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When old New York was young (1902)

Hemstreet, Charles, b. 1866 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 121

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pot on which we stand. The old man talked on with a line vein ofenthusiasm in his voice. We turned from the Willett Tablet, and mycompanion, drawing me along Broad Street,said : * When we pass two streets farther onyou will see a landmark that should make [■°5] A READING OF HISTORIC TABLETS your… … Washingtons Farewell in Frauncess Taverno lived in until Sam Fraunces, in 1762, turnedit into a tavern, where Washington had hishead-quarters and bade his officers farewellwhen the Revolution was at an end. You cansee the tablet near the Pearl Street entrance.What fine tales these old walls could…

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