A brief description of New York : formerly called New Netherlands, with the places thereunto adjoining ; together with the manner of its scituation, fertility of the soyle, healthfulness of the climate, and the commodities thence produced ... : manuscript, 1845.

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A brief description of New York : formerly called New Netherlands, with the places thereunto adjoining ; together with the manner of its scituation, fertility of the soyle, healthfulness of the climate, and the commodities thence produced ... : manuscript, 1845.

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A manuscript copy made by G. Furman in 1845 from the copy "Printed for John Hancock at the first shop in Popes Head Alley in Cornhill, at the sign of the Three Bibles, 1670."

1 v. (44 p.) ; 9 x 7 cm.

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Denton, Daniel

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Furman, Gabriel, 1800-1854

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Gabriel Furman (January 23, 1800-November 11, 1854) was a respected historian of early Brooklyn. Among his works were the Notes Geographical and Historical, Relating to the Town of Brooklyn, on Long-Island (1824), still available in a recent reprint. Little is known of Furman's youth; he attended Columbia Academy in Bergen (now part of Jersey City), New Jersey, from 1814-1816. Professionally, Furman became a lawyer, having studied law beginning in 1823 in the office of Elisha W. King of Beekman ...