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Fonda - Department of History and Archives
(59B - 5903)
(1801-59, 2 v.); Church of Christ, Charleston (1813-80, 1 v.); Christian Church of Charleston Four Corners (1813-73, 1 v.); Wyckoff Church, Glen and Charleston (1830-99, 1 v.); Caughnawaga Dutch Reformed Church (1758-1858, 3 v.); Baptist Church of Charleston (1793-1868, 1 v.); Reformed Church of Schodack (1770-1831, 1 v.); Dutch Re- formed Church, Fort Plain (Minden Church, 1788- 1820, 1. v.); Giesenbergh Lutheran Church, Minden (1793-1836, 1 v.); Fordsbush Lutheran Church (1838-1940, 1 v.); and First Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady (1694-1781, 2 v.). Also Church Corporation Records, 1800-1934, 1 v., containing records of incorporation of churches in Montgomery County (1800-1934), in Fulton County (1800-1838), and in the eastern part of Herkimer County (1800-1816); Rov. Francis M. KIPP'S Pastoral Register, 1867-83, 1 v .; Mar- riago Records of Reverends Elijah and Calvin HERRICK, pastors of the Baptist Church at Ryder!s Corners, Town of Charleston, and Rev. John TOLL, of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Middletown (Mapletown), Westerlo (Sprakers), and Canajoharie, 1795-1844, 1 v .; The Simmendingor Register, 1709, 1 v., containing names of German emigrants to America in 1709 who first settled in the Hudson Valley and later in the Mohawk Valley, especially in the Palatine District; Dr. W. N. P. DAILEY'S "History of Montgomery Classis (Reformed Church of America), " 1 v., containing a list and his- tories of churches in the Classis, lists of ministers, and a history of the Mohawk Valley; and Bible Records, 1 v., containing records of pages taken from private family bibles.
B. Cemetery Records, 9 v., comprising records of bur- ials in cemeteries of Montgomery, Fulton, Saratoga, Hamilton, Herkimer, and Schenectady counties (7 v.) and records of Revolutionary soldiers' burials in Montgomery, Fulton, Saratoga, and Cortland counties (2 v.).
c. Miscellaneous Land Records, including:
1. Tryon County Book of Deeds, 1 v. (typod copy), containing records of transfer of lands in Tryon County.
2. Sale of Forfeiture Lands - Montgomery County, 1784-88, 1 v., containing records of sales of Loyalists' property by the Commissioners of Forfeitures.
3. Loan Commissioners' Minutes, 1807-41, 1 v., com- prising minutes and records of loans of the Commissioners in Montgomery County.
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Fonda - Department of History and Archives
(5904 - 59J)
4. List of Patents of Lands to be Sold for Arrears of Quitrents, 1822, 1 v., citing dates of original grants, county in which the grants were originally located, county in which they were located in 1820, names of original pat- entees, and boundaries of patents.
5. Abstract of Mortgages on Lands in Montgomery County, 1 v., containing records of mortgages executed in 1807-22.
D. The Rev. Jacob Henry ENDERS Collection, 1861-81, comprising:
1. Letters (125), covering the ante-bellum and post- bellum period. Correspondence with parents, friends, and members of the 153d Regiment, N. Y. Infantry, of which he was chaplain,
2. History of the 153d Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, 1861-65, 64 items compiled by Rev. ENDERS from date of its organization in 1862 until the end of the war. Include a roster of the original officers, descriptive roll of Co. E, description of the Battle of Cedar Creek, and record of the regiment's activities while stationed at Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C., Savannah, Ga., and Alexandria, Va.
E. The HUDSON - VAN SLYKE papers, 1791-1902, 79 items. Records of deeds, leases, affidavits, receipts, wills, and other business and personal papers of Boyd R. HUDSON, Richard HUDSON, and Nicholas VAN SLYKE; also records of the building of Auriesville Reformed Church.
F. (J. M. and Isaac N.) VOORHEES papers, 1767-1888, 67 items.
Deeds, leases, bonds, writs of execution, letters patent, maps, and other business and personal papers of prominent landowners in the towns of Florida and Glen.
G. (Jacob, Abraham, and Cornelius) VAN HORNE papers, 1775-1851, 46 items.
Receipts, warrants, deeds, bonds and other papers relating to the towns of Florida, Glen, and Charleston.
