Sebastiana Cornelia, to her sole and separate 
 use exclusive and independent of any husband she might have, 
 and afterwards and at the time in that behalf hereinbefore men- 
 tioned, departed this life at the said city of Albany without 
 having in any way revoked said will, and the same was duly 
 proved before the surrogate of the county of Albany as a will of 
 both real and personal estate, and recorded as such on or about 
 the 8th day of September, 1849, as by the said will or the record 
 will more fully appear, on which said will, letters testamentary 
 were issued by the said surrogate to the said Sebastiana Cornelia 
 Bleecker, the executrix therein named; the said John V. L. 
 
 Pruyn and Theodore Sedgewick executors named therein not 
 having assumed the execution thereof; and 
 
 Whereas, The said Harmanus Bleecker (although the resid- 
 uary devise and bequest so as aforesaid made by him, in and by 
 his last will and testament, was made absolutely to his said wife 
 without any trust in regard thereto or any limitation or condi- 
 tion whatever), intended, and such was the verbal understand- 
 ing between himself and his said wife, that the capital or prin- 
 cipal of the said estate and property so devised and bequeathed, 
 or the great bulk thereof, should eventually be applied in some <J 
 
 judicious way to be permanently beneficial to the said city of 
 Albany, his native city; but not having finally decided upon the 
 best manner of disposing of the same, in order to carry out aud 
 effectuate his intentions, made the devise and bequest thereof to 
 his said wife, absolutely confiding in the integrity of her char- 
 acter for the eventual appropriation thereof in such manner as 
 should, in her judgment, best tend to carryout his general views 
 in regard thereto. 
 
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 And Whereas, The said Sebastiana Cornelia, with her said 
 husband is now about to leave the United States for Europe, for 
 a considerable period, and may be absent several years, and no 
 scheme having as yet been fixed upon by her for the eventual 
 appropriation of the said estate and property, and not consider- 
 ing it expedient nor harmonizing with the views of the said 
 Harmanus Bleecker to perfect one at this time, she has consid- 
 ered it proper in view of her said contemplated absence and of 
 the changes and uncertainty of life, to make the arrangement 
 best suited in her judgment to secure the eventual fulfilment of 
 the intentions of the said Harmanus Bleecker, by executing to 
 the said John V. L. Pruyn, the conveyance and transfer to him 
 in this instrument contained, trusting to his personal integrity 
 to carry out eventually the views and wishes of the said Har- 
 manus Bleecker in regard to the property so conveyed and trans- 
 ferred, in such manner as he shall deem best, with which views 
 and wishes, he, as the personal friend of the said Harmanus 
 Bleecker for many years before his death, became acquainted to 
 a great extent. How, therefore, this indenture witnesseth. 
 
 That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the 
 premises, and of the sum of one dollar to her in hand paid by 
 the said party of the third part, the receipt whereof is hereby 
 confessed, hath granted, bargained, transferred and conveyed, 
 and doth hereby grant, bargain, transfer and convey to the said 
 party of the third part, and to his heirs and assigns, from and 
 immediately after the death of the said party of the first part, 
 and of her husband, the said Hendrick Coster, should he sur- 
 vive her, all and singular, the estate and property, real and per- 
 sonal, hereinafter mentioned, and which belonged to the said 
 Harmanus Bleecker at the time of his death, to wit: 
 
 The premises in the city of Albany bounded easterly in front 
 by North Pearl street, northerly by Steuben street, westerly by 
 Chapel street, and southerly by premises now or lately owned by 
 Edward C. Delavan, with the six three-story brick dwelling- 
 houses thereon, two fronting on each of said streets, that at the 
 corner of Steuben and Chapel streets having been the residence 
 of the said Harmanus Bleecker at the time of and for several 
 years before his death. On these premises there was a mortgage 
 at the time of the death of the said Harmanus Bleecker, orig- 
 inally given to the executors of the estate of Thomas Gould, 
 demised, on which about $11,500 of principal money re- 
 mained unpaid, and of which the said Sebastiana Cornelia has 
 heretofore taken an assignment to protect and defend the title to 
 the said premises. 
 
 Also on lots Nos. 10, 66, 67 and 122 on the Albany pier, as 
 originally laid out by the commissioner for erecting the said 
 pier, with all the rights, franchises and privileges belonging 
 
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 thereto. On said lot No. 122, the said Sebastiana Cornelia has, 
 since the death of the said Harmanus Bleecker, erected a brick 
 building at the cost of about $4,500. 
 
 One hundred and sixty-seven shares of $100 each at par of the 
 Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company, 110 shares of which 
 now stand in the name of Sebastiana Cornelia Bleecker, and fifty- 
 seven shares in the name of Sebastiana Cornelia Coster. 
 
 Thirty-three shares of the third increase of the stock of said 
 company issued since the death of Harmanus Bleecker, on each 
 of which shares $60 have been paid subject to the further pay- 
 ment of $40 on each of the said shares, being part of the thirty- 
 nine shares which stand in the name of Sebastiana Cornelia 
 Bleecker. 
 
 Two hundred and fifty-three shares of the capital stock of the 
 Mechanics and Farmers* Bank in the city of Albany, of $17 each, 
 now standing in the name of Sebastiana Cornelia Bleecker. (As 
 the charter of the bank is about expiring, it is understood that 
 the present capital of this stock at par, or any part thereof, may 
 be re-invested in any bank or banking association intended either 
 wholly, or in part, to take the place of the present institution. 
 
 Thirty shares of $20 each of the stock of the Albany Gas 
 Light Company, standing in the name of the said Sebastiana 
 Cornelia Bleecker. 
 
 To have and to hold the said estate and property above de- 
 scribed and mentioned to the said John V. L. Pruyn from and 
 immediately after the death of the said Sebastiana Cornelia and 
 of the said Hendrick Coster, her present husband, if he survived 
 her, and to his heirs and assigns forever. And although this 
 grant is made and is hereby declared and intended to be made 
 to the said party of the third part as fully and absolutely as 
 the party of the first part can make the same, and without any 
 qualification, trust, condition or limitation whatever, and with- 
 out any accountability by him, legal or otherwise, to any court 
 or tribunal on any pretense whatsoever; it is nevertheless so made 
 by the party of the first jjart in the confident expectation and 
 hope that the said party of the third part will faithfully apply 
 the said property and the net proceeds thereof on the termina- 
 tion of the life estates therein of the said party of the first part 
 of her said present husband, after deducting all such expenses 
 and charges as he shall consider proper and reasonable, in such 
 way and manner as he, in the exercise of his own judgment and 
 discretion, by any plan or scheme to be fixed by him, either 
 wholly or in part, and at any one time or from time to time before 
 or after the termination of the said life estates, shall deem the most 
 judicious and advisable in order to carry out the views and 
 wishes of the said Harmanus Bleecker as hereinbefore referred 
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 for the way or manner in which he shall dispose of the said prop- 
 erty and estate, or any part thereof, and it is declared to he the 
 intention and express wish of the said party of the first part, that 
 the party of the third part, before making such application, and 
 from time to time until the same shall be made after the termi- 
 nation of the said life estate, shall retain for his use the sum of 
 five per cent on all the moneys and the value of all the property 
 and estate, which may be so applied by him as aforesaid, in 
 carrying out the intention of the said Harmanus Bleecker, as 
 aforesaid, as a compensation for his care and trouble in regard 
 thereto, and it is also the expectation and desire of the party of 
 the first part, that the party of the third part will, by his last 
 will and testament, or otherwise, or by the passage of a law by 
 the Legislature, to be applied for by him, in order to carry out 
 and more effectually to secure the ultimate accomplishment of 
 the object sought to be obtained hereby, in such form as may be 
 deemed most advisable, provide for the protection and for the 
 application of the property hereby absolutely conveyed and trans- 
 ferred to him as aforesaid in the event of his death before the 
 termination of the said life estate therein of the parties of the 
 first and second parts or before the eventual application thereof 
 in like manner as he would have expected to apply the same if 
 living. And, although the confidence hereby placed in the said 
 party of the third part is large and unlimited, the party of the 
 first part feels justified in so placing the same from what she 
 well knows to have been the views of the said Harmanus 
 Bleecker, deceased, in reference to the said party of the third 
 part. 
 
 And it is hereby declared that in the execution of the personal 
 confidence hereby placed in the party of the third part, when- 
 ever he may see fit or be authorized by law to carry out the same 
 in due form, he shall not be personally liable for any investments 
 or charges on the said estate, which he may see fit from time to 
 time to make, and which he is expected to make, in such way 
 and manner, and as often as he shall deem the same proper, or 
 as incurring personal liability in any way as to the management, 
 control or disposition of the said estate, or any part thereof; 
 but the most liberal discretion is expected to be exercised by him 
 in every way for the proper carrying out and execution of the 
 personal confidence so placed in him as aforesaid. 
 
 And it is further declared to be the true intent and meaning 
 of these presents that nothing herein contained shall be deemed 
 to impair or affect the right of the said party of the first part to 
 collect, receive and enjoy during the period of her natural life 
 the rents, income and profits, ordinary and extraordinary, of 
 the said estate and property hereinbefore described to and for 
 her own use, and as her separate property and estate free from 
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 the control of her said present or any future husband and not in 
 any way or manner subject to his debts, control, disposition or 
 management. 
 
 And it is further agreed that the buildings on the said real 
 estate shall at all times be kept in suitable repair and condition 
 and reasonably insured against loss by fire out of the rents and 
 profits thereof. And in case of fire that the insurance moneys 
 shall be applied, if considered most judicious by the said parties 
 of the first and third parts, to the reconstruction of the building 
 or buildings destroyed in such manner as may be considered most 
 judicious. 
 
 It is hereby also agreed upon that the stocks hereinbefore re- 
 ferred to are to be transferred and held in such manner as the 
 said Sebastiana Cornelia and the said party of the third part 
 may agree upon in order to promote the convenience and secure 
 the interest of both parties. 
 
 And the said party of the second part, in consideration of the 
 premises and of the sum of $10 to him in hand paid by the said 
 party of the third part, doth hereby release and quit-claim to 
 the said party of the third part all and singular any right, inter- 
 est or estate he may have in or to the said property and estate 
 hereinbefore conveyed and transferred to the said party of the 
 third part, other than that given and granted to him, the said 
 party of the second part, by the party of the first part. 
 
 In witness whereof said parties have hereunto set their hands 
 and seals, the day and year first above mentioned. 
 
 Sebastiana Cornelia Coster. 
 
 HendA Coster. 
 
 John Y. L. Pruyn. 
 
 State of New York, City of Albany. 
 
 Attested February 28, 1852, by Philip Ten Eyck, Commis- 
 sioner of Deeds. 
 
 l. s. 
 A. s. 
 A. s. 
 
 The Law on the Subject. 
 
 The legacy having now come under control of the Hon. John 
 Y. L. Pruyn, late Chancellor of the University, he secured the 
 passage of a special act which forms chapter 315, Laws of 1852, 
 relative to certain property held by John Y. L. Pruyn, and pro- 
 vides in substance: 
 
 That the real and personal property derived by Sebastiana 
 Cornelia Coster, of Albany, from her former husband, Harmanus 
 Bleecker, and which property, reserving a life interest therein, 
 was transferred by Cornelia and her husband Hendrick Coster, 
 
YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. 
 
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 of the Kingdom of Netherlands, to John V. L. Pruyn, by in- 
 denture dated February 28, 1852, recorded in the county clerk's 
 office March 3, 1852, and the proceeds of such property shall 
 not be subject to the individual debts of said Pruyn. And it 
 shall be lawful for him by any instrument in writing or by his 
 last will and testament to provide, after the life estates so reserved, 
 for the future management thereof, and for the application of 
 the capital and incomes for such uses and purposes and to such 
 person or persons or body corporate for such time and on such 
 terms and conditions as the said J. V. L. Pruyn in his judgment 
 and discretion may deem best calculated to carry out the views 
 and intentions of the said Harmanus Bleecker, referred to in the 
 said indenture, in desiring ultimately to make the said property 
 beneficial to his native city. 
 
 Transferred to Judge Parker. 
 
 Mrs. Coster outlived Mr. Pruyn, who died November 21, 1877, 
 and so long as her life interest continued, nothing could be done. 
 Mr. Pruyn provided for the transfer of the trust, by the follow- 
 ing clause in his will, as recorded January 17, 1878: 
 
 Fourteenth . — The real and personal property owned and held 
 by me under and in virtue of a deed and transfer from Sebastiana 
 Cornelia Coster (widow of Harmanus Bleecker, deceased) and 
 Hendrick Coster, her husband, bearing date the 28th day of Febru- 
 ary, 1852, recorded in the clerk’s office of the city and county of 
 Albany, the second of March, 1852, and referred to in an act of 
 the Legislature of the State of New York, passed April 15, 1852, 
 I do give, devise and bequeath to Amasa J. Parker, of the city 
 of Albany, absolutely and unconditionally in the said property 
 referred to in the said deed, as fully and completely as I am 
 thereby requested to do. I am sure that the honorable confidence 
 reposed in me will thus be faithfully respected and fulfilled. An 
 inventory of the said property as it existed on the 7th day of 
 June, 1855, signed by me, will be found in a statement or account 
 book, marked on the fly-leaf “ Bleecker estate.” 
 
