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5. River Church, Town of Moreau: Record of member- ship and minutes, 1802 -- 40, 1 v. 6. Wilton and So. Wilton Methodist Churches: Rec- ord of membership, 1867-88, 1 v .; also Wilton Circuit Book, 1817, 1 v. (typed copy) .
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Bacon Hill - Saratoga County Historian
(18A7 - 18G3)
7. Ballston Center Presbyterian Church: Record book, 1775-1865, 1 v. (typed copy).
8. Schuylerville Baptist Church: Record books, 1791-1926, 2 v.
B. Genealogical Records, 1638 -- , 1,010 pieces, relating to the following Saratoga County families: BACON, BURKE, CAMPBELL, FERRIS, FOWLER, GALLUP- GRAY, HAGADORN, HALL, HEMPSTREET, HOVES, KRUMER, LEWIS, LOW, MOOREHOUSE, ORCUTT, THOMPSON, VAN DERWERKER, and WHITE. Also a Bible Record, 1784, 1 v., containing copies of genealogical records taken from family bibles. These records were compiled by Mrs. J. B. VAN DERWERKER in 1939-40.
c. Town and County Records.
1. Town Records, 1871 -- , 25 v., comprising histo- ries of the following: Ballston, Charlton, Clifton Park, Corinth, Edinburgh, Galway, Greenfield, Hadley, Half Moon, Jay, Malta, Mechanicville, Milton, Northumberland, Provi- dence, Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, Stillwater, Waterford, and Wilton. Also Minutes of the Highway Commissioner of the town of Northum- berland, Jan. 1839, 1 v., and Town Board Min- utes of Corinth, 1819-43, 1 v. (typed copy). 2. County Records, 1871-, 6 v., pertaining to the counties of Saratoga (4 v.), Washington (1 v.), and Warren (1 v.).
D. Cemetery Records, 1811-, 19 v. Typewritten records of data found on headstones in cemeteries in Saratoga and adjacent counties.
E. Revolutionary War Records, 2 v., containing names of soldiers, and records of service, pay, burial, and bounty grants.
F. Census Records, 1810, 2 v. Typed copies of the 1810 census for Ballston and Northumberland.
G. Mercantile and Financial Records, including:
1. Account book of Abraham MARSHALL of Northumber- land, 1839-56, 1 v., containing record of sale of general merchandise, and accounts of the School District, the Dutch Roformed Church, and the town of Northumberland. Also his rec- ord book as secretary of the Union Store no. 1, Northumberland, 1852-65, 1 v., containing bylaws of the association, names of members, minutes of meetings, and accounts of stock- holders.
2. Account book of John MARSHALL as agent for the Dividend Mutual Insurance Company, 1857-78, 1 v.
3. Ledger of Mrs. Cahoon VAN DERWERKER, 1864-67, 1 v., relating to her millinery and dress- making business.
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Batavia - Holland Land Office Musoum
(18G4 - 1945)
4. VAN VANDENBURGH account book, 1845-67, 1 v. 5. Account book of William H. DODD, 1820, 1 v.
H. Miscellaneous materials, including copies of wills, correspondence with the County Historian regard- ing Saratoga County history and family goncal- ogy, historical notes, letters, anecdotes, and other data.
There are 113 v. and 1,030 pieces, some 50 percent of which have been arranged. These are accessible to researchers upon application to the County Historian and under supervision. There is no photostat service.
19. BATAVIA. - HOLLAND LAND OFFICE MUSEUM, West Main Street. Acting Custodian, Mrs. R. M. Walker, 50 Ellicott Ave. Hours: By appointment only.
History and Purpose. - The museum was founded Oct. 13, 1894 for preserving materials relating to the early history of western New York. Accessions are made by gift or loan, and only material of local interest is accepted. The museum is housed in a two-story, stone building, constructed in 1815, with adequate space for its records.
Holdings
A. Holland Land Office records, 1801-69, 39 v., com- prising accounts and other papers of the Holland ยท Land Company and of the Farmers Loan and Trust Company which took over its affairs in 1837 and handled the accounts of the MORRIS Reserve. The collection includes:
1. Land ledgers, 8 v., containing names of purchas- ers, location and map of acreage, price, terms, and final settlement.
