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Singerman ID#supp1461

Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated. Including the Story of Little Katy, Madalina, the Rag-Picker’s Daughter, Wild Maggie, &c. With Original Designs, engraved by N. Orr.

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Singerman ID#supp1461

Robinson, Solon. Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated. Including the Story of Little Katy, Madalina, the Rag-Picker’s Daughter, Wild Maggie, &c. With Original Designs, engraved by N. Orr. New York: De Witt and Davenport, 1854. 408 p.

Notes

See pp. 16-17, a Jewish rag dealer buys a shipment of clothing, previously worn by yellow fever victims, in the expectation of making a quick sale of the infected rags for a 100% profit. Wright II:2097.