The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-10
RELICS OF OLD NEW YORK.
Az INTERESTING EXHIBITION AT THE
LENON IIBRtRi.
The Most Complete collection Ever Brought
Together Of Pictures. Books and Docu-
meuts Relating TO This Town -Memen-
toe. OF Early Days and the RevOlnuon.

toes OF Early DAYS and the Revoiutou.
Every New Yorker ought TO see the col
lection which Is now on exhibition at the
Lemon Library. II consists OF several hum
dred pictures. books, maps and documents OF
all kinds relating to the early history OF New
York city.
Most of the objects in the collection belong
to the library others have teen lent by the
corporation of the city or by individuals.
with the result that the exhibition could not
be duplicated elsewhere. and Is the most
complete of the kind ever brought together.
II will remain open until about March 20.
One really ought TO walk to the libr ary In
order fully to appreciate the exhibition.
Al least one should walk along Fifth avenue
from the Plaza. That takes one past the
most convincing yidences OF the growth and
wealth Of New York city: two or three great
hotels. a few magnificent clubhouses and the
most costly and beautiful city homes In this
country. one gets into the atmosphere
OF great. rich, modern New York.
Then one passes through the library doors.
look into tho first case and sees q curious
little book, written In Latin and printed In
Amsterdam in 1912. In this little book are
the very first printed words the world ever
saw about Hudson's discovery OF the Island
Of Manhattan in 1909. Next to 1t is an old
pIuI SHOWING II uUUule Oh luulAu NUS NhiCu
occupied the bit Of ground where now the
most enormous financial transactions OF tho
world are planned ana carried out. IL makes
one feel queer.
10 the same case is o photograph of a letter
written by a worthy Holander. one J. Scha-
gen. 10 certain Nigh aud Mighty Sirs. an.
nounclng the purchase IRON the Wild men
OF tho entire island OF Manhattan Tor about
ga! There has been a sliSht rise In values
since that time.
He tells, also. how the settlers on the island
eoWad thar Grams in NAV and hary astNi
them in August. We learn from him that
there was considerable variety In these crops
for they included wheat. rye. barley, Data.
buck wheat, canary seed. beans and fa1-
This letter 10 aated in, holland, but IN the
ease next to IL Is an Original letter ~Iit,sn
Micbaelius, the FIRST pastor 1t Is penned
In extraordinaTy hieroglyphios. on Aug. ~
1898, and is the only letter known to be In
existence that wa, written from this epot
by, ons Of the fret settlers.
1t is rather interesting TO look over the
names on d map OF the original grants OF
village lots from the Dutch. West India
Company 10 the inLabitant- OF New Amster-
dam one finds the familiar names OF hip,
De Forest, an Norden, Van Cortland, Nor
ris. Ten Eyok. Rittenhouse. stuyvesant. Van
Dyck and others. :
There are also rather perplexing items on
the map. u good sized blue section. for in
stance, Uelng labelled "Neero's House. while
The Great Highway" was the begipnins OF
tho Present Broadway one can help swil:
III Afbs a s .tasts; P i%Di t lt 'd and sSTThm o %a. p' iISGadl.
Company. Garden a plot adj DINING ns
garden was once the eompany's richard
but vas ceded later 10 a private owner.
TO The ]esTlies, period q the history Of ths
come original EDITIONS, in dill T ent languases
Of the articles VI surrsnder OF uls New Meth
eiiands TO the English in August, 1904, Per
hap. the most interestins articles IL, tie
whole collection belong - the period OF the
knylish occupation.
charters rsas s al the eS city Hr' q New =" York sn0 with ihpG tbs
official seals belonging TO them. These In
terest.ns old parShments are !eHt 6I the city
The second. the Montgomerie charter. is
there are several volumes Of early record.
anu ordinances. among thep the irst ledger
ifom tHs Ms s;,y is sGr p NSv' t7o S'a ], ' "a sff S { voi.
ume, but not hall 50 fat as the ledger OF a
single qeRaT'%s.s q the IsrrmSny sGvsTn,
day, who could keep their accounts for ten
years In the same book, would have topped
II any one had shown them a single Tamnany
pay roll However. they did have a few
for duckins and for whipping negroes.
fshihitiqn: !, Is. gSnphlst entitled An
GAR ASs for the Gra Rs,. t s2 S Sns T Sallsm per- snd f H%Hsa
Personal Estates. and six sRIlinss Por Head
q This lProvi1c. o. Pennsylyagla and Ie5.
,rs s.t ,hsreGt t for the the Time me 9e!nS' Towards
An Interesting oIample Of tn. early lack
o,libsrty Of the press In New YORK Is " 2 BOOK
Trial Of John peter zengsr, PHhtsr q Ito
taiH.; -First-Ihs two ,scandaloys Song.
common HangmaA. observation-disclosures
Gong on the burning. Third--PEoclama.
t " t2 2ee aniSo : f 'eTF6SnITatSo.,LffToclSSmation Of
Of the libels printed In Zenser's
Thor, { also q, publloe.lGp. printed IN
i7;.' relating 70 coiiinbia College an az,
Rebel General -wayno's Attack Of the Ref
Friday. the ai.t day Of July, ,i7so..
, Among the hooks printed In New York
dnrimS the heT olNtiGnny Tfr the Ml, y
CoiieS'ions,S II was printed during The
F seHs were oGsnER p Ss s Of th Tor IT, ,Se an" Ria tns P and
orphans ~ the British soldiers and sailors.
L. c%Hntairs mary hitteT iootn9,ee s' the most
S tT%isJ', to ! TSngt. =sS On sa~s this ono "P-
Dip arrows in matter Of smallpox and
wang them at the American rebels. In order
band these stubborn, Ignorant, snthusiasto
,avagee than apy other compulsfve meas
lrcs Such Is their dread and fear OF that
iisordcr''
Two copies Of this interesting hook lie
n - case side nv side. From one the
'ootnote has been carefully ard pcauy cut
The other retains II and is the only. known
'opv ~ the book In existence which does.
Il is said that Lord Howe did not approve
n the barharous note and ordered IL cut out
The hloodthfrsty Major quotes from PEN
,les 10 the effect that suCc$se III war dspcndD
IN "a storc Of coin ard adds this fcctnOte:
The rebels then unst ever be unsuccessful
The Major and Pcriclcs bsdrt any Yankee
statistics AT that time TO AID tesrn IN forming
exclusions
The Majors chapter on ep ice begins Re
none, hut mistrust all II 4 hr true that
he great Duke 90 Marlborough rive Eio,ous
q q spv. I would adv ss his Successors 'never
q lose the hog for an hAlfpenny worth IL
The Major recommended the rroYrnntrs-
ion Of the British Army. advising that the
forces be composed Il 100 bstsstons
y 500 men each in time ~ r~act Thev vere
O. be q u REID q. follows Sixteen / attslicna
n Gres' Tlrhan. which would alec have .
ArVe militia; tveutv-fctr tattaNors IN frc~
ten in the Nedf.rnu-an and frpy for
lac American comfy Mt This lAs thumbs
ng force ss the Major CALI 10. would llsS
axe caV a. the Vest India possessions,
An interesting document in Robert Fuitop's
and rttlr Y H. ar estimate q. the expense of .
tsam ferryhust fer one year
NO iorensn 4, - . mon u each. they nnt
tnr Nlru S~lxsas tkRy all aloa aA a Sn