2. General index, 1 v., citing purchasers and hold- ings; index of land sold in Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming counties.
3. Index to "Erie County Ledger A & B, Batavia Land Office," 2 v., citing purchasers and references to their accounts.
4. Law Registers, 1858-69, 2 v. Docket of cases heard in county courts in which the Holland Land Co. or the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. brought suit against purchasers for nonpayment of monies due; cito parties involved, policy no., amount due, and dato papers were served,
5. Account books of the Farmers Loan and Trust Com- pany, 1838-64, 8 v., comprising two journals
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Batavia - Holland Land Offico Museum
(1946 - 1902)
(1838-63), a cashbook (1838-48), a ledger (1839-63), and four daybooks (1838-64), show- ing cash receipts and disbursements. 6. Deeds, 1834-38, 2 v. Deeds to purchasers from the Holland Land Co., with maps of plots pur- chased.
7. Deed books, 1817-39, 4 v. Indentures between agents of MORRIS Reserve (Robert BAYARD and Herman LE ROY) and purchasers.
8. Land accounts, 1839-57, 3 v. Table of rover- sions, citing dates contracts or mortgages reverted, purchases, acreage and location, terms, date and expense of foreclosure or re- version, bidder at public sale; also records of new salos, showing number of contracts, date of sale, purchaser, acroage and location, and terms.
9. Land accounts, 1835-64, 5 v., citing rocoipts at Batavia and Buffalo offices and monios paid to the Farmers Loan and Trust Co .; all cito date, purchaser, contract no., acroago and location, prico, torms, sum duo, and recapit- ulation for each quarter.
10. Hunt Trust ledger, 1835-64, 1 v., comprising a record of bonds, mortgages, and contracts con- veyed to the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. by Washington HUNT, Dec. 16, 1842; also schedules of bonds and mortgages to be foreclosed, for- feited contracts, and wild and unsold lands.
11. Deeds, 1806-41, 30 items: records of conveyances executed by the Holland Land Company.
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B. Military records, 1804-69, 41 pieces, comprising: 1. appointments of Jonas ALLEN (1804), Joseph ROBSON (1862, 1864), Robert S. FARGO (1864), and Samuel M. WAITE (1869).
2. War Department passes, 1864-65.
3. record of volunteer enlistments in the Civil War. 4. honorable discharges in the Mexican and Civil Wars.
5. certificates of payment to parents of deceased soldiers for pay due for Civil War services. 6. War of 1812 material, including mustor rolls of companies at Fort Eric commanded by Licut . Col. Tod CROSBY (1814) and a copy of pay roll of a company of voluntoor cavalry commanded by Lieut. Col. Joseph WILCOX (1813).
C. Robert MORRIS papers, 1784-97, 3 items.
1. Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Navigation stock certificate issued to Curtis LEWIS.
2. Letter to James REES (1797) respecting treaty with Seneca Indians and purchase of Genesee lands.
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Belfast - Belfast Public Library
(1903 - 20A)
3. Letter (1784) regarding sale of cargo of tobac- co and probable loss because of fall in price in England.
D. Captain Charles Franklin RAND collection, 1865-89, 5 items.
1. Letters from Edwin M. STANTON (1865) and W. T. SHERMAN (1887).
2. Military appointments by Abraham LINCOLN and Edwin M. STANTON (1864), Andrew JOHNSON and Edwin M. STANTON (1866), and Rutherford B. HAYES and John B. NICHOLSON (1889).
E. Ebenezer MIX collection, 1806-65, 54 items, com- prising:
1. letters (17) to and from MIX, concerning accounts, tax payments, Holland Land Company business, and mathematical problems. Correspondents in- clude David E. EVANS (1820), Byron SUNDERLAND (1845), Joseph ELLICOTT (1818), Augustus PORTER (1845), Charles JUDSON (1836), David EVANS (1835), John J. VANDER KEMP (1837), and William L. MARCY (1845).
2. original Ms. of his book "Mathematics, " published in N. Y. in 1846.
3. powers of attorney from A. A. ELLICOTT (1822) and J. BLISS (1837), authorizing him to sell real estate for them.
