The customs, amusements, style of living, and manners of the people of the United States from the first settlement of the country to the present time : manuscript, [ca. 1844].

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The customs, amusements, style of living, and manners of the people of the United States from the first settlement of the country to the present time : manuscript, [ca. 1844].

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Manuscript of Furman's unpublished work on life in the United States (ca. 1844). He covers many aspects of American life such as hunting, fishing, balls, husking frolics, holidays, marriage, horse racing, clubs, bull baiting, cock fighting, fairs, funerals, ducking stool and pillory, etc. Introduction is unbound.

1 v. (ca. 280 p. including inserts)

New-York Historical Society

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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 ...