Contains three volumes, which are the records of the contents of The New-York Magazine from the years 1790 to 1797. This title contributes to ordering the data and easing the work of assessing the worth of this magazine. It is useful for students of the history of magazines or of popular culture.

This first volume of Mr. Maher's four-volume work indexes 38,000 death notices and 14,000 marriage notices. The extensive notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as to midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California.