See quotation, 1832. This farm became the most populous and plebeian part of New York; and the “Bowery boys” were notorious. The name was also given to a summer Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.
1803. The fatal event took place at a house in the Bowery, where the lovers were found weltering in their blood, and letters explaining the motive of their rash conduct were placed on a table.—John Davis, ‘Travels in the U.S.A.,’ p. 28 (Lond.).
1832. The Bouwery or farm sold to Governor Stuyvesant in 1631, now so invaluable as building lots in the hands of his descendants, was originally purchased by him for 6,400 guilders (1,066l.).—Watson, ‘Historic Tales of New York,’ p. 35.
