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Music directory of early New York city; a file of musicians, music publishers and musical instrument-makers listed in New York directories from 1786 through 1835, together with the most important New York music publishers from 1836 through 1875, 1941

132 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026. Printed page 64. See the scan on archive.org.

1Davis, Francis, musical instrument maker
2242 Broome 1827
3201½ Division 1828
4199½ Division 1829
5238 Bowery 1830–1835
7Davis, M., pianoforte-maker
863 Barclay 1812–1817
961 Barclay 1818–1820
1063 Barclay 1821–1826
12Davis, Morgan, pianoforte-maker
1363 Barclay 1827–1831
15Davis, Morgan, piano maker
1663 Barclay, h. [address hidden] 1832
1763 Barclay, h. [address hidden] 1833
18201 Chambers, h. [address hidden] 1834
1964 Church, h. [address hidden] 1835
21Davis, William, pianoforte maker
22rear [address hidden] 1826–1829
24Davis, William, piano-maker
2591 Chapel 1830–1831
27Day, Charles M., pianoforte-maker
2865 Herring 1828
29273 Bleecker 1829
31Day, Charles M., piano-maker
32273 Bleecker 1830
33373 Bleecker 1831
34117 Barrow 1832–1833
36Debraun, Peter, cabinet-maker
37179 Bleecker 1831
39Debraun, Peter, piano maker
40179 Bleecker 1832–1834
41181 Bleecker 1835
43Dederer, Levi, pianoforte manufacturer; pianofortes tuned & repaired at [address hidden] 1835
45Dent, Robert, organbuilder
46119 Orange 1821–1825
48Dean, Robert, organbuilder
49117 Orange 1826
51Dent, Robert, organbuilder
52119 Orange 1826–1827
53117 Orange 1828–1830
54114 Orange 1831–1833
56Dent, James, pianomaker
57114 Orange 1834–1835
59Ditson, Charles H. & Co. See Part II.
61Dixon, John, pianoforte-maker
62266 William 1828–1829
6340 Madison 1830–1831
65Dixon, John, piano maker
6640 Madison 1832–1835
68Dodds, T., organ & mus. inst. maker
6976 Queen 1786
70Dodds, Thomas, musical instrument-maker
7166 Queen 1787
72Dodds, Thomas, musical instrument-maker and mahogany merchant
7366 Queen 1789–1790
75Dodds & Claus, mus. inst. makers
7666 Queen 1791–1792
77Dodds & Clause, mus. inst. makers
7866 Queen 1793
79Dodds, Thomas, mus. inst. maker
80320 Pearl 1794–1795
81Dodds, Thomas, mus. inst. maker not in 1796
82287 Broadway 1797
83Dodds, Thomas, mus. inst. maker not in 1798
84221 Pearl 1799
85Dodds, widow of Thomas
8641 Augustus 1799
87Dodge, Samuel, inspector
8817 Frankfort 1790
89Dodge, Samuel, inspector not in 1791
90Dodge, Samuel, mus. inst. maker
9117 Frankfort 1792
92Dodworth, Allen, & Fischer, mus. insts.
93[address hidden] 1868
94Dodworth, Harvey B. See Part I.
95Dodworth, Olean H. See Part I.
96Dodworth, Thomas. See Part I.
97Dodworth & Son. See Part I.
98Doyle, Thomas, piano forte manuf.
99534 Pearl 1828
100Doyle, Thomas, piano forte manuf. not in 1829–1830
101Doyle, Thomas J., pianomaker
102rear [address hidden] 1831
103Doyle, Thomas J., pianomaker not in 1832–1834
104277 Pearl 1835
105Drummond, Samuel, reedmaker
106[address hidden] 8th 1831
10786 Amos 1832–1833
108Fifteenth 1834
109Drummond, Samuel, whitewasher
110183 Church 1835
111Dubois, William. See Part II.
112Dunham, David H., pianos
113[address hidden], h. Eastchester 1861–1864
114[address hidden], h. East Chester 1865
115[address hidden] 1866
116[address hidden], h. Eastchester 1867
117831 Broadway 1868–1869
118[address hidden], h. [address hidden] 1870
119[address hidden], h. [address hidden] 1871–1872
120[address hidden], h. [address hidden] 1873
121[address hidden] & 155th n. [address hidden], h. [address hidden] 1874
122[address hidden] & [address hidden] c. 155th, h. [address hidden] 1875
123Dunham, Edw'd A., pianos
124[address hidden], h. Westchester 1858
125Dunham, Edgar A., pianos
126[address hidden], h. Eastchester 1859–1864
127[address hidden], h. East Chester 1865
128[address hidden] 1866
129[address hidden], h. Eastchester 1867
130831 B'way, h. Melrose 1868–1869
131[address hidden] 1870

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