The New York herald., 1851-12-25
New York sixty-ave Years since, VIZ,
In 1856.

The fret Directory Of the city Of New York, pub
lihed in the spring Of l7S6-two years and hall
after the evacu alton Of the city by the British
army, in November, lss5-has been Handsomely re-
printed by Mr.. Dogsett, publisher OF the City
Directory, SO Liberty street. This is highly in.
terestirg little volume, and cannot fail to attract
general attention, showing, as it does, our city
slowly recovering from the disasters Of the reyo.
lutionary war, with it twenty.three thousand in.
habitants (23,6ID, in contras. with its present
population of more than half a million, aud the
extension Of its boundaries to the whole surface Of
Manhattan Island. The Directory in question was
editt by David Franks, and printed by Shepard
kollosk, corner Of Wall and Water streets, lTS6
The plumber Of names In the Directory Is $50 "a.
the present time IL is So i2j) A great proportion
the names In the Directory for 1856 are nglo.
saxon, not more than one-fourth being Dutch and
HugueDot.
1be following are the names Of the members OF
the ComIne1 Council in l7ei-
James Duane, Mayor.
Richard Varick, Recorder.
Aiderrex- Abraham z Lott, Benjamin Bl,ggs,
John Broome, William Nelson, jeremiah Wool,
William w Gilbert, Nicholas Bayard.
The couaty officers were-Marinus wine,t,
sheriff Robert Benson, Clerk; Jeremiah Wool,
Coroner.
The list Of lawyers then in practice (including
bOthrlct TuoicD II very interesting, embracing. ~
will be seen, many Of the strongest names in the po-
litical history OF the country John Lawraa,s,
Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Brockholst
Livingston, William ; Livingston, John ID. CrieD
shIer, Morgan Lewis, Robert Troup, Thom az
smith, William Cock, John Rutherford, George
Bond, William Wilcocks, James Giles, John Ksess,
John M'kesson, w. "A. Depeyster - Cozine. G.
J Rogers, Jacob Remsen, John Richer. John
shaw, Daniel &. Verplanck, Il. Morris, smcs NJ
hughes. Joseph Winter, Jacob Morton, Il. Daa8.
comb, Dehsrt and Randall. Edward Antill, Ri.hari
Boomer, Cornelius Bogar,, William Popham,
Ssmg6el, and Cutting, Joshua Bagrey, Joha
Woods, John IL Woodall, Edward Living ston,
Joshus Pell (of Wes.chester)
John LaFrance was the FIRST representative
elected from this city to Congress after the aiop.
ton OF the constitution. He took his seat in the
the HEEALD, in our sketches Of U. ). Senator'S RON
New York, in February last. His law Office in
1855, was No. - We'll street. Aaron Burr had
his Office at No. 10 Little Queen (nov CEDAR
street Alexander Hamilton, 81 Wall street I.
Robert Troup, 67 Wall Morgan Lewis. 80
Maiden lane Brockholst Livingston. ~ Wall /:
Daniel e. Verpls nck, 3 Wall Richard Varick
40 Dock, (now Pearl, near Hanover square).
David Franks, 20 whom the New Workers wcro
indebted for their drst "Cty Directory, was an a.,
countant and convey ancer, and had bis Office a.
No. 80 Broadway. i n his advertisement, In hi
directory, be returns his sincere thanks TO the pub
taking, and requests they may any errors or
omissions which may appear, and impute thc I'M
only to the local disadvantages he labored uader
ia this first attempt. lie announces the speedy
publication Of Treatise on Bookkeeping" 10.
gested for the inland and foreign trade Of America
tie also socits business as a conveyancer, having,
he says, served regular apprenti ceship 10 his
father very eminent attorney in Dublin, and hag-
ing besides transacted business, for some years FOR
CeuDssllor Franklin, Of that city. "To prevent
complaints. generally arising hom employing In
experienced clerks, Me. Franks had Engaged n
young man from Dsblin, Of unexeeptiouable
abilities"
AN EARLY MANUMrssGoN OR ANTI SLAVERY SOCIETY.
The following are the officers q the society flr
the manumission OF slaves, and prote sing such c
them a. have been, or may be liberated, vhich
society met at the Coffee House Hon John jay,
President; Samuel Franklin, Vice President. = ohG
Murray, Jun, Treasurer; John keese, Secretary:
Willet Seaman, William Shotwsll, Lacob Seau1n n.
Augustus Sydill, Robert 1roup, White Ms.uck.
standing Committee.
This little directory Il neatly get up, ia cheep
form, by Mr.. DogRett, and c0ataius map Of h'
city as II was in 1856
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