H. (Samuel C. and A. H.) JACKSON papers, 1826-82, 26 items.
Correspondence, agreements, orders of chancery court, bonds, and other legal documents relating to the town of Florida and its vicinity.
I. (Jan and Peter) MABIE papers, 1697-1790, 8 items. Indian deeds and petitions to Governors HUNTER and BURNET, relating to land grants in and around Fort Hunter (Mohawk Valley) .
J. Records of the Court of Common Pleas of Tryon and Montgomery Counties, 1742-1847, 12, 606 pieces.
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Fonda - Department of History and Archives
(59K - 59M2)
K. Register of Hotel Perkins, Fultonville, N. Y., 1877-99, 2 v.
L. Family history file, 1560-, 3 file drawers, con- taining countless genealogical data on early Montgomery County families, collected from early church records, census returns, family bibles, and newspaper files. Prominent family names in- clude ALLEN, ARGERSINGER, BELLINGER, BOSHART, BOWMAN, 3UNMAT, CONOVER, DENNY, DILLENBACK, DOKSTADER, FAILING, FONDA, GROSVENOR, HALL, HANSON, KLINE, KLOCK, LEAVITT, LOUCKS, MABIE, MARLETTE, MONTGOMERY, MOORE, PUTMAN, PUTNAM, SCHENCK, SCHUYLER, SERVISS, STEWART, VAN ALSTYNE, VAN ANTWERP, VAN DER VEER, WEMPLE, YOUNGS.
M. Miscellaneous Collection of Transcribed Records:
1. Copies of Town and Village Records, 1783-1934, 66 v:
Supervisor's records, town clerks' minutes, highway records, assessment rolls, school roc- ords, election returns, records of birth of slaves, and village board records. Localities include: Florida, Palatino, Amsterdam (town and village), Root, Caughnawaga, Mohawk, Glen, Charlestown, St. Johnsville (town and village), Minden, Canajoharie (town and village), Oppen- heim, Broadalbin, Sharon, Fultonville, Fort Plain, Rockton, and Akin or Fort Johnson.
2. Copies of the following manuscripts: History of Montgomery County Buildings, 1772-1936, 1 v .; Life of Eleazer WILLIAMS, 2 v., story of his life among the Oneida Indians; Historical Pa- pers of New York State on Indian Occupation, 1665-1883, 1 v., copy of articles on Mohawk Indians; Piety and Bounty of Queen Anne, 1709, l v., copies of petitions of the Palatines and letter of the Bishop of London regarding thom; Odd Follows Lodges, Montgomery County, 1845- 1934, 1 v., containing lists of members and reports; Historic Pebbles, 1872, 1 v., articles . on Amsterdam by David CADY; Contennial Poem, 1876, 1 v., poem of Hon. John BOWDISH, commem- orating the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; DeWitt CLINTON'S Private Canal Journal, July 6 - Aug. 22, 1810, l v., records made during his travels through the inland waters of N. Y. State; Revolutionary Soldiers of Cortland County, 1778-1848, 1 v., record of pension rolls and burials; Gen. John S. CLARK'S Mss., 1 v., copies of CLARK'S notes on the Mohawk Indians, with several photostat maps; FREY'S Catalog of Indian Relics, 1877- 1905, 1 v., record of Indian relics at Fort
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Fort Johnson - The Sir William Johnson Mansion
(60 - 60A)
Johnson; BROWER Papers, 1734-1872, 1 v., rec- ords of the BROWER family and a copy of the partition deed of the Stone Arabia Patent; FREY Papers, 3 v., comprising copies of his- torical articles by Samuel Ludlow FREY of Palatine; KLOCK Papers, 1762-1877, 2 v., copies of documents found in Fort Klock and letters of the KLOCK family; Letters of Rev. Jacob Henry ENDERS, 1861-81, 1 v .; VAN SLYKE - HUDSON Papers, 1793-1902, 1 v .; HOLLANDER Letters, 1889-1901, 2 v., copies of 59 historical arti- cles on the early history of the Mohawk Valley, written by W. Max REID under the pen name of "Hollander; " Historical Articles, 1809-1934, 2 v., copies of 43 articles on the Mohawk Valley and nine historical articles by Profes- sor Rufus L. GRIDER. (The originals of many of these transcriptions are in this depository and others are kept elsewhere.)
