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[CRIME]. Nineteenth-Century Manuscript New York Police Station Arrest Log. [Long Island, New York: August 6, 1878-June 5, 1881]. Folio. 575pp. Nearly all pages (pages are ruled) have manuscript records of arrests of various perpetrators for various crimes, most with records of arresting officers and the ethnicity of the arrestees (many of whom were Irish). Written in black ink with purple ink headings. Pages approximately 398 x 240 mm. Log is bound in contemporary half dark-brown morocco over marbled boards, spine stamped in gilt (“Police Blotter” and “L. I. City”). With printed shelf number label on spine and manuscript label on front board (“This book Opened August 6, 1878. Closed June 5, 1881.”). Binding worn, soiled, joints and hinges cracking, spine tattered, leaves toned, lightly edgeworn, p. 575 tipped-in between pages 404 and 405. On front endleaves are the label for the stationers who printed this log (“Willy Wallach”) and a leaf from “The Laws of New York” (ca. 1880s). Some excerpts: “Thursday May 8th Mrs. Baden of 4th St. Hunter’s Point took charge of a child was found astray by her it is about 2 years old [p. 133]”, “June 19th P.M. Daniel Murphy 20 years of age. Born in the U. S. Single Laborer can read and write residence 195 Eagle Street Greenpoint Charge Disorderly Conduct Conrad Diestal Complainant Discharged McArdle [p. 159]”, “Thursday August 14. officer Conors reports 1 lamp not lighted on Vernone Ave 2 on 6th Street officer Egan reports 2 on Borden Ave 1 on East Ave. 1st Ward not lighted Aug. 14th Officer Egan went with Detective Kavanagh to Philledelphia [sic] after a Colored prisoner [p. 197]”, “Dec. 19th 1.30 P. M. John Landie age 35 years Born in Ireland. Laborer. Married canot [sic] read or write. Residence none. Charge Drunk. Found on his person a knife Discharged by Judge [p. 461].”