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In the lower right corner, it reads "C. Milbourne, delin't-et-excu'd 1797"
"From the original drawing by W. J. Condit"
"Printed in colours by Wm. Ells"
"From an original drawing in possession of Thomas N. Campbell Esq."
"Lith & Pub by H. R. Robinson, 142 Nassau St. New York"
"The Government House"
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by H. R. Robinson in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern Dist. of New York."
"This edifice was erected 1790, at the foot of Broad-way, facing the Bowling Green. It was originally designed for the residence of Gen'l Washington (then President of the United States) but the Capital being moved, he never occupied it. It became The Governor's House and was the residence of Governors George Clinton and John Jay. The building was subsequently used for the Custom House from the Year 1799, until 1815, when it was taken down."