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Letter - More Public Parks Letter to Mayor Edson, New York, February 29, 1884

This printed letter, dated February 29, 1884, is addressed to New York City Mayor Franklin Edson. It advocates for the enlargement of the city's park area, specifically Central Park, arguing that such an expansion would be a wise financial investment, increasing tax revenue and property values. The letter includes detailed financial calculations related to the cost of Central Park and the projected increase in property values and tax collections. The document features a prominent, centered heading: "MORE PUBLIC PARKS. IMPORTANT LETTER TO MAYOR EDSON." Below the printed text, there are handwritten annotations listing the names of numerous signatories, along with some of their professional titles or affiliations, such as bank presidents and a U.S. Assistant Treasurer. An additional handwritten note at the bottom states that the signatories "representing an aggregate capital in various forms of real or personal more than one thousand millions of dollars." 3.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Franklin Edson (Mayor of New York)
  • William Astor
  • Thomas C. Acton (President Merchants National Bank)
  • John C. Eno (U.S. Assistant Treasurer)
  • Chauncey M. Depew (President Nassau Bank & President of N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. Co.)
  • D. Willis James
  • Morris K. Jessup
  • Thomas Hillhouse
  • Jesse Seligman
  • Charles D. Dickey (Brown Bros.)
  • William Dowd (Gallatin National Bank)
  • John H. Flagler (President Central R.R. Co.)
  • John Jacob Astor
  • William H. Macy (President Manhattan National Bank)
  • Wm. Henry Smith
  • Robert B. Minturn
  • Seligman, Jesse

Geography

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 6