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Holdings
Arithmetic Book, 1870, 1 v., comprising oxamplos in highor arithmetic and algebra worked out by Anthony E. BURT, who conducted a private school in Ronssol- aorville.
One volume, accessible upon request to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
154. RIVERHEAD. - SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, West Main Street. President, Col. Walter F. Barnes; custodian, Ernest M. Robinson. Hours: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays.
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Riverhead - Suffolk County Historical Society
(154A1 - 154B1)
History and Purpose. - The Society was founded in 1886 and incorporated in 1892 for the purpose of furthering the historical spirit in thought and study, encouraging historical re- search, disseminating historical knowledge, and collecting and pre- serving manuscripts, books, maps, newspapers, pictures, objects of art and science, and antique relics of historical value, especially those pertaining to Suffolk County. Manuscripts are generally ac- quired by gift and doposit, though purchases are made occasionally. The Society is housed in its own building, a one and one-half story, nonfireproof, brick and stone structure, erected in 1930 and opened to the public June 15, 1931. This building is also used as a mu- soum, for the exhibition of the Society's large collection of Colonial furniture, household and agricultural implements, weapons, minorals, plants, insects, birds, mammals, and other antiquities of Suffolk County. Space is limited, and the expansion of the Society's collections will necessitate more adequate facilities for their storage and use.
Holdings
A. Public Records, 1740-1874, 3 v. and 100 pieces, in- cluding:
1. Assessment rolls of the Town of Brookhaven, 1799, Town of Southampton, 1806, and Shelter Island, 1848.
2. Tax lists of the Town of Brookhaven, 1775 (copy), Shelter Island, 1789, Ist Collection District of New York, including the towns of East Hamp- ton and Southampton, 1800, Wading River, 1841, and Riverhead, 1841-45.
3. Miscellaneous materials, including: early roc- ords of the town of Brookhaven, 1679-1756; supervisors' warrants to Solah STRONG, County Treasurer, 1801-2; account book kept by Selah STRONG, Nicoll MAOYD, William Sidney SMITH, and Harvey W. VAIL, early County treasurers; warrant for the collection of taxes in Shelter Island, 1818; vital statistics copied from Southold town records; papers of Nathaniel MILLER, supervisor of the town of Brookhaven; commissions as postmaster at Wading River is- sued to Zophar MILLER (1825), Sylvester MILLER (1844), and Elihu S. MILLER (1869); postoffice accounts, Baiting Hollow, 1839; and licenses, appointments, accounts, and other data.
B. Church Records, comprising:
1. Records of Caroline Church, Setauket, N. Y., 1735-1930, 3 v., including records of baptisms, marriages and deaths, membership and subscrip- tion lists, sermons, and other data.
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Riverhead - Suffolk County Historical Society
(154B2 - 15437)
2. Records of the Long Island Biblo Society, in- cluding Recording Secretary's Books, 1815-28, 1828-87, Executive Committee Book, 1856-76, reports, records of proceedings, correspond- ence, and historical sketch of the Society.
3. Aquebogue Congregational Church papers, 1731- 1909, 31 items, including minutes of church meetings, rosters of ministers, sermons, his- torical sketches, and record of inscriptions on tombstones in Aquebogue Cometory compiled by Rev. William I. CHALMERS.
4. Rev. William I. CHALMERS papers, including: paper on "Associated Congregationalism in Suffolk County, New York, 1791-1891; " paper entitled "A Brief History of Congregationalism in Suffolk County, New York, 1640-1890; " pa- per on "The Suffolk Association of Congroga- tional Churches and Ministors, and Its Relation to Antecedent Bodies, 1873-98;" ms. volume con- taining an "Abstract of the More Important Business of the Fanning Church from 1829-34, " with special reference to its relation to the Congregational Church in Riverhead; abstracts of the business of the Long Island Consociation (1840-73, 2 v.), the Long Island Association (1873-88, 1 v.), and the Suffolk Association (1889-1905, 1 v.), and notes on the ministerial members; and copies of other addresses and of memorial sermons, 1883-1904, 13 v.
