1. "Charles Ignatius Pfaff," Appleton's, 15:660. 

2. Cummings, "'Bohemians' and 'Tips,'" 3. 

3. Ibid. 

4. "Richard Walters' Sons Auctioneers . . . at Pfaff's Hotel," New York Herald, April 25, 1887, 11.

5. Cummings, "'Bohemians' and 'Tips,'" 3. 

6. "Furnished Rooms and Apartments to Let: A Few Magnificent Rooms," New York Herald, September 22, 1887, 2. 

7. "Two Mayors and an Ash Barrel," Troy Daily Times, July 1, 1887, 2.

8. Ford, "In Bright Bohemia," 2. 

9. "In and about the City," New York Times, 2; Obituary of "Charles Pfaff," New York Sun, 3. 

10. "In and about the City," New York Times, 2. 

11. Ibid. 

12. Cummings, "'Bohemians' and 'Tips,'" 3. 

13. "In and about the City," New York Times, 2. 

14. Ibid. 

15. Ibid; "[Obituary for Charles Pfaff]," New York Sun, 3. 

16. Julius Chambers, "Walks and Talks," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 10, 1908, Picture Section, 2; "Library Chat," Cambridge Tribune, 5. 

17. "The Gannymede of Bohemia," Omaha World Herald, 4. 

18. See, for example, Vidette, "Gotham Gossip," 2; "In and About the City," New York Times, 2; Obituary,"[Acute Gastritis, which carried off Charles Pfaff]," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 27, 1890, 10; "[Obituary for Charles Pfaff]," New York Sun, 3; "When Charles Pfaff was buried]," Themis, May 17, 1890, 3; "Charles Pfaff, of 'Bohemia' Fame, Dead, 1. 

19. "Library Chat," Cambridge Tribune, 5. 

20. Only the New York Sun mentions Pfaff's son, Charles Pfaff, Jr. However, Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia offered what is seemingly the most detailed biographical sketch of Charles Pfaff, which was published the year after his death. See "Charles Ignatius Pfaff," Appleton's, 15:660. 

21. Charles Pfaff, Jr. may be the "Charles Pfaff," born in 1857 in New York, who, at the age of sixty-three, was seemingly living in a boarding house or occupying a room in an apartment building, according to the United States Census for New York in 1920. See "Charles Pfaff, Age 63." U. S. Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 9, New York, New York; Roll T625_1202; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 700; Image: 529, Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/. 

22. Obituary for Charles Pfaff, New York Sun, 3; "Charles Pfaff Buried," New York Times, April 27, 1890. 

23. "Charles Pfaff Buried," New York Times, April 27, 1890. 

24. "Pfaff, Charles." New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, New York, Letters of administration index 1743-1910 M-R, image 416 of 640.