There are approximately 170 volumes and 475 linear feet of loose manuscripts, of which some 80 percent have been arranged according to subject. There are eight index volumes to some of the church records and five index volumes to other documents, covering in all some 20 percent of the total manuscript holdings of this repository. The material is available to research upon application to the County Archivist and may be used only under his supervision. Photostatic copies may be obtained for $0.15 to $0.70, depending upon the size of the page; typewritten copies will be furnished at $0.10 per folio page.
60. FORT JOHNSON. - THE SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON MANSION,
West Main Street. Custodian, Arch D. Anderson. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - The Sir William Johnson Mansion was turned over to the Montgomery County Historical Society in 1905 for the housing of early manuscript material and Indian and colonial relics connected with the history of the surrounding ter- ritory. No manuscripts are bought, sold, or exchanged, but gifts and conditional deposits are welcomed. The Sir William Johnson Mansion is a two-story, nonfireproof, stone structure, erected in 1742, with ample space for the storage of manuscripts and relics.
Holdings
A. Proceedings and Field Book of the Survey, Partition, and Division of Oriskany Patent, 1785, 1 v. Boundaries of Oriskany Patent and description of division of the allotments. Henry OOTHOUDT, Christopher YATES, Jeremiah VAN RENSSELAER,
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Fort Johnson - The Sir William Johnson Mansion
(60B - 60F)
Commissioners of Forfeitures for the Western District, subscribers; Judge Frederick VISCHER, Court of Common Pleas; Garrit G. LANSING, survey- or; and Peter SCHUYLER, Abraham TEN EYCK, and Chris. PEAK, agents appointed for the division.
B. Original Minutes of the Committee of Safety, County of Tryon, Palatine District, Aug. 27, 1774 - Nov. 24, 1775, 1 v., containing lists of members, minutes of meetings, and resolutions, in the. handwriting of Major John FREY.
C. The Captain Nicholas DE GRAFF Collection, 1717-1859, 100 items, comprising deeds, receipts, notices, letters, and indentures of the Town of Amsterdam, New Schenectady (now Charlestown), and vicinity. Included are: deed from Henry OOTHOUDT and Jeremiah VAN RENSSELAER, Commissioners of For- feitures for the Western District, to Matthew VISCHER, 1787, of the western allotment of Kingsborough Patent, confiscated property of Sir John JOHNSON; and conveyances involving Mohawk Indians and early settlers, among them Jeremiah, Frederick, and Nicholas DE GRAFF, Nicholas and Cornelius VAN SLYKE, Adam VROOMAN, and Adam, Andrew, and Isa FRANK. Autograph materials in the collection include papers involving Syndert WEMPLE, John FONDA, John QUACKENBUSH, John SCHERMERHORN, Nicholas FISH, Richard VARICK, John COCHRAN, Aaron BURR, Baron von STEUBEN, and Col. Marinus WILLETT.
D. Jellis FONDA papers, 2 v., comprising accounts from his ledger (1774), bearing signature of William BACKHOUSE, and Indian account book (1763), cit- ing miscellaneous accounts of goods sold to Old BRANT, Young AARON, Little ABRAHAM, and other prominent Mohawk Indians.
E. Military Records, 1763-1889, 67 items, including: orders, reports, and correspondence of the Rev- olution; letters of Capt. Cornelius VAN HORNE, of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1825; correspond- ence of Dr. Albert VAN DEVEER, Surgeon, 153d Co., New York Volunteers, touching on personal and Civil War affairs; record of men mustored into service at Fonda, 1862; military records kept by the Town Clerk of Amsterdam, 1865; and Civil War muster rolls, company returns, and other data.
F. Church Records, 1796-1876, 30 items, consisting mainly of papers relating to the Roformed Dutch Church at Stone Arabia, Westerlo, and Middle- town (now Mapletown). Included is a typowritten record of the marriages performed by Reverends Elizah and Calvin HERRICK, pastors of the Bap- tist Church at Ryder's Corners, Town of Charles- ton, and Rev. John C. TOLL, of the Reformed
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Fort Ticonderoga - Fort Ticonderoga Museum
(60G - 61B)
Dutch Churches of Middletown (Mapletown), West- erlo (Sprakers), and Canajoharie, 1795-1844, 1 v.
