A Customs House — 1789

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Title

A Customs House — 1789

Subject

Customs houses--New York (State)--Sag Harbor
Historic buildings--New York (State)--Sag Harbor

Description

Exterior view of the historic Customs House. Printed text on verso reads: “First New York State Customs House, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York. Built in 1789, this was the first State Customs House in New York and the first collector of the port and the first postmaster was Henry Packer Dering.”

Creator

Young Enterprises, P.O. Box 414, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. Plastichrome Boston, MA. Photo: Joan Ladenburg; Historian: George A. Finckenor, Sr

Date

Published date: c.1980s

Contributor

Michael O'Connor

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Type

Postcard

Identifier

Postcard Collection SB003

Coverage

Sag Harbor, NY

Files

Sag Harbor, SB003.jpg

Citation

Young Enterprises, P.O. Box 414, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. Plastichrome Boston, MA. Photo: Joan Ladenburg; Historian: George A. Finckenor, Sr, “A Customs House — 1789,” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/2843.

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