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Catalog Number |
FIN095 |
Object Name |
Check, Bank |
Artist |
Connolly, Richard B. |
Artist's Role |
Writer |
Description |
Mayor's Office salaries bank check signed by A. Oakley Hall as mayor of New York City, dated January 31, 1871. Drawn off of the Broadway Bank, New York, and made out to Frank O'Donnell, for his salary as "First Messenger," of the Mayor's Office staff, and endorsed by O'Donnel on the verso. Written and signed by New York City Comptroller Richard B. Connolly. |
Maker |
Chamberlain at the New York at the National Broadway Bank |
Place of Origin |
New York, NY |
Date |
Jan. 31, 1871 |
Green-Wood Connection |
A. Oakley Hall and Richard Connolly were among the inner circle of William M. Tweed's "Tweed Ring," a group of corrupt politicians who controlled New York City during the 1860s-1870s. |
Material |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-3.75 W-8 inches |
People |
Hall, Abraham Oakey (Not G-W) Connolly, Richard B. (Not G-W) O'Donnel, Frank (Not G-W) |
Subjects |
Banking Checks Signatures Mayors |
Search Terms |
Tweed Ring Broadway Bank, New York New York (N.Y.) |