G. Miscellaneous materials, including: letters (12)
of Congressman Thomas SAMMONS of Tryon County, 1803-12; Union College student bills (2) to Peter VORHEES, 1806-7; charter of the Daughters of Temperance, Grand Union of New York State, 1848; map of Mayfield Patent, 1835; and other data.
Four volumes and some 250 pieces, unarranged and uncata- logued; accessible upon application to the custodian and under supervision. There is no photostat service.
61. FORT TICONDEROGA. - FORT TICONDEROGA MUSEUM.
Curator, S. H. P. Pell. Hours: May 1 to November 1, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m., daily.
History and Purpose. - Fort Ticonderoga Museum was established in 1909 through the incorporation of Fort Ticonderoga Farms. The Fort was built as Fort Carillon in 1755 and renamed by Sir Jeffrey Amherst in 1759. The property was acquired in 1806 by William Ferris Pell of Pelham Manor, Westchester County. S. H. P. Pell acquired the interests of other heirs and, with the help of his father-in-law, the late Robert M. Thompson, began reconstruc- tion. The museum in the west barracks was opened in 1905, and that in the north barracks in 1931. It specializes in local history, collecting for exhibition arms and armor, engravings, lithographs, paintings, woodcuts of men and scenes in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, replicas of the uniforms of French, British and American soldiers, early American farm and household implements from Champlain Valley, and maps, plans, and manuscripts. The latter are acquired through purchase, gifts, or deposits, and are not sold or exchanged. The Museum is housed in a three-story, stone, nonfireproof building, reconstructed in 1909 of the original Fort, with adequate space for its collections and exhibits.
Holdings
A. Philip SKENE papors, 1765-87, 3 v., comprising some 500 pieces of correspondence (business and por- sonal), military papers, receipts, bills, and accounts of the general merchandise and shipping business in the Town of Skenesboro (now Whitehall).
B. Orderly books, 1775-78, 25 v., containing orders of Captain John WENDELL, Col. William WINDS, and others concerning encampments at Forts William Henry, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Edward, and Skenesboro.
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Frankfort - Frankfort Free Library Fredonia - Darwin R. Barker Library
(610 - 63)
c. Miscellaneous papers, 1736-1837, 250 pieces, in- cluding muster rolls, orders, payrolls, appoint- ments, discharges, instructions, commissary reports, lists of promotions, and other data. (Names prominent in the collection include Col. Philip SKENE, Maj. Gen. James ABERCROMBY, Sir Jeffrey AMHERST, Col. Ethan ALLEN, Gov. Francis BARNARD, Col. John BRADSTREET, Col. John BROWN, Capt. Humphrey CHADBURN, Gen. Horatio GATES, Peter SCHUYLER, Governor John HANCOCK, and others.)
There are 28 volumes and 250 pieces, of which 75 percent are arranged according to author, place, and subject, and some 33 percent are catalogued by pieces. Material is available to re- searchers who presont satisfactory credentials. There is no photostat or copy service.
Serial publication: semi-annual Bulletin, 1927 ---.
62. FRANKFORT. - FRANKFORT FREE LIBRARY, Frankfort
Stroot. Custodian, Anna B. Pipor. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. , Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. , Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1901, it has no fields of specialization, does not buy, sell, or exchange manu- scripts, but accepts outright gifts and conditional deposits. It is housed in a one-story, nonfireproof, stucco and wooden building, erected in 1911, with ample space for expansion.
Holdings
A. Sarah SANFORD'S record of membership in the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, 1848. B. Awards of merit (3) for school work, one issued to Edwin N. LAMB (1831), and another to Flora BURLINGAME (1852).
Four items, accessible without restrictions. Thoro is no photostat or copy service.
63. FREDONIA. - DARWIN R. BARKER LIBRARY. Main Street. Librarian, Catherine H. Dailey. Hours: 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1883, the library does not specialize in any particular field. Manuscripts are not purchased, sold, or exchanged, but gifts and conditional deposits are accepted. The library is housed in a two-story, stone and
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Fredonia - Darwin R. Barker Library
(63A - 630)
brick, nonfireproof building, erected in 1818, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
A. The Fredonia Academy Records, 1820-69.
Decds conveying land to Fredonia Academy; sub- scription lists for erection of Academy and a Presbyterian Meeting House (1821), and for ad- ditional buildings, maintenance, books, payment of debts, etc .; accounts, receipts, bills and other financial records of the Academy; treas- urer's reports; miscellaneous records and letters relating to teacher appointments; minutos of the boardsof trustees, 1824-69; registers of stu- dents at Fredonia Academy, 3 v .; reports to the Regents of the University of the State of New York; letter from Gideon HAWLEY to the Principal of the Academy regarding apportionment of school funds (1834), and other miscellaneous papers relating to Academy affairs.