 Mrs. Coster died on the 10th of April, 1885, and after con- 
 cluding certain legal formalities in Holland, and considering 
 several different plans for applying the property for the benefit 
 of the city of Albany, Judge Parker, on the 13th of December, 
 1886, sent the following communication to the Young Men’s 
 Association: 
 
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 To the Members of the Younq Men’s Association of the City of 
 Albany: 
 
 I believe all agree that a public hall which will seat two thous- 
 and five hundred persons, opening to the street upon the ground 
 floor and made as nearly fire-proof as possible, is greatly needed 
 in this city, and that the almost continued demand for such a 
 hall would secure a large income to the owner; and I have been 
 asked to so dispose of the Bleecker fund as to secure the con- 
 struction of such a hall, and to have the income from it devoted 
 to the promotion of the objects of your Association. 
 
 It is believed that by doing so the usefulness of your Associa- 
 tion would be largely extended, and that it would enable you in 
 due time, among other things, to establish free libraries in dif- 
 ferent parts of the city. 
 
 The Bleecker fund alone would not be sufficient to accomplish 
 all that is desired, but I have been assured by members of your 
 Association that an amount could be added from private sub- 
 scriptions sufficient to secure the object in view. 
 
 I believe your Association to be a most desirable instrument- 
 ality for doing good, and I am ready to co-operate with it if I 
 can be satisfied we can depend upon a successful result. But 
 first I must know just what is thought best to be done by those 
 belonging to your Association. 
 
 If, with the hall, a building is to be erected for the various 
 uses of your Association, it is desired by many that a room 
 should also be set apart in it for the Albany Institute, and 
 another for the Historical Society, and it is necessary for you to 
 decide just what building is to be erected, and to fix on its size 
 and ascertain its cost, that I may make some distinct proposi- 
 tion to you as to the sum to be raised by subscription. 
 
 As to the means at my disposal I can say that, in addition to 
 providing the land for the building, I can aid to the extent of 
 about $100,000, about $60,000 of which is in real estate assessed 
 at that sum, being the same real estate now held by you under 
 lease from me, and about $40,000 is in securities, readily con- 
 vertible into cash, and reaching that amount at their present 
 market value. 
 
 I am told the real estate is very desirable property, and can be 
 sold for at least the sum named, but that might require time 
 and cause delay. 
 
 If the Bleecker fund is to go for the benefit of your Associa- 
 tion, I should much prefer that $25,000 of it at least should 
 remain on investment, and with the $10,000 Corning fund it 
 would assure you a reliable income independent of other means. 
 This would give you the benefit of using about $75,000 of the 
 Bleecker fund in building, in addition to the cost of the land, 
 n all, about $100,000 for the building and lot. 
 
YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION 
 
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 With the aid and advice of some of the most valuable of your 
 members I have selected a lot for the building on the north side 
 of Washington avenue, between Dove and Lark streets, one 
 hundred and twenty-two feet wide and three hundred and thirty 
 feet deep. This would give ample room for a hall one hundred 
 feet front and one hundred and fifty feet deep, and for such 
 other building as may be decided upon. 
 
 If it cannot be made available for the purposes of your Asso- 
 ciation, I will use the land in giving some other direction to the 
 Bleecker fund, but I should much prefer giving to your Associa- 
 tion the benefit of it, and placing your institution on a firm and 
 independent foundation. 
 
 After you have concluded what is best to be done and I am 
 informed of your views and wishes, I will communicate further 
 with you on the subject. 
 
 Of course, if your Association is to receive the benefit of this 
 fund, and is to do what is proposed, it will be necessary to pro- 
 cure an amendment to your charter, enlarging your powers, and 
 making, perhaps, other desirable changes. 
 
 With my best wishes for the prosperity of your Association, 
 which has done much good in the past and, with larger means, 
 can do very much more in the future, I am, 
 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 Amasa J. Parker. 
 
 Albany, December 13, 1886. 
 
 The Board of Managers of the Association, at a meeting held 
 December 14, 1886, accepted the offer so generously made by 
 Judge Parker, in the following resolution: 
 
 Resolved , “ That the generous proposition of Hon. Amasa J. 
 Parker, giving to the Y. M. A. the use of the Bleecker fund, 
 for the building of a Public Hall and Library Building, to be 
 under the management of the Association be accepted, and that 
 this Association will endeavor to carry the same to a successful 
 completion.” 
 
 Upon the 20th January, 1887, at a joint conference of com- 
 mittees appointed from the life members, ex-presidents, board 
 of managers and life trustees of the Young Men’s Association, 
 a committee was appointed to formulate the views and wishes 
 of the Young Men’s Association in relation to the proposition 
 contained in the communication of Judge Parker to the Associa- 
 tion. At a meeting held March 9, 1887, this committee reported 
 as follows : 
 
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 To the Members of the Joint Committee Representing the Life 
 
 Members , ex- Presidents, Board of Managers and Life Trustees 
 
 of the Young Men's Association. 
 
 Gentlemen. — The undersigned committee, appointed at a 
 meeting held on the 20th day of January last to formulate the 
 views and wishes of the Young Men's Association in relation to 
 the proposition contained in the communication addressed by the 
 Hon. Amasa J. Parker to the members of the Young Men’s Asso- 
 ciation, would respectfully report that they have carefully con- 
 sidered the subject with reference to the present and future in- 
 terests of our Association, having also in mind the welfare of the 
 people resident in the city of Albany. 
 
 We have had, as a committee, frequent meetings with Hon. 
 Amasa J. Parker, at which there has been a full and free discus- 
 sion of the matter in all its bearings. 
 
 From him we have learned that his only wish is to do, as trus- 
 tee of the estate of Harmanus BJeecker, that which will result in 
 the greatest good to the community in which we live, and that 
 he firmly believes the Young Men’s Association to be the best 
 instrumentality for attaining that end, and that the same may 
 be reached by making it possible for the Young Men’s Associa- 
 tion to provide this city with a large, fully-equipped and well- 
 arranged public hall . 
 
 Further, that it is the desire of Judge Parker that the Young 
 Men’s Association should not accept of any proposition which 
 he might make, unless, by so doing, the institution will be mate- 
 rially benefited, and be the better able to increase its power for 
 doing good. 
 
 He has said, in substance, to us: “1 have, as trustee, a plot 
 of ground on the north side of Washington avenue, one hundred 
 and twenty-three feet wide by three hundred and thirty feet deep, 
 running through to Elk street, and in addition about $100,000, 
 $60,000 of which is invested in the property on North Pearl, 
 Steuben and Chapel streets, where our library rooms now are, 
 and $40,000 of which is in personal property. Can and will the 
 Association take all of this property, and with it erect a public 
 hall upon the Washington avenue plot, and in the undertaking 
 devise means whereby the Association will not only be able to 
 assume the new responsibilities, but will also be stronger by rea- 
 son thereof?” 
 
 Further than we have indicated, Judge Parker imposes no 
 conditions upon our acceptance of the proposition. Having thus 
 outlined what we believe to be the relations now existing between 
 Judge Parker, as trustee, and the Young Men’s Association, so 
 far as the matter under advisement is concerned, we will now ex- 
 press our opinion as to the “ views and wishes” of the Young 
 Men’s Association in reference thereto. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION. 
 
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 First. — It is the unanimous belief of this committee that the 
 plot of ground on Washington avenue selected by Judge Parker 
 is well adapted for the location of a public hall. 
 
 It is vacant, well graded, sloping gently to the north, reaching 
 from street to street, upon one of the finest avenues of the city, 
 easily reached from all parts, and so situated that it is most con- 
 venient to the great mass of the population of the city for the 
 purposes for which it is intended. 
 
 Second. — That it is the wish of the Young Men’s Association 
 to avail itself of the offer made by Judge Parker, and to erect 
 upon the land referred to a public hall. 
 
 Now as to the method to be adopted, your committee, in de- 
 ciding upon that method, have been aided greatly by the services 
 of architects and builders, who gave to us sketches and reliable 
 estimates of the cost of such a building as we thought would be 
 required, and guided by these estimates we recommed that the 
 Association undertake the erection of a public hall upon the 
 Washington avenue site, and that such building be placed upon 
 the lot to the rear, leaving a space in front for a building, here- 
 after to be constructed, for the use of the Young Men’s Associa- 
 tion library; that the public hall shall be a building substantially 
 built, capable of seating two thousand and five hundred persons, 
 with the auditorium upon the ground floor, practically fire-proof 
 and with all the most modern appliances. Such a building 
 can be constructed and furnished complete for about $95,000. 
 
 As to the means of securing the amount required. Judge 
 Parker offers us $40,000 in cash, the Association has in the 
 hands of its trustees $10,000, available, as we understand, for 
 such purpose, making $50,000 in all, exclusive of any money 
 which might be realized by the sale of the property owned by 
 Judge Parker as trustee, and now occupied by the Young Men’s 
 Association. In order that we may own the property just re- 
 ferred to, free from incumbrances, securing an income to the 
 Association therefrom, and with a view of keeping the library 
 and reading-rooms where they now are, until such time as it is 
 deemed wise to remove them, we recommend that the sum of 
 $45,000 required to erect the hall over the sum of $50,000, which 
 we are now able to realise, be raised by subscription. This 
 scheme, as outlined, making it possible for the Young Men’s 
 Association to own a public hall, which, with the land upon 
 which it stands, will have cost $122,000, and to own in addition 
 the property on North Pearl street, corner Steuben street, as- 
 sessed at $63,000, which latter property will provide the Young 
 Men’s Association with library rooms, together with an income 
 for its maintenance, and which will, no doubt, increase in value 
 materially during the next few years. In other words, in order 
 that the Young Men’s Association may thus become the owner 
 
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 of property valued at $185,000, to be devoted entirely to the 
 public benefit, it is necessary that the Young Men’s Association 
 shall secure by donation the sum of $45,000. 
 
 We believe that the plan thus proposed, if approved of by you, 
 is entirely practicable, and if carried out in the material points 
 will result in the great public benefit such as has been conceived 
 by Judge Parker. 
 
 Respectfully submitted, 
 
 Wm. P. Rudd, 
 
 John Templeton, 
 
 J. Townsend Lansing, 
 Charles J. Buchanan, 
 Harmon P. Read, 
 Edmund L. Judson. 
 
 Dated Albany, N. Y., March 9, 1887. 
 
 Nothing of importance was, however, done toward raising the 
 amount of money requisite to enable the Association to take ad- 
 vantage of the gift, until the 5th of October, 1887, when a joint 
 meeting of the trustees and managers was held, and plans for 
 raising the $50,000 required were carefully considered. As a 
 result of this meeting, a committee of Five was appointed to 
 name a committee of Fifty who should commence at once the 
 work of securing subscriptions. At the next meeting, the 
 names of the following gentlemen were presented as such com- 
 mittee : 
 
 Board of Managers. 
 
 Eugene Brumaghim, 
 S. Ed. Miller, Jr., 
 
 Gr. James Greene, 
 Frank Van Derzee, 
 Chas. J. Buchanan, 
 Thos. F. Wilkinson, 
 Samuel 0. Wooster, 
 Dan’l A. Lawler, 
 James W. Ten Eyck, 
 
 Chas. B. Dunham, 
 Henry E. Mereness, 
 Curtiss N. Douglas, 
 Fred. Easton, 
 
 Edw. McClaskey, 
 Wm. H. King, 
 Lansing B. Winne, 
 Thompson L. Craig, 
 Wm. H. Smith. 
 
 Board of Trustees. 
 
 Erastus Corning, 
 Henry R. Pierson, 
 
 John H. Van Antwerp, 
 Dudley Olcott, 
 
 Maurice E. Viele, 
 Amasa J. Parker, J r., 
 Wm. P. Rudd. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION 
 
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 John Boyd Thacher, 
 Archibald McClure, 
 J. Howard King, 
 Thos. McCredie, 
 Dean Sage, 
 
 Edmund L. Judson, 
 Wm. Deyermand, 
 Grange Sard, 
 
 Chas. L. Pruyn, 
 
 Oren E. Wilson, 
 Richard L. Annesley, 
 Arthur L. Andrews, 
 Albert Hessberg, 
 
 Citizens . 
 
