Hall, A. Oakley (1826-1969). American politician & journalist who was Mayor of New York City from 1869-1872 during the Tammany Hall scandals. PARTIALLY PRINTED HOLOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED by A. OAKLEY HALL as Mayor of New York City in the form of a check to the clerk of arrears drawn on the National Broadway Bank. New York, June 11, 1869. A 4 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide check from the account of the Chamberlain of the City of New York National Broadway Bank with the banks logo engraved at top left. The check is made out to A.S. Cady, clerk of Arrears in the amount of $35.00. Signed in full by A. Oakley Hall as mayor as well as by the comptroller and city clerk. Endorsed by Cady with a stamp on the verso, the check has been canceled with a cut at the center. Very good.
The American politician, lawyer and writer Abraham Oakley Hall (1826-1898) served as mayor of New York City from 1869 to 1872. He had previously served twice as New York County District Attorney. Having been a member first of the Whig Party and subsequently the Republican Party, Hall the switched parties and was elected Mayor as a member of the Tammany Hall-backed Democratic Party. The Tammany Hall scandal involving Boss Tweed led to Hall's indictment and, though he was acquitted, his political career came to an end. A. Oakley Hall subsequently worked as a journalist in New York and London.
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