Early History of Rochester. 1810 to 1827, with Comparisons of Its Growth and Progress to 1860

Rochester, New York: Geo. W. Fisher / Steam Press of Curtis, Butts & Co, 1860. Stapled Binding. Good. Two embossed historical society stamps, minor loss from corners, minor repairs to spine, light crease down front wrapper. 1860 Stapled Binding. [ii], 24 pp. Two-column format. Reproduction of 1814 map precedes text, engraving of upper falls of Genesee River on rear wrapper. A scarce study of the first 17 years of Rochester, contrasting these early days with the time leading up to its publication. According to the first page, the content is reproduced from a sketch of Rochester and Monroe County included in the first directory of Rochester, written (truncated) by Elisha Ely and Jesse Hawley, and published by Everard Peck in 1827. The city was not incorporated until 1834, and the village that preceded it was established in 1817 as Rochesterville (changed to Rochester in 1819). This is an important early account, preceding many of the businesses and events that would make Rochester what we know it as today (Eastman Kodak, Xerox, etc.), and when other notable ones were in their infancy (Bausch & Lomb). (Inventory #: 2349566)