B. Records of the Stato Training Normal School of Fredonia, 1866-68.
Document signed by most of the prominent men of the village, Sopt. 18, 1866, calling for a meet- ing in regard to the establishment of a Normal School in Fredonia; copics of letters of Supt. of Public Instruction, Albany, to men of Fredo- nia, pertaining to the Normal School, Sept. 1867 - Apr. 1868, May 15 - Dec. 29, 1868, 2 v .; copies of letters from the Department of Public Instruction, Albany, to A. Z. MADISON, Secretary of Fredonia Normal School, Apr. 27, 1868 - Feb. 16, 1869, 1 v .; copy of prospectus of the school, sent to the Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion , Fcb. 1, 1868.
c. The Darwin R. BARKER Library Records, 1832 - 1913. Catalogue of books in the Fredonia Library givon by the Phoenix Society, Sept. 20, 1832; subscrip- tion lists; bill for books bought by L. BARKER for the Pomfret Library (undated); certificates of membership and list of subscriptions to the Fredonia Library Association; resolutions prais- ing Darwin R. BARKER for his donations to the Library; letter from the Treasury Dept., Wash., D. C., to Darwin R. BARKER, Feb. 8, 1913, re- garding Confederate money sent to the Library, signed by Franklin MACNEAGH, Sec .; also old bills, receipts, letters, and treasurers' re- ports of the Darwin R. BARKER Library, 1874 - 1902.
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Fredonia - Darwin R. Barker Library
(63D1 - 6375)
D. Military Records, 1781-1899.
1. Military appointments, 1815-40, made by Daniel D. TOMPKINS, Joseph C. YATES, DoWitt CLINTON, William D. WHITE, and William H. SEWARD. Ap- pointees include Squire WHITE, Leverett BARKER, D. A. WHITE, and Charles SMITH.
2. Oaths of allegiance attested to and signed by B. WALWORTH, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Chautauqua County, 1831-39. Appointees in- clude Alexander H. BARKER, Covington BARKER, Darwin R. BARKER, Pearson CROSBY, Oron SHUMWAY, Chester THOMPSON, Noah D. SNOW, William LOVE- JOY, Charles MATTESON, Cohn SAXTON, and Daniel BARRELL.
E. Miscellaneous military papers, 1781-1918, including: honorable discharge of James GEANN, signed by Gen. George WASHINGTON, June 5, 1783; letter to Major General Stephen VAN RENSSELAER at Fort Niagara, requesting that men be taken from the Militia and stationed along Lake Erie for pro- tection from the onomy, Sopt. 12, 1812; list of plodgos for support of families of those onlist- ing in the Civil War at Fredonia, Apr. 17, 1861; book of personal war sketches presented to E. D. HOLT Post No. 403, Fredonia, by Hon. Goorge BARKER, 1897, Grand Army of the Republic, 1 v., containing sketch of the Post and personal sketch of each comrade; Minute Book of the Ladies Soldier's Aid Society, 1862-63, showing contributions and expenditures; and typewritten "Honor Roll, " containing the names of the mon from Fredonia who served in the World War ..
F. Other records include:
1. Minute book of Laona Temporanco Society, 1841- 47, containing declaration of principles, con- stitution, bylaws, pledges, and list of members. 2. Young People's Temperance Union, Fredonia, N. Y., Fob. 24, 1876 - Apr. 14, 1878, 1 v., contain- ing pledges, record of membership, constitution, bylaws, and minutos.
3. Record of the Frodonia Scientific and Historical Association, founded Mar. 27, 1863. Contains constitution and bylaws, signatures of members, and minutes of meetings in 1863. Includes transcribed copy of Rov. David BROWN'S address to Gon. LAFAYETTE and LAFAYETTE'S reply; also John CRANE'S account of the reception for LAFAYETTE on June 4, 1824.
4. Minuto Books of the Fredonia Society of Arts, 1895-1906,2 v.of minutes of regular and com- mittee meetings and secretary's reports.
