Thanks, Ted. I'll check into this. Nora > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Irishcolleen45@aol.com> > To: <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:34 AM > Subject: [IRISH-NYC] policeman in NYC around 1850 > > > > I'm sure this has been mentioned before but I hadn't had a need for this > info > > until now. > > > > Are there any personnel records on policemen from 1850? > > In Aug 99 I contacted the police commissioners office for data from the > 1860's > and was directed to the NYC Police museum at 25 Broadway. Their reply > was, "the Police Museum does not maintain biographical information about > members of the Police Department". The NY Public Library and the > Historical Society both suggested the Police Museum but at a different > address, 230 East 20th St.10003, 212-477-9753. I never did follow up > on that. My cousin tried to get some info quite a few years ago, I don't > know just where, and was told that he needed a badge number. > Good luck, Ted