5. Rev. Epher WHITAKER papers, including: address on the life of Rev. Samuel WHALEY and another on Presbyterianism on Long Island; copy of the register of the First Church of Southold, 1851- 91, and record of officers and members and other matters pertaining to said church; and sermons, biographical sketches, and other data relating mainly to the early history of the Presbytery of Long Island.
6. Rov. Charles J. KNOWLES papers, including: call sont to him from the Congregational Church, Riverhead, to become its pastor, Fob. 1846; record of marriages, baptisms, and deaths kopt by Rov. KNOWLES, 1836-50; and his historical sermons .
7. Miscellaneous materials, including: copy of record of marriages of Rov. Zachariah GREEN during his pastorato at Cutchoguo, 1787-97, and at Setauket, 1797-1847 (also deaths, 1797- 1815); minutos of Ecclesiastical Council at the Congregational Church, Patchogue, to ro- lease Rev. A. E. COLTON from the pastorato of that church; records of the Ecclesiastical
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Riverhood - Suffolk County Historical Society
(154C1 - 15436)
Council at the Congregational Church, Rockville Centre, to dismiss Rev. M. H. FISHBURN and to install Rev. Frederick OSTEN-SACKEN; Common- place Book of Rev. Nathaniel HUNTTING of East Hampton; and sermons of Revs. Joshua HARTT (1786), Aaron WOOLWORTH (1819), Elias HICKS (1825), Samuel ORCUTT (1871), and others.
c. Military Records:
1. Revolutionary War papers, including muster rolls, records of enlistment, company returns, appoint- ments, orders for provisions, oaths of alle- giance, payrolls, provision returns, corro- spondence, regimental orders, receipts, and other data. Papers relato mainly to various companies in the Suffolk County Regiment com- manded by Col. Josiah SMITH.
2. War of 1812 papers, including: resolution ap- pointing a committee of vigilance in the town of Southold, 1812; appointments; and copy of the roster of soldiers stationed at Sag Harbor under the command of Major Banjamin CASE.
3. Civil War papers, including: record of onroll- ment of persons liable to military duty in the town of Riverhead, Aug. 29, 1862; appointments; discharges; correspondence; and roster of Co. H, Scotts 900, Ist U. S. Volunteer Cavalry.
4. Miscellaneous materials, including: appointments; brigade orders; minute book of Co. H, 127th Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, 1876-1918; docu- ments relating to the World War; and other data. Real Estate Records, 1666-1888, 200 items, including deeds, mortgages, maps, and other papers involv- ing land transactions in Suffolk County and vicinity. Family names prominent in the collec- tion include BELL, CONKLING, HORTON, L'HOMMEDIEU, OSMOND, OVERTON, POST, SMITH, WOODHULL, and others.
D.
E. Records of Mercantile and other Business Transactions, including:
1. Account book of Capt. Elias PELLETREAU, noted silversmith, 1760-75, 1 v. (photostat).
2. Daybooks of Sullivan COOK, 1808-68, 2 v.
3. Account books kept by David JAGGER, L v.
4. Law Register of MILLER & TUTHILL, Riverhead law firm, 1850-73, 1 v.
5. Ship journal of Capt. Nathaniel TUTHILL, 1819-24. 6. Miscellaneous materials, including: old ledgers and account books (ownership indeterminable), bills, receipts, invoices, bonds, bills of lading, logbooks of sloops, certificates of stock in the South Oyster Bay Turnpike Company (1809-20) and other enterprises, bills of sale of negro slaves, Continental and Confederate
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Rochester - Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
(154F - 155)
currency, papers relating to the Long Island Railroad, and other data.
F. Genealogical Records of many Suffolk County families, among them CLEAVES, COGSWELL, COOK, HALLOCK, HORTON, HOWELL, L'HOMMEDIEU, MAPES, MULLIGAN, OTIS, REWE, SMITH, SWEEZY, SYMMES, TERRY, TUT- HILL, WELLS, and WHALEY.
