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Title: History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891 Perine, George E
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) History New York (N.Y.) Biography
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : A.S. Barnes & Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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then, orjust before, mayor of the city. The whole neighborhood of the Bowl-ing Green was occupied by some of the wealthiest and most enterprisingbusiness men in the city. On State Street were the fine residences of leading business men ofthe day. No. 0 was the dwelling of Mr. I lowland (Ilowland & Aspin-wall). Next to it was the house of a son of Bishop Moore. Near thecorner of State and Bridge streets AVashington Irving lived, and at 29Whitehall Street was the dwelling of James K. Paulding, a largedouble frame house. At 13 State Street was the residence of GeneralJacob Morton, the chief commander of the city militia, and directly infront of his house, on the Battery, was the Hollow—a little shallowpond in winter whereon the boys skated, and which was a dry, grassyplayground in summer. General Morton always reviewed the city troops—the TompkinsBlues, the Pulaski Cadets, and others—on the Battery. Indeedthat little irregular park was a favorite rendezvous for the military on
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JOHN JACOB ASTOR. FIRST DECADE, 1830-1840. training days until the Washington Parade-Ground (now Washing-ton Square) was established. When General Morton became too feebleto mount his horse he reviewed the troops from his balcony, and onthese occasions received from them the compliment of a marchingsalute. On State Street, near Pearl, in the later days of Knickerbocker life inNew York, was a modest two-storied house, the inn of Peter Bayard,himself a pure Knickerbocker of Huguenot descent. For many yearsit was the popular resort of well-to-do people of the town and country,avIio were always sure of finding there most unexceptionable turtle-soupand other gastronomic delicacies. The house was always full, for tran-sient sojourners in New York from distant cities well knew the houseof Peter Bayard. Castle Clinton (now known as Castle Garden) stood near the westernend of the Battery, and was reached by a bridge. It has undergonemany transformations, while the Battery has been enlarged and

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