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Name one New York place, or one claim about it, and I check it against the record: landmark files, city archives, newspapers, the primary sources. Inside 48 hours you get a short written brief: what is actually documented, what is legend, and every source named, plus a plain note on what I could not confirm. Worked from the record, not a visit. Example of the work: the Ear Inn is usually dated to 1770. The landmark and NRHP record dates the James Brown House to 1817, built for James Brown, a Black Revolutionary War veteran said to have been Washington's aide. That correction came out of this same work. Free first check: message me your place and claim. If I cannot find anything solid, I tell you and you owe nothing. If you came looking for a New York fact check, to verify a claim, or to fact-check a date, this is the full brief.
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One place or claim per brief. Message me first with the place and the claim. I confirm I can check it and send a free first check. For the full brief I send a payment link once we agree the scope, then deliver inside 48 hours: a short written brief with sources and a note on anything unconfirmed. One revision included. If nothing solid exists on your place, I tell you and you owe nothing.