G. Other holdings include:
1. Shelter Island Library Account, 1814.
2. Records of the Agricultural Society of Suffolk County, including treasurer's book, 1818-21, and subscription book, 1849.
3. Bylaws of the Suffolk County Medical Society, 1854.
4. School records, including records of the Suffolk County Teachers' Association, 1861-83, and minutes of annual school meeting, Holbrook, Oct. 13, 1874.
5. Temperance records, including: constitution and records of the Southold Temperance Society, 1830-33; constitution and bylaws of the Peconic Division, Sons of Temperance, Riverhead, 1867; minute book of the Jamosport Division, Sons of Temperance, No. 275, 1868; and records of the Riverhead Village Temperance Society, 1884-91, and of the Riverhead Christian Temperance Union, 1878-81.
6. Miscellaneous materials, including: personal and business papers of Samuel L'HOMMEDIEU, Rev. Abraham LUCE, Josiah SMITH, Selah STRONG, Jesse, John P., and Stewart T. TERRY, and Ellsworth WARNER; historical addresses of Honry P. HEDGES; records of tombstone inscrip- tions in comotorios of. Aquobogue and Jamesport; data on vossols wrecked on the south shore of Long Island, 1815-1930; lotters and autographs of many distinguished men; and other papers.
There are 81 volumes and approximately 2,000 pieces, unar- ranged but entirely catalogued by accessions. None of the manu- scripts have been catalogued by pieces, but plans are now under way to catalogue and index the entire collection. The materials are available to qualified roscarchors upon roquost to the cus- todian. Photostatic copios will be furnished at cost. Soc: Suffolk County Historical Society Year Book, 1895 ---.
155. ROCHESTER. - COLGATE-ROCHESTER DIVINITY SCHOOL. Librarian, Theodore L. Trost. Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.
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Rochester ~ Eastman School of Music, Sibley Library
(155A - 156)
History and Purpose. ~ Founded in 1928 with the fusion of the Colgate Seminary (established in 1819) and the Rochester Theological Seminary (created in. 1.850). The library serves the road- ing and research needs of students, faculty, and the general public. No manuscripts aro purchased, sold, or exchanged, but gifts and deposits are accepted. It is housed in a two-story, fireproof building, which has ample room for the storage and use of its manuscript collection.
Holdings
A. Minutes of the Classis of Geneva, New York, 1851- 1932, 5 v., including constitutional requirements for admission of members to the Classis, copy of the "Record of the Reformed Dutch Church of Tyre, " a "Brief Historical Record of the Classis of Genova, " and minutes of the regular and special sessions of the Classis. Minutes of regular sessions include lists of churches represented and ministors prosent, officers and now ministers of the Classis, roports of churches and commit- toos, communications, and recommendations. The special sessions deal largely with candidates for the ministry and their examination.
B. Minutes of the First District of the United Evangel- ical Synod of the West, later called the German Evangelical Synod of North America and subse- quently the Evangelical Synod of North America, 1875-1919, 5 v. (mostly in German).
c. Miscellaneous records of Baptist Churches at Whoat- land (1833-70, 1 v.), South Butler and Savannah (1834-99, 3 v.), Wost Henrietta (1806-1907, 2 v.), Caledonia (1811-53, 1 v.), Walworth (1816-68, 2 v.), Pittsford. (1815-27, 1 v.), and Triangle (1831-64, 1 v.). Include data on organization and history, constitutions, articles of faith, lists of members, and minutes of meetings.
Twenty-one volumes, entirely arranged by subject. These are accessible upon request to the librarian. Photostat service at standard ratos.
156. ROCHESTER. - EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, SIBLEY LIBRARY, Swan Street. Librarian, Barbara Duncan. Hours : 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday and holidays.
History and Purpose. - The Sibley Library was founded in 1902 to serve the reference needs of students of the school. It rarely burs or sells manuscripts, but is glad to accept any as gifts. It is housed in a brick and tile, fireproof building, erected in 1937, with adequate space for the storage of manuscripts.
