Thanks again..... your ideas are very helpful to me and I appreciate your kind assistance... george ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 9:22 PM Subject: Re: 1855 > Dear George, > > If the business was a registered partnership or a corporation, you might find > some information about it and its principals at the NY County Clerk's Office/ > Division of Old Records, 31 Chambers St, NY, NY 10007. > > Would also suggest a search in various city directories for NYC to see what > you can find for Charles Bro. Silver Works. You'll want to check the main > alphabetized listings as well as the ads in the City Register section in the > back of the directories. With few exceptions, these directories were > published annually and are full of information. For a more detailed > description of what you might find in city directories, take a look at my > online essay at http://www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/city/essay_main1.html > > Best wishes, > > Leslie Corn > NYC Genealogical Research & Due Diligence > New York, NY > NYG&BS Library Committee, Education & Publications Committe, and Subcommittee > on Collection Development > Co-Chair, Repositories, NYG&BS NYC 2000 Research Conference, April 30-May 7, > 2000 > http://www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/city/essay_main1.html > [log in to unmask] > > In a message dated 11/18/99 5:33:24 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > > >Hello from a Newbie, > > > > I just found an old journal that tells me our great grandfather went > from England > >to New York in 1855. > > > >It states that their "first home was in North First St., Williams Burgh, > N.Y. > > I worked at my trade in the firm of Charter Bro. Silver Works, Greenwich > St., > >New York, and my wife worked at Mantilling" > > > > I would like to find any available information about this location, and > about > >the employers.... ... pictures, text , etc. This is my first venture > into > >the New York research area and so would appreciate clues from the old timers > in > >this area. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > George >