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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct

King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843. 293 words

Flank Company of the 222d Regiment. Battalion President's Guards. Brass Band. The Light Guard. Band of Music. The German Battalion, consisting of the Jefferson Grenadiers, Jefferson Guard, and Jefferson Rifle Corps.

Colonel Hall's command. Troop of Horse Artillery. Third Regiment Washington Greys, preceded by a band. The Ninth Regiment National Cadets, preceded by a band.

SECOND DIVISION. Under the direction of Major General Stryker, assisted by Mr. O. W. F. Randolph, Aids to the Grand Marshal, comprising :

Commissioners of the Croton Aqueduct Board, Water Commissioners, and ex- Water Commissioners, in barouches. Members of the Society of Cincinnati, in barouches.

272 CELEBRATION OF THE

Mayors of New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City, Newark Elizabethtown, New Brunswick, Princeton, and Trenton, in carriages band of music. Second Regiment New York State Artillery, as an escort to the Common Council, consisting of the Governor's Guard, State Fencibles, and New York Cadets. Band. Committee of Arrangements of the Common Council, with staves of office. Member of the Common Council with staves of office. Ex-Members of the Common Council. Governor and Lieutenant-Governor and Suite, in barouches. Members of Congress and State Legislature. Common Council of Brooklyn, with staves of office. Trustees of Williamsburgh, Common Council of Albany. Common Council of Troy. Common Council of Jersey City, Newark Elizabethtown, New Brunswick, Princeton, and Trenton. Officers of the Corporation.

County Officers. Engineers and Officers of the Water Works. Foreign Consuls, in barouches.

The second division embraced a body of our most aged and distinguished civilians. Some were on foot, some on horseback, and some in carriages. The authorities were on foot, and with their staves of office but seldom seen, and seemed to embody in their persons the authority and trust which the people have committed to their hands.