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Rochester - Irondequoit Chapter, D. A. R.
(157)
Holdings
Consist largely of European and American musical compositions, medieval treatises on music, fragments of liturgical manuscripts with musical notations (11th - 16th centuries), vocal music with accompaniments of chamber music, and correspondence of musicians. The musical compositions are originals and copies, written in Latin, French, German, Italian, and English, with full scores for orchestra, violin and orchestra, operas, oratorios, cantatas, and symphonies. Composers represent- ed in the collection include BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, SCHUBERT, MOZART, LISZT, RUBINSTEIN, FAURE, DEBUSSY, MACDOWELL, HAYDN, MENDELSSOHN, SAINT-SAENS, and others. Included also are theses and autograph manuscripts of musical compositions of students of the Eastman School of Music. Most of the manuscripts have been published with the following notable exceptions: Carl Phillip Emanuel BACH'S Passions Cantate; Thomas BATESON'S Madrigals; Johann Christoph PEPUSCH'S Sonatas for violin and base viol or harpsichord; Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI'S Symphonia in 4 parts in Bb Major and Symphonia in 4 parts in F minor and major; Antonio Maria Gasparo SACCHINI'S "Lucio Vero" opera in 3 acts, 3 v .; and Alessandro SCARLATTI'S Petites cantandes a seule voix de chant, 3 v.
There are about 1,000 items, 75 percent of which are arranged according to Library of Congress music classifications or filed alphabetically by names of composers or authors. About one-half of the pieces are catalogued on 900 cards, citing author, subject, title, and cross-roference information. The holdings of the Sibley Library have been included in the nation-wide survey of music libraries conducted by the Oberlander Trust and Mr. Otto Albrecht of the University of Pennsylvania. The material is available to users under general library rules. Photostatic copies may be obtained in some cases.
157. ROCHESTER. - IRONDEQUOIT CHAPTER, D. A. R., 11 Livingston Park. Historian, Mrs. Melvin Coon. Hours; By appoint- ment only.
History and Purpose. - Organized Feb. 15, 1894. It does not buy, sell, or exchange manuscripts, but accepts gifts and deposits. It is housed in a two-story, nonfireproof, stucco build- ing, with a one-story wing, formerly occupied by the Reynolds Li- brary and acquired by the Chapter in 1920. Space is adoquato.
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Rochester - Rochester Historical Society
(157A - 158)
Holdings
A. Cemetery Records, 32 v., comprising copies of tomb- stone inscriptions in cemeteries of Monroe (29 v.), Livingston (1 v.), Ontario (1 v.), and Wayne (1 v.) counties.
B. Digest of Public Records of Monroe County, 1821-75, 4 v.
c. Census Records of Monroe County, 1850, 28 v., ar- ranged alphabetically by towns and wards.
D. Genealogical Records, comprising all available ma- terials on present and past members of the Irondequoit Chapter, D. A. R.
E. Records of the Irondequoit Chapter, D. A. R., 1894 -- , 26 v., including record of charter members, min- utes of meetings, names of officers, committee reports, and accounts of finances and activities. F. Miscellaneous materials, including: historical data on old houses of Rochester and Monroe County; notes on characters and places of the Revolu- tionary War; bill of sale of a negro slavo, 1817; and other data.
There are 92 volumes and some 180 cubic feet of loose manu- scripts, of which 90 percent have been arranged in alphabetical order. None of the manuscripts have been catalogued by acces- sions, but 90 percent have been catalogued by pieces on index cards (3 x 5). The material is available to researchers by per- mission of the Chapter historian. There is no photostat service.
158. ROCHESTER. - ROCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 485 East
Avenue. President, Mrs. George B. Selden. Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - On May 18, 1860, Lewis Henry Morgan organized the Rochester Historical Society and became its first president. This organization lapsed during the following year, and it was not until December 17, 1887 that the present society was formed. Its purpose is to gather, preserve, and make available for research materials relating to the settlement and to the political, economic, and social development of Rochester and the Genesee country. With the opening of the Rundel Memorial Build- ing in 1936, the books and manuscripts of the Rochester Historical Society were placed in the custody of the Rochester Public Library as part of its Local History Division (see entry for the Rochester Public Library).
