{"value"=>"<p>Arranged chronologically, consists of correspondence received with a few drafts of out-going letters. The correspondence relates mainly to Serrell's maps and surveys of private properties, and of city streets and sewers. Included is some correspondence relating to the blasting at Hell Gate and Serrell's proposals for the diversion of the East River and the building of a tunnel under the English Channel. Correspondents include Croton Aqueduct Department; John M. Carrere (Oct. 21, 1889); Carrere & Hastings (May 28, 1889), George W. Da Cunha (Mar. 24., 1881); Alexander Hamilton, Jr. (Jan [1854], Mar. 25, 1854); John Jay (May 5, May 24, 1858, undated); and Fernando Wood (July 27, 1870, Dec. 3, Dec. 6, Dec. 9, 1873 (to Wood). Included also is a letter (Apr. 2, 1888) from Mary E. Serrell, sister of James E. Serrell; and 3 letters (Sept. 1, Oct. 2, 1856 & undated) from William Thornton, an Irish immigrant, who describes his personal life and economic conditions in rural Durham, New York.</p> <p>Some oversized miscellaneous papers have been filed in Series V. Oversized Maps and Papers.</p>"}