Subject: New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government

Court record concerning the election of a councilman in New York City, dated December 19, 1865. The record involves David T. Valentine and Charles Godfry Gunther. Valentine was known for his "Manuals of the Corporation of NYC."

Issue of the *Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer* newspaper from January 28, 1834, published in New York, New York. This issue contains a 10" column on page 2 detailing the proceedings of the Board of Alderman, including a report on the presentation of a Thomas Jefferson statue to the Common Council by Lieutenant Uriah Phillips Levy of the U.S. Navy.

Issue of the New-York Spectator newspaper, published in New York, New York on January 28, 1820. Pages 2 & 3 include various Acts from the New York Legislature, notably "AN ACT, Directing the commissioners of the land office to survey and sell Grand Island in the Niagara river, to Mordecai M. Noah."

A political pin advocating for the election of Fiorello La Guardia and Levy. The pin's design includes the phrase "Vote La Guardia and Levy...American Labor". The pin dates from circa 1940 and relates to American politics in New York City.