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When old New York was young (1902)

Hemstreet, Charles, b. 1866 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 26

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alow rate. For they were only obliged to payone peppercorn a year for me. After ten oreleven years the price was raised to twentyshillings. This was more as it should be,and somewhat soothed my pride. My life went along smoothly after that,and I continued to be a bowling green, anda place where the… … BOWLING GREEN planted squarely upon me a heavy stonepedestal. I was a little puzzled to knowwhat it was all about, but very soon theyraised a statue of King George III. on thepedestal and put an iron fence about it.This railing still stands. The statue was notthere long. Only six years, and then,…

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