Papers, 1893-1947.

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Papers, 1893-1947.

Papers include correspondence, legal documents, deeds, contracts, property maps, receipts, bills, bank books, tax records, wills, and other records relating to Bennett's work as a lawyer in Rockville Centre, N.Y., dealing with estates, trusts, real estate and other matters. Correspondents include Edward M. Bassett, an attorney in New York City.

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Bennett, Earl H.

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Lawyer. From the description of Papers, 1893-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155559294 ...

Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948

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Bassett was a United States congressman, 1902-1905, and served on the Public Service Commission of New York, during which time he aided in the development of the dual subway plan in New York City. He was vice-chairman of the Brooklyn Committee on City Plan, whose report was published in 1914; chairman of the Heights of Buildings Commission in New York City, whose final report, 1916, presented the first Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, also the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in th...