<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/D8SF2WTX</dc:identifier><dc:title>[Checks, [manuscript]</dc:title><dc:creator>New York (N.Y.). Common Council</dc:creator><dc:format>manuscripts</dc:format><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:subject>Public utilities--New York (State)--New York--Finance--History--Sources.</dc:subject><dc:subject>Finance, Public--New York (State)--New York--History--Sources.</dc:subject><dc:subject>New York (N.Y.)--Appropriations and expenditures--History--Sources.</dc:subject><dc:description>Collection of 8 manuscript checks on 7 sheets to various payees, chiefly for public utilities expenses; directed to Daniel Phoenix, the Treasurer, by order of the Common Council, and signed by Richard Varick, Mayor, and Robert Benson, Clerk; endorsed by payee on verso</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>