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Title: A picture of New York in 1850 : with a short account of places in its vicinity : designed as a guide to citizens and strangers ; with numerous engravings, and a map of the city
Year: 1846 (1840s)
Authors: C.S. Francis & Co Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC Nichols, George Livingston, former owner. NNC Day, Thomas, former owner. NNC Grolier Club. Library, former owner. NNC
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Publisher: New York : The Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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t, corner of Essex MarketPlace, founded in 1834. NEW.YORK INSTITUTION FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE DEAFAND DUMB. This institution commenced operations under its char-ter, by opening a school for the reception of pupils on the12th day of May, 1818. Until the spring of 1829, theschool was held in the building now called the New City-Hall. At that time the pupils were transferred to a largebuilding erected for the purposes of the Institution, onFiftieth-street and the Fourth Avenue, three and a halfmiles from the City-Hall. Communication between theInstitution and the city is rendered very easy by the carswhich pass on the Harlffim Rail-Road, (Fourth Avenue,)every fifteen or twenty minutes in both directions. The principal building occupied for the purposes of theInstitution, is one hundred and ten feet by sixty, in the di-mensions of its plan, and five stories in height, includingthe basement. It accommodates about 160 patients, andthe teachers, the family of the Principal, and such other
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BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS. 47 persons as are needed to assist in conducting the affairs ofthe estabhshment. This Institution has been well sustained by appropria-tions made by the Legislature of the State, by the Corpo-rations of the City, and by private munificence. There are usually at the Asylum about 160 pupils, whoare taught most of the useful branches of education, andsome of them are instructed in trades, such as shoemaking,tailoring, cabinet making, bookbinding and gardening. Atthe date of the last report, (Dec. 1844,) the number ofpupils was 168, (96 males and 72 females,) of whom 128were supported by the State of New-York, 13 by theCorporation of the City, three by the State of New-Jersey, one by the County of St. Lawrence, 11 by theirfriends, and 12 by the Institution. The charge for a pupilis ^130 per year, including all expenses, except clothingand travelling expenses. The Principal of the Institution is Mr. Harvey P. Peet,who is assisted by a number of competent professors

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