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Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records

Call Number

1985.077

Date

1875-1881, inclusive

Creator

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Fire Dept

Extent

1 Linear Feet in one oversize enclosure and one oversize box.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records are contained in one oversize enclosure and one oversize box and include commissioner and general staff monthly payrolls for the period August 30 to October 31, 1881, as well as individual monthly company payrolls from the years 1875 and 1881. The records feature lists of Fire Department employees, with signatures and pay rates next to the names.

Historical Note

The first paid professional Fire Department in the city of Brooklyn went into operation in 1869.

Scope and Contents

The Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records are contained in one oversize enclosure and one oversize box and include commissioner and general staff monthly payrolls for the period August 30 to October 31, 1881, as well as individual monthly company payrolls from the years 1875 and 1881. The records feature lists of Fire Department employees, with signatures and pay rates next to the names.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Fire Department payroll records, 1985.077, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Xerxes Fine Books and Documents, 1985.

Related Materials

Related archival collections at the Brooklyn Historical Society:

Missing Title

  1. 1973.275, Village of Brooklyn Fire Department member lists and minutes, 1823-1828
  2. 1977.080, Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Fire Department meeting minutes, 1848-1854
  3. 1977.158, Williamsburgh fire wardens minute book, 1845-1857
  4. 1978.019, Flatbush Fire Company records, 1829-1848
  5. 1978.032, New York City fire fighters list, 1704
  6. 1989.006, Brooklyn Firefighting collection, 1825-1949

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

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Language: English

Processing Information

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Note Statement

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Oversize: OS-36 (Material Type: Text)
Oversize: 1985.077 1 of 2 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201