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1833–1918, Manuscript Division, New York Public Library
NA
National Archives, Washington, D.C
NA–CP
National Archives, College Park, Md.
NP
Neilson Papers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
NYCC
Old Records Division, New York County Clerk's Office, New York, N.Y
NYCRR
New York Central Railroad Papers, PennCentral Collection, Manuscript Division, New York Public Library
NYHS
New-York Historical Society
NYMA
New York Municipal Archives
NYPL
Manuscript Division, New York Public Library
NYSL
Manuscripts and Special Collections, New York State Library
RG
Record Group
RGD
Records of R. G. Dun & Co., Baker Library, Harvard Business School (“NYC” indicates volumes for New York City, followed by volume and page numbers)
RWG
Richard Ward Greene Papers, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.
SctDP
Deposition of Joseph N. Scott, David Colden Murray v. Cornelius Vanderbilt , fold. 1, box 1, Costa Rican Claims Convention of July 2, 1860, RG 76, National Archives, College Park, Md.
VFP
Vanderbilt Family Papers, New-York Historical Society
WFP
Williams Family Papers, Watkinson Library, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
WDLP
William D. Lewis Papers, Manuscript Division, New York Public Library
WLMP
William L. Marcy Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
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United States House of Representatives Report
HED
United States House of Representatives Executive Document
NYSAD
New York State Assembly Document
NYSSD
New York State Senate Document
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OR Navy
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion (Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1894–1922), 30 vols.
SR
United States Senate Report
SED
United States Senate Executive Document
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AltaC
San Francisco Alta California
ARJ
American Railroad Journal
AtlC
Atlanta Constitution
BE
Brooklyn Eagle
BG
Boston Globe
BM
Bankers' Magazine and Statistical Register
CT
Chicago Tribune
EP
New York Evening Post
HC
Hartford Courant
HW
Harper's Weekly
JoC
New York Journal of Commerce
LT
London Times
MM
Merchant's Magazine; also Hunt's Merchant's Magazine
NAR
North American Review
NBF
New Brunswick Fredonian
NR
Niles' Register
NYH
New York Herald
NYT
The New York Times
NYTr
New York Tribune
NYS
New York Sun
NYW
New York World
ProvJ
Providence Journal
PS
Pitt field Sun
RT
Railway Times
RG
Railroad Gazette
SA
Scientific American
SEP
Saturday Evening Post
USMDR
United States Magazine and Democratic Review
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Manning (3, 4, or 7)
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Smith
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Staten Island Church
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