 Wm. H. Haskell, 
 
 H. S. Van Santvoord, 
 Willis G. Nash, 
 
 Geo. E. Oliver, 
 
 G. Henry Secor, 
 Harmon P. Read, 
 
 M. B. Sherman, 
 
 A. Rhodes Armington, 
 Wm. E. Scott, 
 
 Jas. H. Manning, 
 
 J. Irving Wendell, 
 
 T. J. Williams. 
 
 Eugene Brumaghim was chosen Chairman, and Dr. Lansing 
 B. Winne, Secretary of this committee. Active work was at once 
 begun; but the committee found it difficult to obtain sub- 
 scriptions. The work was progressing, however, too slowly to 
 insure success before January 1, 1888, the limit of time allowed 
 by Judge Parker for the Association to avail itself of his offer. 
 Something was necessary to arouse the citizens of Albany to the 
 fact that this munificent gift was fast slipping away from them. 
 At a meeting of the Committee of Fifty, held at the library 
 rooms December 8, 1887, it was decided to call a public meeting 
 of the citizens of Albany, to devise means to raise the amount 
 required. A committee for that purpose was appointed, which 
 accordingly issued the following circular : 
 
 “Albany, N. Y., December 8, 1887. 
 
 “ Dear Sir — The contributions for the public hall project 
 aggregate only $15,500, or considerably less than one-third of 
 the $50,000 required to enable the Young Men’s Association to 
 avail itself of the ‘ Bleecker Fund.’ Only three weeks remain 
 for the Association to secure this fund. 
 
 It has been suggested that a public meeting might arouse 
 the citizens of Albany, and stimulate them to the necessity of 
 prompt action in regard to this enterprise. Such a meeting has 
 been called for eight o’clock p., m., the 14th inst., at the Common 
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 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Council chamber, in the City Hall. It is earnestly requested 
 that you attend this meeting, and, by your presence, aid in 
 furthering this measure. 
 
 Nothing but immediate action will be of the slightest avail. 
 
 Respectfully yours, 
 
 Charles J. Buchanan, 
 Albert Hessberg, 
 
 Oren E. Wilson, 
 
 William P. Ritdd, 
 
 Eugene Brumaghim 
 
 Committee.” 
 
 At this public meeting, held December 14, 1887, Mayor John 
 Boyd Thacher presided; John W. McNamara was appointed 
 Secretary. Judge Parker plainly and concisely stated the 
 amount and condition of the “ Bleecker Fund;” his motives in 
 giving it to the Association, and the benefits likely to result, 
 both to it, and to the city, on account of the gift. 
 
 The following resolution was adopted at this meeting: 
 
 Resolved , That a committee of five persons, of which the 
 mayor of Albany shall be chairman, be appointed with full 
 power to confer and arrange with Judge Parker as to the pro- 
 posed giving by him of the “Bleecker fund” to the Young 
 Men’s Association, and to make such other arrangements relative 
 thereto, and to the raising of the additional sum of $50,000, or 
 any part thereof, by the citizens of Albany, as it may deem 
 proper and expedient. 
 
 Said committee to be appointed by the chairman of this meet- 
 ing on or before the 17th inst. 
 
 Mayor Thacher, as directed by the above resolution, appointed 
 as such committee Messrs. John Boyd Thacher, Archibald Mc- 
 Clure, Dudley Olcott, Dean Sage, and J. Howard King. On 
 December 17, 1887, this committee published in the daily papers 
 of the city the following appeal to the citizens of Albany : 
 
 To the Citizens of Albany : 
 
 Harmanus Bleecker left an estate of about $80,000 to John 
 Y. L. Pruyn in trust, to be used for the benefit of the city of 
 Albany as the latter, or his successor, might deem proper. 
 
 Mr. Pruyn delegated the execution of this trust to Judge 
 Amasa J. Parker. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION. 
 
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 This property now amounts to about $130,000, and consists of 
 the real estate at present occupied in part by the Young Men's 
 Association, two lots on the pier, and also the lots on Washington 
 avenue, pnrchased by Judge Parker for the erection of a pub- 
 lic hall, and in government bonds and railroad securities, all of 
 which are above par. 
 
 It is optional with Judge Parker, by the terms of his trust, to 
 what Albany institution or institutions he gives this property. 
 
 Because of the usefulness of the Young Men's Association, 
 and because it is the city’s nearest approach to a public library, 
 Judge Parker offers to give this entire property to the Associa- 
 tion, if the citizens will raise $50,000, the full control of which 
 and of the Harmanus Bleecker fund shall be vested in the life 
 trustees of the Young Men’s Association, at present consisting 
 of Erastus Corning, Henry R. Pierson, Dudley Olcott, John H. 
 Van Antwerp, Maurice E. Yiele, Amasa J. Parker, Jr., William 
 P. Rudd and the president, vice-president, and treasurer of the 
 Young Men’s Association, and the president of the Albany Insti- 
 tute, ex officio. 
 
 The only condition he imposes upon the Association is the rais- 
 ing of this $50,000 by subscription on or before January 3, 1888. 
 
 The subscriptions need not be paid before May 1, 1888. 
 
 The $50,000 to be subscribed is to be used in the building of 
 a public hall of the capacity of two thousand five hundred. 
 
 By subscribing this $50,000, the people of Albany will receive 
 a property worth about $180,000. 
 
 The Association will derive the income of the most of the 
 fund, which will be invested for that purpose. 
 
 Is not this a good business investment for Albany, and one of 
 which it should promptly avail itself? 
 
 The Association has for the last thirteen years received sub- 
 stantial assistance by way of a low rental from the Bleecker fund. 
 
 Unless this $50,000 is raised by January 1, 1888, the prestige 
 of the Young Men’s Association is gone and its days are num- 
 bered. 
 
 If this money is not raised promptly the Association will be 
 obliged to vacate its present quarters, which means the death of 
 this old institution. 
 
 If this money is raised it will put the Association upon a 
 sound, reliable basis, and its power to do good will be multiplied 
 beyond expression. 
 
 The generosity of Albany was never invoked in behalf of a 
 better enterprise. Albany has lost a great deal of money by not 
 having a public hall, and this is the cheapest and most feasible 
 way ever offered to procure it. 
 
 Is Albany willing to lose this great and lasting benefit by fail- 
 ing to raise the comparatively small sum of $50,000, which will 
 
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 make permanent the Young Men's Association, and secure a 
 public hall which will be both an ornament and a source of reve- 
 nue to the city? Twenty thousand dollars of the $50,000 re- 
 quired has already been subscribed. 
 
 Subscriptions for the remaining $30,000 can be sent to Dudley 
 Olcott, treasurer, or to any member of the committee. 
 
 The committee, or persons representing them, will solicit for 
 further subscriptions immediately. 
 
 John Boyd Thacher, 
 Archibald McClure, 
 
 Dean Sage, 
 
 Dudley Olcott, 
 
 Onm vy) iifpp 
 
 Dated Albany, N. Y., December 17, 1887. 
 
 Meetings were held daily at the mayor's office from this time. 
 Subscriptions were solicited by all the committees hereinafter 
 mentioned, and flowed in freely. The fund, amounting to $16,000 
 December 17, 1887, was so increased, until, on the 31st of De- 
 cember, it approximated $54,000. On the evening of December 
 31st, a committee consisting of Messrs. Brumagliim, Rudd 
 and Buchanan, was appointed by the mayor to inform Judge 
 Parker that the subscription had been raised. Judge Par- 
 ker stated to this committee that he was much gratified at the 
 result, and remarked that he would formally announce to the 
 Association his acceptance of its action in raising the money, in 
 accordance with his original proposition to it. On the 2d of 
 January, 1888, Judge Parker sent the following communication 
 to the President of the Association: 
 
 “ Albany, January 2, 1888. 
 “Mr. Eugene Brumaghim, President, etc.: 
 
 “ Dear Sir. — Having been notified by you that the sum of 
 $50,000 has been subscribed toward the building of the pro- 
 posed ‘ Public Hall,' I state that I am now ready to convey 
 to the Young Men’s Association, the real property now held 
 by lease from me, and to pay over to the treasurer of the 
 life trustees of your Association, the sum of $40,000, as agreed. 
 There will be some little delay in my conveying the land on which 
 the hall is to be erected, consequent upon the substituting of 
 new lots for those taken for the armory. I trust, however, the 
 proceedings to condemn the lots taken for the armory will soon 
 be completed. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION. 
 
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 The property conveyed to the Association will be conveyed by 
 absolute deeds, and will not be incumbered with any conditions 
 subsequent as to the use to be made of it, which might cause » 
 hereafter a question of title. I rely, however, with entire con- 
 fidence, on the understanding reached after full consultation 
 with the life trustees of your Association, that there shall he no 
 unnecessary delay in their proceeding to erect on the land con- 
 veyed, a hall for public use, upon the ground floor, capable of 
 seating 2,500 persons, with not more than one gallery, with pas- 
 sage ways on the outside of each side of the building, and with 
 doors opening outward on every side, so that in case of fire or 
 panic the hall could be emptied with absolute safety in a few 
 minutes ; no building to be erected on the land nearer to the 
 north side of Washington avenue, than twenty-eight feet, and the 
 hall to be constructed of such material as shall make it as nearly 
 fire proof as the means furnished will allow. 
 
 I am sure all will agree, as did the life trustees in my confer- 
 ence with them, that there shall be chiseled over the front door, 
 the words ‘ Harmanus Bleecker Hall/ It will thus be made an 
 enduring monument to the memory of the generous donor. 
 
 It is confidently believed by those who have considered the 
 subject, that, with the funds now provided, the best public hall 
 in the State can be erected, and one which wfill attract to it fre- 
 quent and large audiences in the future, and lead to the selection 
 of this city as the best place for large conventions. 
 
 It was also understood in my conference with the life mem- 
 bers, that the means of the Association derived as well from the 
 avails of this hall as from the other land conveyed to it, shall be 
 used for the establishing of one or more free public libraries for 
 the benefit of the citizens of Albany. 
 
 The business interests of the city of Albany will be largely 
 promoted by the use of the public hall, and the intellectual im- 
 provement of the citizens, by the library ; and the city will thus 
 be doubly benefited by the proposed application of the funds. 
 
 I believe that in the disposition I have made of the funds, I 
 have carried out the well known wishes of Mr. Bleecker, as ex- 
 pressed during the last years of his life. He was a man of broad 
 and liberal views, and he desired that the gift, when applied, 
 should be made to promote, as far as possible, the interests of all 
 the citizens of the city of Albany. 
 
 It is in accordance with these views, that the Young Men’s 
 Association has been selected as the object of Mr. Bleecker’s 
 bounty. Your Association represents all the people of the city. 
 It includes within its folds all sects, all parties, all nationalities. 
 All share in its labors and in its benefits. All combine their 
 efforts for mutual improvement, and for intellectual and moral 
 advancement. This is in every respect in accordance with the 
 
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 policy on which our government was established, that of absolute 
 equality of political right, and of entire independence and full 
 protection of the rights of conscience, without both of which 
 our government would be a failure. Membership, activity and 
 interest in your Association involve no surrender of personal 
 belief or of convictions of duty; but they tend, by bringing per- 
 sons who differ into such friendly intercourse, to break down 
 the walls of bigotry and prejudice which too often separate sects 
 and parties, and to promote feelings of toleration and respect 
 and habits of courtesy towards those from whom we differ. In 
 short, such intercourse between the young men of your Asso- 
 ciation, with the improvement thus secured to them, goes far to 
 prepare them for the high and sacred duties of citizenship which 
 will soon devolve on them. 
 
 Our hope for the future is in the young men of the country. 
 Upon them we must depend for defending the principles to which 
 I have referred, without which our government would be 
 worthless. 
 
 That Mrs. Bleecker, who so honorably surrendered the property 
 to carry out the wishes of her husband, when she was not legally 
 bound to do so, wouid approve what I have done, is placed 
 beyond all question, by the fact that she consented some years 
 ago to the renting of the real estate by Mr. Pruyn to your Asso- 
 ciation for a much less rent than could have been otherwise 
 obtained, for the sole purpose of promoting the objects of your 
 institution, thus disinterestedly lessening her own income to 
 help sustain your Association. 
 
 In the sincere hope that great good may be accomplished by 
 what we have done and with thanks, as a citizen, for your 
 energetic and successful efforts. I am. 
 
 Very truly yours, etc., 
 
 # Amasa J. Parker. 
 
 Judge Parker, on January 7, 1888, transferred the entire 
 “ Bleecker Fund” to the Association. 
 
 Upon the 10th of January, the Board of Managers adopted 
 the following resolutions: 
 
 Whereas, Harmanus Bleecker, a former resident of Albany, 
 left a large estate, aggregating about $80,000, giving his wife a 
 life interest in the same, and requesting that she make the city 
 of Albany or some of its institutions the beneficiary of this 
 property after her death. Knowing the affection which her 
 husband had for Albany, and both respecting and sharing his 
 wishes relative to the final vesting of his estate for the benefit of 
 the same, the wife conveyed the property in trust to the late 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION 
 
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 John Y. L. Pruyn, who, in turn, delegated the final execution 
 and fulfilment of the trust to Judge Amasa J. Parker. 
 
