New York and New Yorkers worth $577,230,656.97 in 1860 say city Tax Commissioners
The New York City Board of Supervisors released figures for the Tax Commissioners for the totals of personal and real estate valuations in the city. Total personal and real estate for the twenty-two wards of New York City was $577,230,656.97. This was an increase of $25,207,934.97 over the previous year. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Francis Vincent, Vincent's Semi-Annual United States Register.... 1st of January and 1st of July, 1860 (Philadelphia: Francis Vincent, 1860), 616.