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TO

THOSE  RUGGED  LEADERS  IN THOUGHT AND  ACTION

WHO   DISDAINING   DIFFICULTIES

HAVE   LABOURED   HONESTLY

TO   MAKE   NEW   YORK   WHAT   IT   IS

THIS   VOLUME   IS   DEDICATED

MAY

THEIR   DESCENDANTS

WHILE   EMULATING   THEIR   VIRTUES

AND   AVOIDING   THEIR   FAULTS

ADD   NEW   LUSTRE   TO

OUR   city's

FAME