 Under both deeds of conveyance it was left entirely optional 
 with the trustees when, how and to what institution the property 
 should go. 
 
 After Mrs. Coster (formerly Mrs. Harmanus Bleecker) died, 
 Judge Parker, because of the usefulness and catholicity of the 
 Young Men’s Association, and because of its being Albany’s 
 nearest approach to a public library, offered to give the entire 
 Bleecker property, amounting by judicious management to 
 about $130,000, to the Association upon the sole condition that 
 it would raise the additional sum of $50,000 on or before Janu- 
 ary 1, 1888, to be used, together with a part of the trust estate, 
 to build a public hall, the full use and control of which, and of 
 the Bleecker fund, should be vested in the life trustees of the 
 Association for its individual benefit and advantage. 
 
 The remainder of the fund not used for the building of the 
 hall is to be invested for the benefit of the Association. 
 
 The Association, for the last thirteen years, has received sub- 
 stantial assistance by way of low rentals from the Bleecker 
 property, its present home, without which it would have been 
 seriously embarrassed and its usefulness thereby impaired. 
 
 The citizens of Albany and others have generously subscribed 
 nearly $56,000 to enable the Association to accept Judge 
 Parker’s magnanimous offer. 
 
 The entire Bleecker estate has been turned over to the Asso- 
 ciation, thus placing it upon a sound and reliable basis and 
 thereby increasing its power to do good and to benefit the public 
 generally. 
 
 Therefore , Cherishing the memories and holding in grateful 
 remembrance the munificent generosity of both Harmanus 
 Bleecker and his wife, it is 
 
 Resolved , That the thanks and gratitude of the Young Men’s 
 Association be and hereby are extended to Judge Amasa J. 
 Parker for his gift to it of the Bleecker fund. 
 
 That we hereby make our grateful acknowledgments to 
 the citizens of Albany, and to all others who have subscribed 
 and aided in the securing for the Association of the Bleecker 
 Fund. 
 
 That whilst we ignore no efforts nor assistance from any 
 source whatsoever, and disclaiming any intent to make invidious 
 distinction or reference to any individual actions in our behalf, 
 we feel that to the labors of the newspapers of our city and of 
 John Boyd Thacher, mayor of Albany, we are largely indebted 
 for the success of our undertaking to raise this sum which 
 has placed the “Bleecker fund” at our disposal and to our 
 benefit. 
 
32 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 That to all and every of the persons who have subscribed to 
 said sum $50 or upwards, the usual life membership certificates 
 be issued upon their paying their several subscriptions. 
 
 That the foregoing be entered upon the minutes, published in 
 the daily newspapers, and that the president of the Association 
 inform Judge Parker and Mayor Thacher individually and 
 expressly in writing of our acknowledgments to them for their 
 distinguished offices in our behalf. 
 
 On the evening of December 31, 1887, a concert was given in 
 Union Hall in aid of the “ Public Hall Fund,” the hall having 
 been donated by the Young Men’s Catholic Union. The follow- 
 ing programme was carried out under the direction of Mr. F. 
 W. Mills, organist of St. Peter’s Church : 
 
 PART I. 
 
 Chorus — “The Stars that above Us are Shining” Weber 
 
 St. Peter’s Church Choir. 
 
 Duett — “ Crucifix ” Faure 
 
 Messrs. Ernest D. Sweet and Edward McClaskey. 
 
 Contralto Solo — ‘ ‘ The Proposal ” Strelezki 
 
 Miss Gertrude Stein. 
 
 Tenor Solo — Mignon Thomas 
 
 Mr. James J. Beresford. 
 
 Heading, “ The Chariot Race,” from “Ben Hur” Wallace 
 
 Miss Agnes H. Davison. 
 
 Aria — Posa la Roca Marchesi 
 
 Mrs. W. J. Bentley. 
 
 Baritone Solo — “ Storm and Sunshine ” Buck 
 
 Mr. E. A. Kellogg. 
 
 Pool + o+iAn (( Th A Pnvninn' Qhir\ J * AyT o"\T onn-ldon 
 
 Mr. Thomas J. Lanahan. 
 
 Cornet Solo — Fantasie Hartman 
 
 Mr. D. H. Stubblebein. 
 
 PART II. 
 
 Bridal Chorus — “ The Rose Maiden ” Cowan 
 
 St. Peter’s Church Choir. 
 
 Soprano Solo Selected 
 
 Mrs. 0. C. Shafer. 
 
 Bass Solo — “ Will o’ the Wisp” Cherry 
 
 Mr. Townsend Fellows. 
 
 Contralto Solo — “ Where the Lindens Bloom” Buck 
 
 Miss Augusta A. Lewi. 
 
 Reading, “Jem’s Last Ride” Anon. 
 
 Miss Theresa F. Smith. 
 
 Aria — Flower Song (Faust) Gounod 
 
 Mrs. R. J. Doolan. 
 
 Recitation, “ Dandy Fifth Gassaway 
 
 Mr. Eugene Brumaghim. 
 
 Chorus — We are Singers, Singing Blithely Rossini 
 
 St. Peter’s Church Choir. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION \ 
 
 33 
 
 The committee is under obligations to Messrs. Cluett & Sons 
 for the Stein way concert grand piano used on this occasion; to 
 Frank 0. Green for the removal of the same to and from the 
 hall; also, to John Ebel, R. G. Wilbur, and Mrs. Mary Harris, 
 for the use of carriages. The services of all participants were 
 given gratuitously. 
 
 In order to awaken a general interest and to systematize the 
 work, the following committees were named to canvass the busi- 
 ness interests, trades and professions, and to their work is due 
 a great deal of the credit for the success of the subscription : 
 
 Insurance — W. W. Byington, R. Y. Dewitt, Thomas Austin, 
 Max Kurth, T. J. Williams. 
 
 Banks — I. D. F. Lansing, Thomas W. Cantwell, Henry W. 
 Garfield, William Bruce, Benj. R. Spelman, Jr., Willis G. 
 Nash. 
 
 The Press — James H. Manning and George B. Gallup, The 
 Argus ; John A. Sleicher and Thomas Sammons, the Journal ; 
 S. N. D. North and John D. Whish, the Express; John H. Far- 
 rell and H. W. Smith, the Press and Knickerbocker; T. 0. 
 Callicott and H. P. Phelps, the Evening Times; F. W. White 
 and G. E. Graham, the Union; R. M. Griffin and Montgomery 
 Griffin, the Post; August Miggael, the Freie Blaetter; Jacob 
 Heinmiller, the Herold. 
 
 Public Officers — William G. Rice, Andrew S. Draper, Elliot 
 Danforth, W. H. Terrell, William H. Haskell. 
 
 Trades and Labor Organizations — Thomas J. Dowling. 
 Lawyers — Chas. J. Buchanan, Albert Hessberg, Arthur L. 
 Andrews, Thos. F. Wilkinson, Wm. P. Rudd, Wm. H. King. 
 
 Physicians and Druggists — Henry E. Mereness, L. B. Winne, 
 Wm. E. Scott, Charles H. Gaus, Herman Bendell. 
 
 Grocers , Wholesale and Retail — Chas. B. Dunham, Fred. A. 
 Sarauw, Samfi C. Wooster, Wm. H. Smith, G. James Greene. 
 
 Hotels and Boarding Houses — M. B. Sherman, S. Ed. Miller, 
 Jr., Frank Yanderzee, James W. Ten Eyck, G. Henry Secor. 
 
 Livery Stables , Carriage Builders, Feed Stores and Harness 
 Makers — Dr. Edward Moore, Geo. L. Russell, R. G. Wilbur, A. 
 R. Armington, John H. Quinby. 
 
 Lumber Dealers — Dean Sage, H. S. Yan Santvoord, Curtis 
 N. Douglas, Thompson S. Craig, Fred. Easton, Daniel A. 
 Lawler. 
 
 Coal Dealers — Yreeland H. Youngman, chairman; John G. 
 Burch, Francis N. Sill, William McEwan and T. C. Rafferty. 
 
 5 
 
34 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Musical Profession — Ed. McClaskey, C. Edgar Wendell, 
 Townsend H. Fellows, John L. Gartland and Frank Yanderzee. 
 
 Railroad Offices — Charles S. Pease, Will. L. Lloyd, James W. 
 Hutt, John L. Van Valkenburg, Charles Y. Winne and E. E. 
 French. 
 
 Clergy — Rev. Dr. Walton W. Battershall, Rev. A. V. Y. Ray- 
 mond, Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, Rev. Albert Foster, Rev. Dr. 
 Wesley R. Davis, Rev. Fathers E. A. Terry, John Hanlon and T. 
 M. A. Burke, Rev. II. A. Starks, Rev. Dr. Max Schlessinger, 
 Rev. Dr. Smart, Rev. C. L. Jackson, Rev. Mr. Rogers, Rev. 
 Geo. W. Miller and Rev. Dr. Henry M. King. 
 
 Masonic Societies — Hon. Edmund L. Judson. 
 
 G. A. R. Posts — Stephen P. Corliss. 
 
 Knights of Pythias — John C. Nott, John J. Acker. 
 
 I. 0. 0. F. Lodges — Fred. W. Cole. 
 
 Military — Col. Wm. E. Fitch. 
 
 A. o. U. W.— S. Y. B. Swann, Chas. W. Mead. 
 
 Hebrew Societies — K. A. Illch. 
 
 St. Andrew’s Society — Peter Kinnear. 
 
 St. George’s Society — Edward Ogden. 
 
 Board of Aldermen. 
 
 Patrick McCann, President. 
 
 Patrick McCann, Galen R. Hitt, At Large. 
 
 Ward. 
 
 1st. Fred. W. Klaar. 
 
 2d. Chris. Fleming. 
 
 3d. Wm. A. Donah oe. 
 4th. James Lyons, 
 
 5th. James 0. Woodward. 
 6th. Geo. L. Thomas. 
 
 7th. Chas. E. Yan Zandt. 
 8th. Thomas J. Judge. 
 9th. Michael F. Connors. 
 
 Ward. 
 
 10th. Fred. Stackman. 
 
 11th. Howard N. Fuller. 
 12th. Arthur F. Corscadden. 
 13th. Wm. H. Bailey. 
 
 14th. David J. Horton. 
 
 15th. John J. Greagan. 
 
 16th. Richard Hunter. 
 
 17th. Jeremiah Harris, Jr. 
 
YOUNG MENS ASSOCIATION. 
 
 35 
 
 LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
 Ackerman, Gilbert H 
 
 $20 
 
 00 
 
 Bacon, Stickney & Co 
 
 $250 
 
 Acker, John J 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Banks, A. Bleecker 
 
 200 
 
 Adams, Fred. H 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Barnes, William 
 
 100 
 
 African M. E. Church ... 
 
 9 
 
 26 
 
 Barnes, William, Jr 
 
 50 
 
 Agne, John 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 Barnes, Thurlow Weed. . . 
 
 100 
 
 Agar, J. G 
 
 
 50 
 
 Battershall, Rev, W. W. . 
 
 25 
 
 Ahern, James E 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Bailey, John M 
 
 25 
 
 Albany Railway 
 
 500 
 
 00 
 
 Bailly, John P 
 
 25 
 
 Albany County Peniten- 
 
 
 
 Bates, Edward F 
 
 15 
 
 tiary, Officers 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 Barnet Bros 
 
 25 
 
 Albany Card & Paper Co. . 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 Barnett, Abram 
 
 15 
 
 Albany City Lodge, No. 68. 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Babcock, Shannon & Co. . . 
 
 25 
 
 Albany High School 
 
 451 
 
 45 
 
 Barbers’ Assembly 
 
 25 
 
 Albany Public Schools. . . . 
 
 682 
 
 14 
 
 Ball, Dayton 
 
 50 
 
 Albanian Lodge, No. 102, 
 
 
 
 Ball, Dr. O. D 
 
 10 
 
 I. 0. S. B 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Barber & Bennett 
 
 25 
 
 Albany Insurance Co 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 Backus, Philo H 
 
 10 
 
 Albany City Band 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 Balch, Dr. Lewis H 
 
 10 
 
 Alex, F. & Bro 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Bartlett, Dr. E. Albert .... 
 
 10 
 
 Alvord, William 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 Baker, Charles K. 
 
 5 
 
 Amsdell, George I 
 
 250 
 
 00 
 
 Baker, Guy E 
 
 1 
 
 Amsdell. George H 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Baumes, James R 
 
 3 
 
 Amsdell, James A 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Ballin, S 
 
 10 
 
 Ames, F. Le Grand 
 
 25 
 
 00 
 
 Barrow, C. C 
 
 
 Annesley, Richard L 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 Baxter, Dr. Edwin C 
 
 25 
 
 Andrews, Arthur L 
 
 25 
 
 00 
 
 B , F. W 
 
 
 Andrews, Buel C 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Belding, Prof. Sam’l B. . . . 
 
