Excerpt from New York: A Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Metropolitan City of America The growing magnitude and increased accessibility of the city of N ew-york, are constantly making that city more and more a subject of interest in every part of the country. At the same time, and by the operation of the same causes, its history is becoming less and less familiar to the multitudes that make up its vast population. It is gratifying, however, to be assured that the materials of the city's history are not likely to perish. During the past half-century many indi viduals have manifested a praiseworthy regard for this sub jcet, and have done much to collect and preserve the perish able materials of our city's local history. But especial honor, in this respect, is due to the new-york Historical Society, by the indefatigable industry and liberal enthusiasm of whose members many a buried relic has been exhumed, and many a fading reminiscence revived, and embalmed in imperishable records. So much has been accomplished in that direction, and the whole matter is now in such able hands, and in the care of such zealous spirits, that the future renown of our metropolis may be accounted beyond danger. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.