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TJ Davis <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:53:14 -0700
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The Southern District has never had the same borders as the City of New York.
For example, Westchester has ever been a part but never part of New York City.
And remember before creation of Greater New York City in 1898, only Manhattan
was New York City.

Professor T. J. Davis, Ph.D., J.D.
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On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Thomas W. Perrin wrote:

> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:17:25 -0400
> From: "Thomas W. Perrin" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State

     history." <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Southern District Court
>
> Southern District Court acted as a copyright registry. It's New York City.
> You're probably talking about millions of books.
> Tom
>
> "Daniel H. Weiskotten" wrote:
>
> > Hello all:
> >         I recently purchased a cute little pocket dictionary (published in
> > Cazenovia, of course!) that was
> >
> > "Entered according to an Act of Congress, in the year 1836, by S.H. Henry &
> > Co., in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District
> > of New York."
> >
> >
> > Was this a NY City or Central/Upstate NY court (F.F. Ripley, NY, made the
> > stereotype)
> >
> >
> > I'd like to be able to find similar entries for other titles.
> >
> >
>

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