 5 
 
 Andrews, Wm. D. & Bro. . 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Benedict, Ezra 
 
 100 
 
 Andrews, Charles B 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Benedict, Geo. C 
 
 5 
 
 Andrews, Horace 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Benedict, Mrs. M. L 
 
 100 
 
 Anteman, William F 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Benedict, Lew, Post 5, G. 
 
 
 Angle, Clarence B 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 A. R 
 
 25 
 
 Anable, Henry B 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Benedict, Lew, Woman’s 
 
 
 Appleton, Mrs. William . . 
 
 500 
 
 00 
 
 Relief Corps 
 
 10 
 
 Appleton, Mrs. Wm., Jr.. 
 
 25 
 
 00 
 
 Beckford, C. A 
 
 10 
 
 Argus Company 
 
 200 
 
 00 
 
 Bentley, Chas. W 
 
 10 
 
 Armatage, C. H 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Bedell, Edwin A 
 
 10 
 
 Arnon Lodge, No. 64, F. S. 
 
 
 
 Beecher, Chas. E 
 
 2 
 
 of L 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Behan, Thomas 
 
 1 
 
 Armington, A. R 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Becker, William L 
 
 2 
 
 Ashe, John E. . . . 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Beresford, Thomas H 
 
 2 
 
 Austin & Woolverton 
 
 25 
 
 00 
 
 Bensen, Albert V 
 
 100 
 
 Austin, C. D 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 Bensen, Mrs. Albert V. . . . 
 
 25 
 
 Auer, John 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 Bensen, Bertie 
 
 5 
 
 Auer, Louis 
 
 3 
 
 00 
 
 Becker, Frederick 
 
 10 
 
 oo 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 25 
 
 00 
 
 50 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
36 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Beutler, Wm. F $ 5 
 
 Binai Mordeckai Lodge No. 
 
 96 10 
 
 Birchall, Geo. H 3 
 
 Blair, Burr D 25 
 
 Blackburn, J. T. D 10 
 
 Blackburn, J. and W. . . . 5 
 
 Blocksidge, James 10 
 
 Bleecker, G. V. S 5 
 
 Block, Edward 2 
 
 Blackall, Robt. C 15 
 
 Blair, Elmer 5 
 
 Blatner, Henry 5 
 
 Blatner Bros 5 
 
 Blossom, Edward F 10 
 
 Blakeslee, W, N 2 
 
 Black, J. Francis 5 
 
 Bowditcli, Edward 100 
 
 Bouton & Vine 10 
 
 Bougkton, Edith, Eddie 
 
 and Ethel ... 10 
 
 Bovlan, R. J 10 
 
 Bowe, John 10 
 
 Boyle, Henry J 5 
 
 Bowman, C. W 1 
 
 Bowman, Mrs. Libbie. ... 1 
 
 Bowman, Nelson C 1 
 
 Bowman, Ida L 1 
 
 Bowman, Florence 1 
 
 Bochlowitz, Herman 5 
 
 Boyd, Dr. James P 25 
 
 Brady, Anthony N 500 
 
 Brumaghim, Eugene 50 
 
 Bradstreet’s Agency 50 
 
 Bronk, Edward 10 
 
 Brennan, Edward 5 
 
 Bradley, Frank E 5 
 
 Brandow, F. H 2 
 
 Bradford, William H 10 
 
 Bruce, William. . 15 
 
 Bricklayers and Masons’ 
 
 Union No. 6 25 
 
 Brainard & Shepard 10 
 
 Brass, Richard W ...... . 5 
 
 Brooks, Jonas H 20 
 
 Bryce, Robert 25 
 
 Brown, Samuel W 10 
 
 Brown, Alexander F 25 
 
 Brower, Walter S 2 
 
 Brice, David N 1 
 
 Brennock, Wm. P 1 
 
 Browning, Howard L. ... 100 
 
 Bradt, F. M 1 
 
 Brilleman, Isaac 25 
 
 Burch, Albert W 25 
 
 Burdick, John W 10 
 
 Bull, M. V. B 50 
 
 Buchanan, Charles J 50 
 
 Burton, Wm. H $25 00 
 
 Burton & Corey . 5 00 
 
 Bulkley, Alpheus T 25 00 
 
 Burlingame, Eugene 25 00 
 
 Burke, Rev. Thomas M. A. 25 00 
 
 Burke, Meredith E 10 00 
 
 Burdick, Guilford D. . . . . . 15 00 
 
 Burt, A. C. & Co 10 00 
 
 Bunn, James H 1 00 
 
 Butler, W. B 5 00 
 
 Byington, Chas. S 5 00 
 
 Byington, W. W 75 00 
 
 Canton Nemo Patriarchs. . 50 00 
 
 Capital City Lodge No. 440, 
 
 1. O. O. F 50 00 
 
 Campbell, James A 25 00 
 
 Campbell, James S 25 00 
 
 Casey, Daniel 10 00 
 
 Cantwell, Thomas W.... 10 00 
 
 Case, Russell C 10 00 
 
 Case, Frank H .... 5 00 
 
 Carman, Frederick 10 00 
 
 Carey, Lawrence 10 00 
 
 Carroll, J. Ballard 5 00 
 
 Carroll, John 5 00 
 
 Cass, Lewis 5 00 
 
 Cameron, Fred. W 5 00 
 
 Caver t, William W . 5 00 
 
 Cash 7 60 
 
 Campbell, S. A 3 00 
 
 Cash 1 00 
 
 Cash 1 00 
 
 Cash 1 00 
 
 Cash 25 00 
 
 Charlouis, Prof. Jean I.. 25 00 
 
 Chase, Norton.! 25 00 
 
 Chase, Franklin N 3 00 
 
 Chapman, Rev. J. Wilbur, 25 00 
 
 Church, Geo. W 50 00 
 
 Chatterly, Addison R 2 00 
 
 A child 5 00 
 
 Clinton Lodge No. 71. O. 
 
 O. F 31 00 
 
 Cluett & Sons 50 00 
 
 Clark, Wilbur S 10 00 
 
 Clute, William K 10 00 
 
 Clergyman 10 00 
 
 Classen, Dr. Fred. L 5 00 
 
 Clarke, John 5 00 
 
 Clarke, John 5 00 
 
 Cleveland Bros 50 00 
 
 Clark, Dr. R. D 5 00 
 
 Coal Dealers' Board of 
 
 Trade 1, 000 00 
 
 Cottrell & Leonard 250 00 
 
 Cottrell, the Misses 100 00 
 
 Colvin, Verplanck 100 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
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 00 
 
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 00 
 
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 00 
 
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 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
YOUNG 
 
 Collins Bros 
 
 Cox, James W., Jr 
 
 Cox, John 
 
 Cohn, Mark 
 
 Cohn, Gilbert 
 
 Cogswell, Ledyard 
 
 Coughtry & Eldridge 
 
 Coughtry, William H . . . . 
 
 <% Cook, William J 
 
 Corwin, Chester D 
 
 Congdon, William 
 
 Conners, P. H 
 
 Cohn, Jacob 
 
 Countryman, Charles E . . 
 
 Cook, D. H 
 
 Cooper & Hoffman 
 
 Cooper, Thomas C 
 
 Cooper, Dr. T. C 
 
 Convery, Wm. J 
 
 Concert, Union Hall 
 
 Company A, Tenth Battal- 
 ion 
 
 Company B, Tenth Battal- 
 ion 
 
 Company C, Tenth Battal- 
 ion 
 
 Company D, Tenth Battal- 
 ion 
 
 Commerce Insurance Co. . 
 
 Craig, Thompson S 
 
 Craft, Charles G 
 
 Cross, James E 
 
 Croissant, Martin 
 
 Croissant, Charles 
 
 Crippen, Charles S 
 
 Cregan, Irving P 
 
 Cushman, Paul 
 
 Culver, Dr. Chas. M 
 
 Curtis, Dr. Fred. C 
 
 Cunningham, William J.. 
 
 Day, Charles E 
 
 Dawson, George, Post 63, 
 
 G. A. R ... 
 
 Davidson, Mrs. Alex 
 
 Davidson, George G 
 
 Day, Edwin G 
 
 Danforth, Elliott 
 
 Davis, John M 
 
 Dalrymple & Warner 
 
 Daley, William 
 
 Davenport, Samuel J 
 
 * Deyermand, William 
 
 Deming, Philander 
 
 Dewey, George W 
 
 D. & H. C. Co. and West 
 
 Shore freight house em- 
 
 * ployees 
 
 MENS ASSOCIATION. 
 
 37 
 
 $25 00 
 
 Dederick, Aaron M 
 
 $25 00 
 
 25 00 
 
 De Witt, Richard V 
 
 25 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Delehanty, Michael, & Son, 
 
 25 00 
 
 25 00 
 
 Delehanty, John A 
 
 25 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Delehanty, Frank B 
 
 10 00 
 
 25 00 
 
 Dean, Fred. A 
 
 10 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Delaney, Peter J 
 
 10 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 De Freest, Charles R 
 
 10 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Dennison, Fred. P 
 
 5 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Dennison, Edgar V 
 
 5 00 
 
 1 00 
 
 De Wilde, Philip 
 
 2 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Delano, W. R 
 
 1 00 
 
 10 00 
 
 De Noyelles, Chester B. . . 
 
 3 00 
 
 50 00 
 
 De Groot, Chas. E 
 
 2 00 
 
 10 00 
 
 Dickson, Walter 
 
 50 00 
 
 10 00 
 
 Doane, Rev. Wm. Croswell 
 
 25 00 
 
 100 00 
 
 Douw, Miss D. M 
 
 50 00 
 
 1 00 
 
 Dorr, Henry 
 
 50 00 
 
 3 00 
 
 Dobler, A. Fred 
 
 50 00 
 
 118 00 
 
 Downing, George 
 
 10 00 
 
 
 Doolan, Richard J 
 
 10 00 
 
 150 00 
 
 Donovan, Florence F 
 
 10 00 
 
 
 Doyle, John 
 
 5 00 
 
 100 00 
 
 Doyle, Wm. R 
 
 1 00 
 
 
 Dolan, Thomas J 
 
 5 00 
 
 50 00 
 
 Dorn, George 
 
 5 00 
 
 
 Douglas, Mrs. Sarah M . . . 
 
 5 00 
 
 25 00 
 
 Dougherty, Edward J. ... 
 
 5 00 
 
 100 00 
 
 Donahoe, Stephen F 
 
 1 00 
 
 200 00 
 
 Donahoe, John H 
 
 1 00 
 
 100 00 
 
 Domery, T., Jr 
 
 50 
 
 10 00 
 
 Donn, William 
 
 2 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Draper, Andrew S 
 
 25 00 
 
 1 00 
 
 Drislane, Wm. E 
 
 5 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Durant, Edward P 
 
 50 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Durant, Edward A., Jr. . . . 
 
 100 00 
 
 200 00 
 
 Dubuque, Louis R 
 
 50 00 
 
 20 00 
 
 Dun, R. G. & Co 
 
 50 00 
 
 15 00 
 
 Dunham, William J 
 
 25 00 
 
 50 00 
 
 Dunham, Charles B 
 
 25 00 
 
 
 Dugan, Thomas 
 
 5 00 
 
 50 00 
 
 Dyer, Bradbury 
 
 10 00 
 
 25 00 
 
 Eastman, Prosper L 
 
 100 00 
 
 20 00 
 
 Easton, Edward 
 
 50 00 
 
 25 00 
 
 Easton, Frederick 
 
 50 00 
 
 10 00 
 
 Easton, William 
 
 50 00 
 
 10 00 
 
 Eaton, James W 
 
 50 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Eaton & Kirch way: 
 
 25 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 Eagan, Patrick 
 
 5 00 
 
 1 00 
 
 Earl, Charles R 
 
 5 00 
 
 20 00 
 
 East New York Shoe Co., 
 
 
 250 00 
 
 Employees 
 
 15 00 
 
 50 00 
 
 Edwards, Leslie 
 
 2 00 
 
 50 00 
 
 Ehrman, Ferd 
 
 10 00 
 
 
 Eichenbronner, Jacob 
 
 5 00 
 
 
 Elmendorf, William B. . . . 
 
