doi:10.7916/D8SN09K2[Results of the election for Trustees of the Society, held May 6, 1805] : [manuscript]Free-School Society of New-YorkbookstextPublic schools--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century--Sources.Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828.Murray, John, 1758-1819.Bleecker, Leonard, 1755-1844.Perkins, Benjamin Douglas, 1774-1810.Free-School Society of New-York Elections Sources.Manuscript report of the results of the election of trustees of the Society for establishing free schools in the city of New York for the education of poor children who do not belong to or are not provided for by any religious society, held at the City Hall, May 6, 1805. Trustees elected: DeWitt Clinton, President; John Murray Jr., Vice President; Leonard Bleecker, Treasurer; Benjamin D. Perkins, Secretary; and 9 others. Witnessed and signed by election superintendents William Edgar, Thomas Eddy and Thomas Franklin, dated May 10, 1805