Reports of commissioners appointed to appraise lands taken for street openings in New York City and Brooklyn, 1817-1845, bulk 1817, 1830, 1837, 1845.

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Reports of commissioners appointed to appraise lands taken for street openings in New York City and Brooklyn, 1817-1845, bulk 1817, 1830, 1837, 1845.

This fragmentary series consists of petitions for appointment of commissioners to appraise lands taken for street openings in the incorporated cities of New York and Brooklyn. There are also reports of the Commissioners, returned to the Supreme Court of Judicature.

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