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Rochester - Rochester Historical Society
(158A - 158D)
Holdings
A. Nathaniel ROCHESTER Collection, 1778-1829, includ- ing: document giving information concerning the conveyance by PHELPS and GORHAM to Robert MORRIS of 2,000,000 acres of land in Western New York, with a reservation of 24,030 acres which, to- gether with 100 acres which eventually became Rochester, were sold to Ebenezer HUNT and others; letters pertaining to the purchase of the 100 acre Rochester tract by Nathaniel ROCHESTER, Charles CARROLL, and William FITZHUGH; letters, leasos, bonds, accounts, agreements, and other papers of Thomas BEGOLE, agent for Nathaniel ROCHESTER; and miscellaneous records concerning turnpikes, the organization of the Bank of Rochester, the sale of bank shares, letters, partition deeds, maps, accounts, receipts, and other data showing the growth and development of Rochester.
B. Charles WILLIAMSON Collection, 1782-1888, including: correspondenco, agreements, contracts, accounts, maps, abstracts of titles, and other papers of Charles WILLIAMSON in his management of the 1,000,000 acre tract in the Genesee country pur- chased by Sir William PULTENEY, John HORNBY, and Patrick COLQUHOUN; correspondence of Robert TROUP, also owner of much land in the Genesee country; and letters, accounts, and other papers of Robert MORRIS and his agent, John GREIG, who also managed the Genesee country affairs of James HILLHOUSE, Commissioner of the School Fund of Connecticut.
C. Henry O'REILLY Collection, 1826-78, 2,000 items, in- cluding: memoranda concerning his work as editor of the Rochester Daily Advertiser, the Albany Atlas, and the Albany Argus, and other memorabilia of his newspaper career; data concerning the activities of the Clinton League for the enlarge- mont of the Erie Canal and the activities of the National Cheap-Freight Anti-Monopoly Railway League; papers relating to O'REILLY'S interest in the telegraph companies of his day; letters and other papers pertaining to his work as Rochester postmaster, State Legislator, and Congressman; correspondence from Salmon P. CHASE, Horace GREELEY, Benson J. LOSSING, Charles O'CONOR, Whitelaw REID, Gerrit SMITH, William H. SEWARD, Thurlow WEED, William WOOD, and many others; and data on the Mormons in Iowa, the Colored Troops from New York State in the Civil War, agriculture in western New York, and agricultural reforms in the post-bollum South.
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Rochester ~ Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences
(158D - 159)
D. George W. ALDRIDGE Collection, 1893-98, 21 v., com- prising correspondence, mainly pertaining to patronage, directed to ALDRIDGE during the period of his political career, particularly as New York State Superintendent of Public Works.
E. Abelard REYNOLDS Collection, 1795-1851, 800 items, comprising personal and business correspondence, notes, bonds, deeds, due bills, and receipts of Abelard REYNOLDS, pioneer of Rochester and its first postmaster.
F. George H. HARRIS Collection, 1863-93, 200 pieces, consisting mainly of his original manuscripts of lectures and paper's on the habits, trails, weapons, expeditions, and characteristics of the Indians of western New York; also personal cor- respondence and articles concerning the early white pioneers of western New York.
G. Charles H. WILTSIE Collection, 1788-1891, comprising bonds, deeds, powers of attorney, subpoonas, personal and business letters, and other data gathered by Charles H. WILTSIE concerning the carly history of Pittsford, New York. Included are three manuscripts ontitled "Pittsford His- tory. "
H. Levi WARD papers, 1820-44, 16 pieces, including bus- iness correspondence, deeds, and other documents of Levi WARD; also a sketch of the original 100 acre tract of Rochester, New York.
