An early record of Rugby Union in America in the form of a letter from the British Foot Ball Club New York, dated April 20th 1883, on headed paper, st

An early record of Rugby Union in America in the form of a letter from the British Foot Ball Club New York, dated April 20th 1883, on headed paper, stating ''a General Meeting of this club, will be held on Monday Evening 30th April at 8 o'clock p.m. at Milligan's Rooms, 1261 Broadway'', laying out the amendments to the Constitution and stating the officers and committee for the season 1883 - 84 There is a reference to New York Rugby Club in Melvin I Smith's book ''Evolvements of early American Foot Ball''. They should not be confused with the later New York Rugby Club founded in 1929 and celebrating their 90th anniversary this year.