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NYC's Story: The City on RecordUnderstanding the Past, Guiding the Future

NYC's Story: The City on RecordUnderstanding the Past, Guiding the Future

NYC's Story: The City on RecordUnderstanding the Past, Guiding the Future

Tag: religion

NYC's Story: The City on RecordUnderstanding the Past, Guiding the Future

Eighteenth century declaration denouncing Catholicism, including various signatures at the bottom of the declaration.

Protestant declaration, 1705

What makes NYC, NYC?, Who is a New Yorker?

1705 handwritten document signed by multiple Manhattan residents denouncing Catholicism.

Handwritten petition addressed to the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen asking to expand a Jewish burial ground. The document has several signatures at the bottom.

Petition for the expansion of Jewish burial ground, 1728

What makes NYC, NYC?, Who is a New Yorker?

1728 handwritten petition requesting additional land for a Jewish burial ground in New York City.