 10 00 
 
 39 00 
 
 Ellis, Edwin 
 
 10 00 
 
38 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Eustace, Mark S $10 
 
 Ewing, Erastus 10 
 
 Eyres, H. G. & Co 10 
 
 Fairfield, Charles 10 
 
 Farlin, Dudley 50 
 
 Fames worth, John G 10 
 
 Falke, Henry 5 
 
 Fay, James 5 
 
 Fasoldt, Charles 5 
 
 Fasoldt, Ernest 1 
 
 Fitzsimmons, Philip 20 
 
 Fitzgerald’s Sons 5 
 
 Fish, Julius & Bro 5 
 
 Fleischman, David 20 
 
 Fleming, William 5 
 
 Fort’s, P. V., Sons & Co. . 50 
 
 Fowler, Dr. Amos 10 
 
 Foster & Gove 10 
 
 Fox, William F 1 
 
 Fraser, Lockwood & Co. . . 25 
 
 Freeman, William F 25 
 
 French, F. S 
 
 Friend, “A” 25 
 
 Frank, Christian 5 
 
 Frothingham, Walter 25 
 
 Fuller, Howard N 10 
 
 Fuller, Osgood E 5 
 
 Fuller, Andrew 5 
 
 Female Lundy Society .... 25 
 
 Fellows, Townsend H . . . . 5 
 
 Fearey, Joseph & Son 50 
 
 Fuller & Wheeler 500 
 
 Gaus, Dr. Charles H 50 
 
 Gazeley, James 25 
 
 Gay, Mrs. H. D . . 15 
 
 Gay & Quinby 100 
 
 Gale, George C 10 
 
 Gardner, Christopher 10 
 
 Gardiner, James T 10 
 
 Gass, James 5 
 
 Gallup, Byron W 2 
 
 Gannon, P. J 1 
 
 Galligher, Matilda 10 
 
 Garrity, John J 10 
 
 Gartland, John L 5 
 
 Geer, Robert 25 
 
 Gersbach, Constance 10 
 
 Genter & Pappalau 5 
 
 Gick & Sayles 50 
 
 Gibson, Charles 50 
 
 Gibson, Robert W 25 
 
 Gilmour, Allan 25 
 
 Gilmour, Neil 10 
 
 Gioth, Fred 25 
 
 Giles, Dr. Henry W 5 
 
 Gifford, John 1 5 
 
 Gilliland, Wm. C $2 00 
 
 Gideon Lodge, No. 140. . . 50 00 
 
 Gladding, Daniel P 50 00 
 
 Gladding, Mrs. D. P 10 00 
 
 Glavin, John 5 00 
 
 Gleason, James M 2 00 
 
 Goold, James, Co., The. . . 50 00 
 
 Goold, William D 10 00 
 
 Gould, Wm., Jr. & Co. . . . 50 00 
 
 Gould, Anthony 50 00 
 
 Gould, Charles J 10 00 
 
 Gould, William 10 00 
 
 Gorham, Dr. George E 5 00 
 
 Goffe, Henry A 5 00 
 
 Gorman, Michael J 5 00 
 
 Goodwin, Scott D. M 25 00 
 
 Gregory, Clifford D 50 00 
 
 Gregory, Mrs. Clifford D.. 50 00 
 
 Gregory, George Steuart. . 10 00 
 
 Gross, James H 50 00 
 
 Gross, Eugene P 50 00 
 
 Green, G. James 50 00 
 
 Greene, Geo. K 1 00 
 
 Green, Ernest L 1 00 
 
 Greene, James A 1 00 
 
 Gray, James A 25 00 
 
 Gray, William J 5 00 
 
 Gray, Stephen R. . . 25 00 
 
 Gray, James S 5 00 
 
 Graves, Anthony G 5 00 
 
 Graves, A 5 00 
 
 Groesbeck, Edward A . . . . 25 00 
 
 Groesbeck, James 5 00 
 
 Gregan, John J 10 00 
 
 Gremmler, Frank A 5 00 
 
 Grogan, Michael 5 00 
 
 Grqund, G. H. & J. P 5 00 
 
 Gracie, Wm. B 2 00 
 
 Griffin, T. A., Jr 5 00 
 
 Guthrie, William R 10 00 
 
 Guthrie, Alfred A 5 00 
 
 Guttman, John .. 10 00 
 
 Hale, Matthew 150 00 
 
 Hale, William H 5 00 
 
 Havens, Morton 50 00 
 
 Hatt, Samuel S 25 00 
 
 Hall, Parker 15 00 
 
 Hall, Lewis B 25 00 
 
 Harris, Hamilton 50 00 
 
 Harris, Frank ... 10 00 
 
 Harris, Samuel C 5 00 
 
 Harriott, Marvin B 10 00 
 
 Hamilton, Alfred S 50 00 
 
 Hamilton, Andrew 10 00 
 
 Hammond, C. D 10 00 
 
 Hammond, A. S 1 00 
 
 Hackett, Edward F 25 00 
 
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 39 
 
 Haight & Clark $25 00 
 
 Hanlon, Rev. John 10 00 
 
 Hartnett, Daniel J 10 00 
 
 Halpin, Daniel P 10 00 
 
 Hart, John 5 00 
 
 Hankinson, S. R 5 00 
 
 Harrigan, John 5 00 
 
 Hassell, Wm. H 5 00 
 
 Harcourt, Wm. K 2 00 
 
 Harcourt, Geo. W 25 
 
 Hatton, N 1 00 
 
 Hawkins, Philip 50 
 
 Hagaman, Wm 5 00 
 
 Harper & W estcott 25 00 
 
 Harper, Joseph 5 00 
 
 Haskell & Cleghorn 25 00 
 
 Herrick, D. Cady 50 00 
 
 Herrick, Wm. C 25 00 
 
 Hendrick, James 10 00 
 
 Hendrick, Lawrence H . . . . 5 00 
 
 Hessberg, Albert 50 00 
 
 Hessberg, Samuel 5 00 
 
 Heiser, Mulilfelder & Co. , 25 00 
 
 Helmes Bros 10 00 
 
 Herschberger, Henry 5 00 
 
 Hein, Morris 10 00 
 
 Henzel, Joseph 1 00 
 
 Hinckel Brewing Co 100 00 
 
 Hill, William J 25 00 
 
 Hill, David 25 00 
 
 Hill, Cornelius 5 00 
 
 Hickey, Michael M 1 00 
 
 Hines, John. 1 00 
 
 Hillman, Joseph 10 00 
 
 Hotaling, Lansing 50 00 
 
 Hotaling, Hiram 5 00 
 
 Hobbs, Edward A 25 00 
 
 Holler, Jacob 25 00 
 
 Holliday, J 2 00 
 
 Horton, Wallace N 25 00 
 
 Horton, E 50 
 
 Holmes, Alex. M 10 00 
 
 Holland Bros 5 00 
 
 Howell, Geo. R 5 00 
 
 Honig, Wm 1 00 
 
 Hoyt, W. E 2 00 
 
 Hoffman, John 25 00 
 
 Hoos, W atson J 2 00 
 
 Hovey, James 0 5 00 
 
 Hough, N. F 5 00 
 
 Houck, James A 200 00 
 
 Houck, Clarence A 50 00 
 
 Hoffman, F. W 10 00 
 
 Hodgkins, Stephen C 10 00 
 
 Holbrook, Edwin M 10 00 
 
 Howe, John A 5 00 
 
 Hooper, Chas. V 5 00 
 
 Horst, Rudolph 5 00 
 
 Horst, Frederick J $15 00 
 
 Horst, Frederick J., Jr.. . . 5 00 
 
 “Huylers” 15 00 
 
 Hun, M. T. and L. G. . . . . 100 00 
 
 Hughson, Ward C 50 00 
 
 Huested, A. B. & Co 15 00 
 
 Hurlbut, E. P 10 00 
 
 Hudson, William C 10 00 
 
 Huddleston, Dr. Chas. F. . 10 00 
 
 Hunt, Hamilton 5 00 
 
 Hussey, Edward J 5 00 
 
 Hutt, James W 25 00 
 
 Huyck & Argersinger 100 00 
 
 Hy deman, Moses M 10 00 
 
 Hy deman, Solomon M . . . . 5 00 
 
 Illch, K. A. & Sons 5 00 
 
 Illch, Simon & Sons 5 00 
 
 Janes, Franklin H 25 00 
 
 Janes, J. Edward 15 00 
 
 Jenkins, Charles M 50 00 
 
 Jones, Andrew B 50 00 
 
 Jones, Dr. Charles E 25 00 
 
 Jones, Hon. Edward F 10 00 
 
 Jones, J. A 2 00 
 
 Johnston, J. & C 100 00 
 
 Johnson, Benjamin W 20 00 
 
 Johnson, William 10 00 
 
 Johnson, John M 5 00 
 
 Johnson & Co 5 00 
 
 Johnson, W. S. & Bro 5 00 
 
 Johnson, W. E 25 
 
 Johnson, Frank M 5 00 
 
 Judson, Miss Elizabeth W. 25 00 
 
 Judson, Albert C 25 00 
 
 Judson, Edmund L., 2d. . . 5 00 
 
 Kautz, John A 10 00 
 
 Karl, Henry 5 00 
 
 Kaestner, William 5 00 
 
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 Keeler, William H 100 00 
 
 Keeler, John 25 00 
 
 Kelly, John T 50 00 
 
 Kelly, Henry 50 00 
 
 Keeshan, Dennis J 25 00 
 
 Keeshan Rhody 2 00 
 
 Kelly, David H 1 00 
 
 Kearney, Palmer & Kear- 
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 Kearney, Edward J 25 00 
 
 Kearney, Henry J 50 00 
 
 Kernan & Shea 10 00 
 
 Kenny, Edgar 5 00 
 
 Kennedy, Wm. M 5 00 
 
 Kean, Edward G 5 00 
 
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 Keller, Geo. A 5 
 
 Kemper, George G 
 
 Kerwin, T. E. & Bro 5 
 
 King, J. Howard 500 
 
 King, William H 50 
 
 Kinnear, Peter 250 
 
 Kidd, Mrs. James 200 
 
 Kidd, William 100 
 
 Kimball, James S 25 
 
 Kibbe, Austin S - . . 25 
 
 Killip, Joseph B 25 
 
 Kingsbury, John 25 
 
 Kiernan, Thomas 1 
 
 Klaar, Fred. W 5 
 
 Knowles, Charles R 25 
 
 Knowles, E. J 15 
 
 Knights of Labor, L. A., 
 
 No. 2020 25 
 
 Kreischer, Jacob 25 
 
 Kurth, Max 50 
 
 Kunkle, Martin ... 25 
 
 Kyle, James 
 
 Lansing, Abraham 250 
 
 Lansing, Isaac D. F 50 
 
 Lansing, Charles B 500 
 
 Lansing, Charles B 50 
 
 Lansing, J. Townsend. . . . 100 
 
 Lansing, Edward Y 25 
 
 Lanahan, Thomas J 5 
 
 Lang, Chas. M 5 
 
 La Moure, Dr. Uriah B. . . 50 
 
 Lawson, Joseph M 10 
 
 Lawson, Isaac 20 
 
 La Dow, Charles 100 
 
 La Rose, Anthime F 50 
 
 Lacy, Mrs. William 25 
 
 Lathrop, Ariel 100 
 
 Lathrop, Ralph 25 
 
 Laventall, Julius 20 
 
 Lacey, Sanford 0 5 
 
 Lawler, Thomas C 5 
 
 Lape, Charles 
 
 Lee, Geo. C., Jr 5 
 
 Lent, J 
 
 Lewi, Dr. Jos 10 
 
 Liscomb, O. P 50 
 
 Littlefield & Co 25 
 
 Lipman, Henry W 10 
 
 Lloyd, Will. L 5 
 
 Lodge, Barrington, Jr 50 
 
 Lodge, Benjamin 25 
 
 Long, James 15 
 
 Logan, F. F 5 
 
 Lochner, Jacob L 25 
 
 Lonergan, Cornelius, Jr. . . 5 
 
 Lord, Edmund J 5 
 
 Lord, Edmund W $5 00 
 
 Lowenthal, J 5 00 
 
 Loeb, Wm. J 2 00 
 
 Loftus, Thos. W 2 00 
 
 Long, Edward H 5 00 
 
 Ludden, Rev. James 25 00 
 
 Martin, Prof. W. L 25 00 
 
 Martin, Bradley 100 00 
 
 Martin, Howard 10 00 
 
 Martin & Sweny 100 00 
 
 Martin, James 10 00 
 
 Marsh & Hoffman 15 00 
 
 Marsh, Chas. W 2 00 
 
 Mack, Ed. Elisha 50 00 
 
 Mack, John 50 00 
 
 Marcy, Henry S 10 00 
 
 Marcy, John H 2 00 
 
 Mann, Waldman & Co 50 00 
 
 Mann, David S 10 00 
 
 Mann, Enos R 5 00 
 
 Mann, Peter H 2 00 
 
 Mann, A. B 1 00 
 
 Mandelbaum, Jos 5 00 
 
 Mandelbaum, M 5 00 
 
 Mather Bros 50 00 
 
 Matthews, James C 10 00 
 
 Mattoon, David 25 00 
 
 Masterson, John P 10 00 
 
 Maher, Edward W 5 00 
 
 Mahar, George 2 00 
 
 MacNaughton, James. . . 25 00 
 
 MacDonald, Allan R 2 00 
 
 Mangan, John C 5 00 
 
 Manson, James F 5 00 
 
 Maloy, Henry A 2 00 
 
 May, Chas. S 5 00 
 
 Marvin, Selden E 25 00 
 
 McClure, Archibald 1, 500 00 
 
 McClure, Wm. H 100 00 
 
 McCann, Patrick 25 00 
 
 McCabe, J. J 50 00 
 
 McCredie, Thomas 1,000 00 
 
 McCredie, Thomas, Jr. . . . 50. 00 
 
 McCredie, James 50 00 
 
 McCredie, Donald 10 00 
 
 McDonald, Joseph K 25 00 
 
 McDonald, William 10 00 
 
 McDonald, Donald 10 00 
 
 McDonald, John 10 00 
 
 McDonald, Michael J 2 00 
 
 McDonald, George 2 00 
 
 McKown, Dr. James F 50 00 
 
 McKown, James A 15 00 
 
 McKinney, J. & Son 100 00 
 
 McNamara, John W 75 00 
 
 McNamara, James F 5 00 
 
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 McHench, David B 
 
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 McEwan, Walter 
 
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 McEwan, John S 
 
 10 
 
 McKinlay & Co 
 
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 McGahan, Robert 
 
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 McHaffie, Miss L. & Co. . . 
 