I. Miscellaneous materials, including: records of ac- tivities of the Rochester Union Grays (1838-59), Independent Pioneers (1861-65), and Union. Blues (1861-65), all independent military organizations; records of the Moral Reform Society (1836-37) ; records of the Evor Ready Neptune Bucket Company No. 1, a volunteer fire company (1837-39); and a book of pooms written by Goorge Chandler BRAGDON.
For report on total quantity, arrangement, and accessibility of manuscripts, soo entry for the Rochester Public Library. Scc: Rochester Historical Society Publications (Rochostor, 1892,1898), 2 v .; Rochester Historical Society Publication Fund Series (Rochester, 1922-), 18 v. Of special value is volume 15, the first part of which is devoted to the libraries of Rochester.
159. ROCHESTER. - ROCHESTER MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Bloss and Backus Streets. Director, Dr. Arthur C. Parker. Winter hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays, and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday; summer hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays, except Saturday afternoon.
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Rochester - Rochester Public Library
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1911, its main purpose is to furnish services to qualified persons in their stud- ies and investigations of early New York history and American eth- nology. Manuscripts relating to archeology, ethnology, and early local history are acquired by purchase, gift, and deposit. The Museum is housed in a four-story, brick, fireproof building, erect- ed in 1849, with limited space for manuscripts.
Holdings
Manuscripts of Dr. Arthur C. PARKER, director of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and late New York State Archeologist, William A. RITCHIE, archeologist of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, and Lowis H. MORGAN, Alanson SKINNER, George P. DUCKER, Charles F. MILLIKEN, John B. NICHOLS, Robert Daniel BURNS, Rev. William M. BEAUCHAMP, Frederick HOUGHTON, and others, dealing with the Algonkian and Iroquoian Indians in western New York, prehistoric camp sites, village mounds, Indian customs, tools, relics, government and institutions, the results of excavations, and other phases of Indian life and culture. Included are many bibliographical leads to the study of New York State anthropology. Most of these manuscripts have been published.
There are some 16,000 pieces, entirely arranged by subject. These are accessible to properly qualified persons by permission of the director and under supervision of his library staff. Photostatic copies may be obtained at current rates.
See: Rochester Museum Research Records; New York State Museum Bulletin; and the Researches and Transactions of the New York State Archaeological Association, Lewis H. Morgan Chapter, Rochester, New York ..
160. ROCHESTER. - ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY, Local History Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Avenue. Director of Libraries, John Adams Lowe. Head of Local History Division, Emma Swift. City Historian, Professor Doxter Porkins. Assistant City Historian, Dr. Blako Mckelvey. Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., wockdays.
History and Purpose. ~ Founded in 1912 undor a log- islative act of 1911 amending the city chartor. The Local History Division in its prosent form was organized in October 1936, when the library moved into the Rundel Memorial Building. At that time, in accordance with agreements of an earlier date, the books and manuscripts of the Reynolds Library (established 1884) and of the Rochester Historical Society (organized 1888) woro entrusted to the care of the Rochostor Public Library. Under the divisional
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Rochester - Rochester Public Library
(160A - 160B)
arrangement, the Local History Division collects the printed mate- rials and manuscripts relating to Rochester and the Genesee country. This division is restricted to reference and research. A portion of the library's annual book budget is allotted to it for the pur- chase of books and manuscripts. Outright gifts are encouraged in all of its collections; and the sale or exchange of manuscripts and the acceptance of conditional deposits are at the discretion of the director. The Rundel Memorial Building was opened to the public in 1936. It is a three-story, fireproof building with a basement and sub-basement, and provides adequate space for the storage of records.
Holdings
A. Aristarchus CHAMPION Collection, 1806-78, 500 items. Miscellaneous papers of Aristarchus CHAMPION, pioneer of Rochester, New York. Consist mainly of personal and business letters and deeds, leases, and mortgages of land in Portage County, Ohio, and in Monroe, Erie, Genesce, and Living- ston counties, New York. Included are data on CHAMPION'S trial against the Plymouth Congrega- tional Socioty of the City of Rochester, with a copy of his complaint (1863).
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