5. Miscellaneous materials, including letters of Henry Ward BEECHER, H. H. VAN DYKE, I. P.
(64 - 65)
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Frewsburg - Myers Memorial Library Garden City ~ Nassau County Historical and Genealogical Society
GROSVENOR, Washington IRVING, Leverett BARKER, Washington HUNT, Samuel CLEMENS and others; receipts, deeds, bills, licenses, mortgages, maps,records of suits and judgments, tax lists and other miscellaneous town records.
There are 23 volumes and 2,120 pieces in the collection, none of which are arranged systematically. About 20 percent arc catalogued in an accossions book, citing subject and accession numbor. The collections are available to users under the librar- ian's supervision. There is no photostat service, but longhand copies of manuscripts may be furnished by the librarian for nominal fees.
64. FREWSBURG. - MYERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Falconer and Ivory Streets. Librarian, Mrs. Mary White. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. , and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1922 as the Carroll Free Library, it became the Myers Memorial Library in 1930. It has no policy regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of manuscripts, but will accept gifts and conditional deposits. It is housed in a. one and one-half story, fireproof, brick building, erected in 1929- 30, with ample space for records.
Holdings
Records of the Frewsburg Study Club, 1905-38, 6 v., com- prising membership lists, financial records, minutes of meetings, and treasurer's annual reports.
Six volumes, unarranged and uncatalogued. Accessible upon request to the librarian. Photostat service at current rates.
65. GARDEN CITY. - NASSAU COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. President, Dr. Courtney R. Hall, Adelphi College, Garden City, Long Island. Hours: By arrangement with Dr. Hall.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1915 and reorgan- ized in 1936. The Society has been able to do little in the way of expansion of its manuscript holdings. Gifts and conditional de- posits are welcomed. The Society is housed in the Administration Building of Adelphi College, a three-story, brick and stone, fire- proof structure, erected in 1928-29. Space for the storage of rec- ords is inadequate; and the Society's holdings at present are kept in the History Department office, well-protected from destructive agencies.
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Garden City - Nassau County Historical and Goncalogical Society
(65A - 65D1)
Holdings
A. ONDERDONK papers, 1813-74, 1 v. and 110 piccos. Miscellaneous family papers, letters and other records of the Rt. Rev. Benjamin T. ONDERDONK, Bishop of New York Diocese, and of his sons, Henry M. and William H. ONDERDONK. Bishop ONDERDONK'S papers (1817-65, 1 v. and 21 piccos) include a communion book, 1817-29, baptismal records, 1818-65, funeral notices, 1832-34, and a genealogy of the ONDERDONK family. William. H.
ONDERDONK'S papers (1836-41, 27 items) consist largely of letters from friends. Several let- ters from E. PELLEVOISIN, a Frenchman, suggest the ousting of President VAN BUREN and the de- portation of all the Irish. Several letters
from Gambia to William H. BULL relato the diffi- culties of commerce off the African coast. The papers of Honry M. ONDERDONK (1813-74, 63 piccos) consist largoly of family correspondence. In- cluded aro a number of letters referring to his mining interest in Virginia, four manuscript maps of mining proportios, and letters touching on his efforts to obtain a position with the Erie Canal and various railroad companies, Anglo- American relations, and the Sante Fe expedition. SEAMAN papers, 1661 (1694-1715) 1840, 21 items. Consist mainly of deeds for property belonging to the SEAMAN family, including a deed from the Indian Sachem, Tackaposha, Chief of the Massa- pequas, to Captain John SEAMAN, 1664, for land in Hempstead, a translation of a Dutch Court decision in a suit of John SEAMAN and John HICKS vs. John CARMAN, 1661, records of payments for land by Solomon SEAMAN, 1754-57, and a genealogy of the SEAMAN family, written about 1830.
c. YOUNGS family papers, 1670-1846, 1 v. (150 items). Miscellaneous documents of the YOUNGS family of Oyster Bay. Include deeds, agreements, promis- sory notes, surveys, wills, correspondence, re- ceipts, inventories of estates, records of sale and manumission of slaves, police orders for registry of inhabitants, cattle, crops, slavos, and woodland (1781), military orders (1777), military commissions, one appointing Daniel YOUNGS as Captain of the Queons County Militia (1777), and other papers.
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