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 McHugh, John H 
 
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 McElwee, Alex., Jr 
 
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 McGuire, Rev. Francis B . . 
 
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 McCall, William H 
 
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 McGrath, Thomas H 
 
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 McMillan, H. W 
 
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 McLane, Hugh 
 
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 McNaughton, A 
 
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 McCanerty, J 
 
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 McClelland, J. C 
 
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 McElveny, Daniel 
 
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 McIntyre, James 
 
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 McIntyre, Archibald 
 
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 McClosky, James 
 
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 McQuade, Joseph 
 
 McCarthy, M 
 
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 McHarg, William C 
 
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 Meegan, Edward J 
 
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 Merchant, Lansing 
 
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 Merchant, Benjamin B. . .. 
 
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 Mead, Charles W 
 
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 Mead, J. H. & F. A 
 
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 Mead, Frank H 
 
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 Mereness, Dr. Henry E. . . 
 
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 Merrill, Dr. C. S 
 
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 Merrill, T. B 
 
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 Merritt, J. M 
 
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 Melius, Wheeler B 
 
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 Meneely, George R 
 
 50 
 
 Mesick, George S 
 
 1 
 
 Miller, Mrs. George D 
 
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 Miller, Peyton F , 
 
 50 
 
 Miller, S. Ed., Jr 
 
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 Miller, Louis & Bro 
 
 10 
 
 Miller, Albert R 
 
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 Miller, Frank R 
 
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 Mills, John G 
 
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 Mills, Arthur D 
 
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 Milks, Arthur R 
 
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 Milbank, Dr. William E. . 
 
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 Mix, James 
 
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 Michael, Anthony M 
 
 10 
 
 Morange, James W 
 
 50 
 
 Morange, William D 
 
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 Moak, Nathaniel C 
 
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 Moran, John H 
 
 5 
 
 Mount Hermon Lodge, No. 
 38 
 
 50 
 
 Monitor Ice Co 
 
 5 
 
 Motz, Bernard 
 
 10 
 
 Moore, Robert H $25 00 
 
 Moore Bros 25 00 
 
 Moore, Arthur D 5 00 
 
 Moore, James C 5 00 
 
 Moir, James 25 00 
 
 Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 
 
 3 25 00 
 
 Morris, L. O., Post 121, G. 
 
 A. R 25 00 
 
 Montignani, John F 5 00 
 
 Morrill, Dr. Fred 1 00 
 
 Municipal Gas Co 500 00 
 
 Munson, Samuel L 250 00 
 
 Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 100 00 
 
 Murphey, Elijah W 100 00 
 
 Murray, David 50 00 
 
 Murray, Patrick 5 00 
 
 Murray, T. J 50 
 
 Muelich, Casper 5 00 
 
 Murphy, D 1 00 
 
 Million’s, John, Sons 20 00 
 
 Myers, John G 1, 000 00 
 
 Myers’ employees, John G. 51 00 
 
 Myers, Max 25 00 
 
 Myers, Peter W 20 00 
 
 Nash, Willis G 50 00 
 
 Nangle, Martin E 5 00 
 
 Nangle, Wilbur H 1 00 
 
 Newman, John L 100 00 
 
 Newman, Chas., & Co ... . 50 00 
 
 Newman, Rev. Fred. M. . . 50 00 
 
 Newman, Mrs. Mary A. . . . 50 00 
 
 Newcomb, Dr. Geo. H. 25 00 
 
 Newcomb, Ed. Thomas. . . 50 00 
 
 Nevitt, Henry C 10 00 
 
 Neidlinger, Fred 10 00 
 
 Nichols, Chas. B 25 00 
 
 Nolan, Michael N 500 00 
 
 Norwood, Wm. J 2 00 
 
 Noble, John C 1 00 
 
 North, Howard C 5 00 
 
 Norton, David J 10 00 
 
 Nussbaum, Myer 10 00 
 
 Nusbaum, Bernard 3 00 
 
 Nye&Blatner 10 00 
 
 O’Brien, Philip 25 00 
 
 O’Brien, Daniel A 20 00 
 
 Ober, Fred. W. 10 00 
 
 Olcott, Dudley 1,000 00 
 
 Olcott, John J* 1,000 00 
 
 Olcott, Robert 50 00 
 
 Olcott. Thomas W 25 00 
 
 Olcott, Howard M 25 00 
 
 Oliver, Robert S 100 00 
 
 Oliver, Prof. Geo. E 10 00 
 
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 Oppenheim, Leo $5 
 
 O’Flaherty, P. J 10 
 
 Parker, Amasa J 500 
 
 Parker, Amasa J., Jr. . . . 1, 000 
 
 Parke, Philip W . . 25 
 
 Park, Sidney W. . . 5 
 
 Parks, Gorham 10 
 
 Palmer, John 100 
 
 Palmer, Amos P 50 
 
 Palmer, E. De L 25 
 
 Palmer, H. P 
 
 Palmer, Mrs. Luther M. . . 25 
 
 Palmer, Chas. L 25 
 
 Parsons, John D., Jr 1, 000 
 
 Parsons, Stephen 25 
 
 Parsons, H. C 3 
 
 Parish, Chas. H 
 
 Pasquini, Attilio 15 
 
 Paige, Wm. B 20 
 
 Paige, Leonard 10 
 
 Patten, Francis S 25 
 
 Patton & Co 100 
 
 Patterson, H. & Co 15 
 
 Patterson, William 10 
 
 Patterson, John S 10 
 
 Peabody, Charles J 50 
 
 Perry & Co . 1 , 000 
 
 Perry, Mrs. Eli 350 
 
 Perry, Isaac G 30 
 
 Peckham, Rufus W 100 
 
 Pease, Charles S 10 
 
 Peck, Charles F 10 
 
 Persons, Chester E 5 
 
 Phillips, Edward 10 
 
 Phisterer, Fred 5 
 
 Pierson, Henry R 500 
 
 Pierson, David A 10 
 
 Pitkin, William H 100 
 
 Pike & Capron 10 
 
 Pladwell, John 10 
 
 Platt, R. D 5 
 
 Platz, Peter D 5 
 
 Pohly & Co 25 
 
 Pohlman, Jacob D 10 
 
 Porter, Ira, Jr 20 
 
 Porter, Josiah 10 
 
 Potts, Jesse C 50 
 
 Potts, William 10 
 
 Pruyn, Charles L 1,000 
 
 Pruyn, Robert C 500 
 
 Pruyn, Anna Parker 500 
 
 Pruyn, J. V. L 500 
 
 Pratt, Louis W 50 
 
 Pratt, Aaron B 25 
 
 Prall, Rev. William 5 
 
 Pray, Arthur W 10 
 
 Press and Knickerbocker.. 25 
 
 Price, Joseph J $25 00 
 
 Pyrke, Henry W 10 00 
 
 Quackenbush, Cebra 100 00 
 
 Quinn, Bernard 5 00 
 
 Quinn, James 50 00 
 
 Rathbun, Acors 200 00 
 
 Rawson, E. G., Jr 25 00 
 
 Rally, W. A 10 00 
 
 Raynsford, George W . . . . 25 00 
 
 Rankin, Edward W 10 00 
 
 Rattoone, Thomas 2 00 
 
 Ramsdell, Ernest H 2 00 
 
 Ramsay, James A 1 00 
 
 Raymond, Rev. A. V. V . . 15 00 
 
 Reese, Benjamin F 5 00 
 
 Reese, Rev. J. Livingston. 25 00 
 
 Redden, William 20 00 
 
 Read, Harmon P 100 00 
 
 Reilly, Hugh 25 00 
 
 Reynolds, John H 10 00 
 
 Rehm, C. J 1 00 
 
 Rehbun, D. C. . . 10 00 
 
 Reed, Ed. T 10 00 
 
 Ridgway & Russ 50 00 
 
 Richards, Albertus K . . . . 25 00 
 
 Richardson, Mrs. John A . 25 00 
 
 Rice, William G 10 00 
 
 Ritchie, Thomas 5 00 
 
 Ritschel, Miss Carrie 6 00 
 
 Roessle, T. E. & Son 200 00 
 
 Rosendale, Simon W 100 00 
 
 Ronan, Edward D 25 00 
 
 Rorabach, Peter J 25 00 
 
 Rogers, W. Seymour 5 00 
 
 Rockefeller, John G 50 
 
 Robertson, Matthew H 25 00 
 
 Robinson, John 25 00 
 
 Robinson, Robert 10 00 
 
 Robbins’, John S., Sons.. . 10 00 
 
 Robinson, William D 2 00 
 
 Rooney, James 25 00 
 
 Rowe, Marvin L 5 00 
 
 Robe, John W 25 00 
 
 Russell, Henry 100 00 
 
 Russell & Lawyer 25 00 
 
 Russell, Geo. L 25 00 
 
 Russell, George B 2 50 
 
 Ruso, James M 20 00 
 
 Russ, Philip 5 00 
 
 Rudd, Wm. P 50 00 
 
 Rudd, Rev. E. Hunting. . . 5 00 
 
 Ruggles, Wm. B 10 00 
 
 Ryder, Morris L 15 00 
 
 Sard, Grange 500 00 
 
 Sage, Dean 500 00 
 
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 Sager Peter 
 
 $5 
 
 00 
 
 Smith, Edward C 
 
 $50 00 
 
 Sager, Henry 
 
 2 
 
 00 
 
 Smith, Henry L 
 
 50 00 
 
 Sanger, Wm. H 
 
 5 
 
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 Smith, Chas. W 
 
 15 00 
 
 Sample, Wm. H 
 
 5 
 
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 Smith, Oscar 
 
 25 00 
 
 Sampson, Chas. A 
 
 2 
 
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 Smith, Pratt & Herrick. . . 
 
 25 00 
 
 Saul, Julius 
 
 100 
 
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 Smith, Patrick 
 
 10 00 
 
 Sand, John H 
 
 25 
 
 00 
 
 Smith, Frank J 
 
 2 00 
 
 Sanders, Gerritt V. S 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 Smith, J. H 
 
 50 
 
 Sanders, Jacob G 
 
 100 
 
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 Smith, James J 
 
 2 00 
 
 Sanders, B. and J. B 
 
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 Smith, E. H 
 
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 Sanders, Sarah E 
 
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 Smith, Myron S 
 
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 Sacks, David 
 
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 Smart, Wm. S., Jr 
 
 10 00 
 
 Saxe Bros 
 
 100 
 
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 Snaith, John 
 
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 Sarauw, Fred. W 
 
 5 
 
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 Snow, Horatio N 
 
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 Sayles, James 
 
 5 
 
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 Snow, J. W 
 
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 Schubert Club 
 
 130 
 
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 Snyder, John 
 
 10 00 
 
 Schuyler, Samuel 
 
 50 
 
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 Spelman, Benj. R 
 
 20 00 
 
 Schuster, Jacob 
 
 5 
 
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 Spierre, Alexander H 
 
 10 00 
 
 Schermerhorn, Wm. R 
 
 10 
 
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 Spencer, Ithamar 
 
 5 00 
 
 Scherer, Robt. G 
 
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 Sporborg, Joseph 
 
 20 00 
 
 Schrodt, John 
 
 10 
 
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 Stanford, Leland 
 
 1 , 000 00 
 
 Schrodt, Michael 
 
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 Stanford, Mrs. Charles 
 
 10 00 
 
 Schooley, James H 
 
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 Stedman, Geo. L 
 
 100 00 
 
 Scattergood, Albert H 
 
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 Stedman, Geo. W 
 
 5 00 
 
 Schurr, Christian 
 
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 Stevens, Albert P 
 
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 Schnurr, Max! 
 
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 Stevens, Geo. H 
 
 10 00 
 
 Schwartz, Geo 
 
 5 
 
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 Stevens, Clarence W 
 
 5 00 
 
 Schifferdecker Bros 
 
 5 
 
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 Stephens, Thomas 
 
 50 00 
 
 Schill, Gustave B 
 
 10 
 
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 Stepheps, John A 
 
 10 00 
 
 Schick, Christian A 
 
 2 
 
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 Strain & Reynolds 
 
 100 00 
 
 Schlessinger, Dr. Max . . 
 
 10 
 
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 Story, Geo 
 
 50 00 
 
 Schoneghtada Lodge No. 87 
 
 5 
 
 50 
 
 Stone H. Shanks 
 
 25 00 
 
 Scrafford, J. J 
 
 5 
 
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 Stark, B. &Co 
 
 25 00 
 
 Seeley, Geo 
 
 3 
 
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 Stickney, Milton W 
 
 25 00 
 
 Secor, Daniel 
 
 1 
 
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 Stetson, Wm. M 
 
 25 00 
 
 Sewell, Edward W 
 
 1 
 
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 Sterry, Edward S 
 
 25 00 
 
 Shattuck, James A 
 
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 Stanton, Benjamin I 
 
 10 00 
 
 Shattuck, James M 
 
 10 
 
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 Stewart, Augustus T 
 
 5 00 
 
 Shafer, Peter H 
 
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 Stokes, E. F 
 
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 Shanks, Chas. S 
 
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 Staley, Daniel G 
 
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 Shankland, W. H 
 
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 Stewart, Luman H 
 
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 Shaw & Robinson 
 
 25 
 
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 Stuart, G. A 
 
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 Shafer, Robert 
 
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 Stolp, H. O 
 
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 Sheldon, Frank M 
 
 10 
 
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 Stubblebine, Daniel H. . . . 
 
 5 00 
 
 Shields Bros 
 
 5 
 
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 Stoneman, Miss Kate 
 
 5 00 
 
 Shoemaker & Pabst 
 
 25 
 
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 Strong, Wm. N 
 
 100 00 
 
 Sherman, Michael B 
 
 100 
 
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 Sumner, The Misses 
 
 500 00 
 
 Shiloh Lodge No. 17 
 
 10 
 
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 Sullivan, Timothy J 
 
 100 00 
 
 Sisson, Noel E 
 
 50 
 
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 Sutliff, John H 
 
 10 00 
 
 Sickels, Hiram E 
 
 50 
 
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 Sutherland, Willard J . . . 
 
 1 00 
 
 Simpson, Alexander 
 
 25 
 
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 Sweet, Elnathan 
 
 250 00 
 
 Silberman, Louis 
 
 5 
 
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 Sweny, Capt. A. H 
 
 50 00 
 
 Skelton, Samuel 
 
 
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 Swift, Alex. J 
 
 10 00 
 
 Slingerland, Henry H 
 
 50 
 
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 Swart, Adam 
 
 2 00 
 
 Smith, James E. 
 
 50 
 
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 Sybrandt, George 
 
 2 00 
 
 Smith, Dr. Chas. H 
 
 50 
 
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 Smith, Wm. C 
 
 50 
 
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 Taylor, C. S 
 
 10 00 
 
 Smith, Wm. H 
 
 50 
 
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 Taylor, Matthias 
 
 1 00 
 
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 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Taylor, James D $2 
 
 Talcott, S. V 10 
 
 Taylor, J. E. &Co 50 
 
 Tabor, Charles F . 5 
 
 Templeton, John M 5 
 
 Terry, Rev. Edward A . . . 20 
 
 Ten Broeck, Edward B . . . 5 
 
 Ten Eyck, James W. ... 50 
 
 Ten Eyck, Jacob H 25 
 
 Ten Eyck, Wm. C 5 
 
 Ten Eyck & Lansing 10 
 
 Tebbutt’s, M., Sons 25 
 
 Terrell, Wm. H . 5 
 
 Temple Chapter No. 5. . . . 25 
 
 Thacher, John Boyd 1,000 
 
 Thacher, George H 500 
 
 Thacher, Ralph W 50 
 
 Thompson, William 50 
 
 Thompson, David A 25 
 
 Thompson, Willie A 5 
 
 Thompson, William R. . . . 5 
 
 Thomson, Lemon & Co. . . . 100 
 
 Thomas, Franklin W 25 
 
 Thomas, Jeffrey P 10 
 
 Thomas, William M 5 
 
 Throop, Montgomery R. . . 25 
 
 Thornton, William 10 
 
 Thornton, James 5 
 
 Tillinghast, J. Wilbur 100 
 
 Tinkham, Edwin M 5 
 
 Townsend, Franklin 250 
 
 Townsend, Fred 100 
 
 Townsend, Dr. Franklin, 
 
 Jr 25 
 
 Townsend & Todd 25 
 
 Toedt, Emanuel B 25 
 
 Toole, Edward J 10 
 
 Toomey & McElrone 5 
 
 Tracy, Charles 300 
 
 Tracey, James F 25 
 
 Treadwell & Co 250 
 
 Treadwell, Miss Julia 25 
 
 Treadwell, Mrs. George C. 25 
 
 Tremper, Cantine, Jr 10 
 
 Tucker, Luther H 500 
 
 Tucker, Dr. Willis G 25 
 
 Tucker, Gilbert M 50 
 
 Turner, Charles H 10 
 
 Union Clothing Co 25 
 
 Underhill & Hatt 5 
 
 Underhill, E. W.... 5 
 
 Van Antwerp, John H. . . . 1,000 
 
 Van Antwerp, William H. 250 
 
 Van Antwerp, Daniel L. . . 25 
 
 Van Antwerp, Thomas J. . 10 
 
 Van Derveer, Dr. Albert. . $200 00 
 Van Slyke, George W . . . . 200 00 
 
 Van Rensselaer, W. Bayard 100 00 
 Van Heusen, Charles & Co. 250 00 
 
 Van Heusen, J. W 5 00 
 
 Van Valkenburg, John L . 10 00 
 
 Van Wormer, Jasper 100 00 
 
 Van Wormer, William H.. 50 00 
 
 Van Benthuysen’s, Charles 
 
 Sons 75 00 
 
 Van Schaich, Miss Jane C. 150 00 
 
 Van Gaasbeek, Amos C. . . 50 00 
 
 Van Santvoord, H. S 50 00 
 
 Van Derzee, Frank 50 00 
 
 Van Alstyne, Thos. J 50 00 
 
 Van Allen, Garrett A 50 00 
 
 Van Allen, Charles H 5 00 
 
 Van Vliet, G. Dudley 25 00 
 
 Van Loon, Charles 5 00 
 
 Van Loon, Wm. H 5 00 
 
 Van Vranken, Josiah 5 00 
 
 Van Derpoel, Isaac 5 00 
 
 Van Deinse, H E 50 
 
 Van Natta, Stephen D . . . . 5 00 
 
 Valkenburgh, S. M 15 00 
 
 Veeder, Aaron 10 00 
 
 Visscher, John B 100 00 
 
 Visscher, Edward W 50 00 
 
 Viele, Maurice E 100 00 
 
 Vint, James 25 00 
 
 Vose, Rodney 25 00 
 
 Vosburgh, Fletcher W. ... 5 00 
 
 Walker, John M 50 00 
 
 Walker, John E 25 00 
 
 Walker, William J 50 00 
 
 Wasson, James D 100 00 
 
 Waggoner, Jacob H 25 00 
 
 Wagoner, Richard B 10 00 
 
 Wagoner, M. V. B 20 00 
 
 Waterman, Charles F. . . . 50 00 
 
 Waterman, Jeremiah 100 00 
 
 Waterman, Edward N. . . . 50 00 
 
 Waterman, Silas C 5 00 
 
 Waterbury, William S. . . . 5 00 
 
 Wade, Edward 20 00 
 
 Walcott, F. S 15 00 
 
 Walcott, T. B., Jr 10 00 
 
 Ward, Walter J 10 00 
 
 Ward, Dr. Samuel B 50 00 
 
 Ward, Fred. C 10 00 
 
 Ward & Byrne 25 00 
 
 Warren, Mrs. Clement H.. 50 00 
 
 Walsh, John W 25 00 
 
 Walsh, James D 15 00 
 
 Walsh, Henry S 5 00 
 
 Walsh, Edward A 5 00 
 
 Wald, P. J. & Bro 5 00 
 
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YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. 
 
 45 
 
 Walls, Nicholas S $50 00 
 
 Wadhams, Fred. E 10 00 
 
 Wallace, Patrick J 5 00 
 
 Warren, W 1 00 
 
 Waldman, Louis 1 10 00 
 
 Waldman, Samuel M 15 00 
 
 Wallen’s, Fred. J., Sons.. . 10 00 
 
 W , D. F 1 00 
 
 W , A. D 50 
 
 W , J. D 50 
 
 Weed, Parsons & Co 500 00 
 
 Weaver, William H 25 00 
 
 Weaver, William J 10 00 
 
 Weaver, Charles L 5 00 
 
 Weaver, GeergeS 100 00 
 
 Weaver, S. G 50 
 
 Wendell, Harvey 10 00 
 
 Wendell, C. Edgar 10 00 
 
 Wendell, William 25 00 
 
 Wells, Robert H 25 00 
 
 Wells, Austin H 5 00 
 
 Weller, Anton 25 00 
 
 Weller, F. H 1 00 
 
 Welch, John G 10 00 
 
 Welch, George H 2 00 
 
 Weidman, Reuben L 10 00 
 
 Wemple, Daniel W 25 00 
 
 Western Union Telegraph 
 
 Co 250 00 
 
 Werner, E. S 2 00 
 
 Westcott, H. R. & Co 10 00 
 
 Whitney, W. M., & Co. . . 500 00 
 
 Whitney, W. M., & Co.’s 
 
 employees 100 00 
 
 Whitney, Stephen W. .... 15 00 
 
 Whitney, Geo. P 10 00 
 
 White’s, Isaac, Sons & Co. 50 00 
 
 White, Douglas L., & Co. . 100 00 
 
 White, Andrew G 50 00 
 
 White, Edward C 5 00 
 
 Whitbeck, Chas. H 2 00 
 
 Whitmore, Samuel W. . . . 10 00 
 
 Wheeler, Seth 50 00 
 
 Wheeler, Edgar J 25 00 
 
 Wheeler, William A 25 00 
 
 Wheeler, Fred. A 5 00 
 
 Wheeler, Fred. F 5 00 
 
 Whalen, Nicholas D 1 00 
 
 Whittle Bros 10 00 
 
 Williams, Chauncey P. . . . 100 00 
 
 Total 
 
 Williams, Chauncey P. Jr. $10 00 
 
 Williams, Thomas J 10 00 
 
 Williams, A. C 5 00 
 
 Williams, E. J 50 
 
 Williams, Robt. D 5 00 
 
 Williams, Marcus B 2 00 
 
 Wilson, Geo. P 50 00 
 
 Wilson, James A. 25 00 
 
 Wilson, Robert P 50 00 
 
 Wilson, Geo. E . . 2 00 
 
 Winne, Dr. Lansing B. . . . 25 00 
 
 Winne, Chas. H 25 00 
 
 Winne, Walter M 5 00 
 
 Winne, Chas. V 10 00 
 
 Wilbur, R. G 25 00 
 
 Wilkinson, Thos. F 50 00 
 
 Wing’s, Albert, Sons & 
 
 Co 50 00 
 
 Wiles, Thomas S 25 00 
 
 Winchell & Davis 15 00 
 
 Winship, Wm. F 10 00 
 
 Wiley, Geo., & Bro 10 00 
 
 Wickham, Richard 10 00 
 
 Willers, Diedrick 5 00 
 
 Willerton, Edmund R. . . . 5 00 
 
 Wiley, E 1 00 
 
 Wilcox, Theodore T, 5 00 
 
 Wooster, B. W., Furniture 
 
 Co 250 00 
 
 Wooster, Samuel C 50 00 
 
 W T oodward, James 0 25 00 
 
 Woodward, John 25 00 
 
 Woods, Francis H 25 00 
 
 Woolverton, Geo. A 250 00 
 
 Woodruff, W. H. D 10 00 
 
 Wolf, F. J 2 00 
 
 Whiff, John A 1 00 
 
 Woodbury, Dr. J. H 5 00 
 
 Wright, Henry R 20 00 
 
 Wright, Alfred W 5 00 
 
 Wygant, Thomas H 5 00 
 
 Wynne, F. C 1 00 
 
 Yerks, Geo. W 100 00 
 
 Young, Horace G 25 00 
 
 Young, Edwin 10 00 
 
 Zwick, John 5 00 
 
 Zeiser, Joseph B 10 00 
 
 Zeller, Mrs. Elizabeth 10 00 
 
 $56,518 00. 
 

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