4. records of convoyances (30) given purchasers by Holland Land Co., 1806-41.
5. discharge of mortgage (1865), signed by Holland Land Co. officials.
Forty volumes and 103 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued, available to users under supervision. Photostatic copies may be obtained at commercial rates.
20. BELFAST. - BELFAST PUBLIC LIBRARY, Main Street. Librarian, Pauline Weir. Hours: 3 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Monday and Thursday; 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. , and 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1896 to furnish reading material for residents of Belfast. It has no policies as to the purchase, sale, or exchange of manuscripts, but will accept gifts and deposits. It is housed in a one-story, fireproof, brick building, constructed in 1914, with inadequate space for records.
Holdings
A. Records of A. K. THORP Post, Belfast, Allegany County, 1879-1925, 6 v., comprising membership roster and
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" Boonville - Erwin Library and Institute
( 20B. - 21D)
service records (1879-1917, 1 v.), data on charter and list of organizers (1879, 1 v.), record of receipts and disbursements (1888-1917, 1 v.), accounts with members (1888-1925 , 2 v.), and minutes of meetings (1891-1900, 1 v.). B. Tompkins PECK'S certificate of exemption from Civil War service, July 31, 1863; also receipt given PECK by Seymour FENTON, Receiver of Commutation monoy, on payment of $300 as fee for release from liability under the draft.
C. Minutes of the HAWTHORNE Club of Belfast, which maintains the library, 1903-35, 11 v.
Seventeen volumes and two pieces, unarranged and uncata- logued; accessible upon application to the librarian. Photostat service at standard rates.
21. BOONVILLE. - ERWIN LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE, Schuyler
Street. Librarian, Mrs. Mary B. Elsaser. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., daily; also 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1885 for the pur- pose of providing reading and reference material for the inhabitants of Boonville and collecting and proserving historical materials of local interest. It does not purchase, sell, or exchange manuscripts, but accepts gifts and deposits. It is housed in a two-story, firo- proof, stono building, crocted in 1890, with adequate facilities for the storage and consultation of records.
Holdings
Consist mainly of public records of the Town of Boon- ville and vicinity. Included are:
A. Records of meetings for election of town and county officers, Town of Boonville, 1844.
B. Assessment rolls (3) of Boonville residents, 1863- 1908.
c. Justice records, 1828-53, 1 v. and 9 pieces, com- prising records of judgments, damages, and costs; also list of trial jurors for the Town of Boon- ville, 1901-2, and Criminal docket of C. R. SPERRY, justice of the peace of the Town of Boonville, 1898-1909.
D. Highway records, 1837-1923, comprising appointments and reports of Overseors of Highways, Town of Boonville (1867-1902), receipts, vouchers, lists . of persons liable for work on highways, over- soors' assessment lists, highway labor cost ro- ports, and road warrants.
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(21E - 22)
Brockport - Seymour Library
E. Records of Overseers of the Poor, Town of Boonville, 1899-1911, 1 v.
F. Records of the Town Clerk of Boonville, 1876-1920,
comprising receipts, monthly abstracts of ex- penditures, and miscellaneous reports.
G. Other public records, including: data on the estab- lishment of school districts, 1820-86, school district reports, 1859-76, and annual reports of school trustees, 1897-1913; applications for tax exemptions, 1897-1902; chattel mortgages and bills of sale, 1849-1920; census record, 1861- 63; excise reports, 1876-1902; and other data. Record of Stockholders of the Boonville Turnpike
H. Road Company, May 1825, 1 v.
I. Records of Erwin Library and Institute, 1866-1906, comprising minutes of meetings, correspondence, receipts, and other data relating to the found- ing and operation of the library.
There are some 20,000 items, unarranged and uncatalogued; accessible upon application to the librarian. There is no photo- stat service.
22. BROCKPORT. - SEYMOUR LIBRARY, 49 State Street. Librarian, Mrs. Florence F. Coller. Hours : 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., daily.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1936 to serve the public as a lending library and to aid students in their pursuit of education. It does not buy or sell manuscripts, but will accept gifts. It is housed in the James Seymour Mansion, a three-story, brick, nonfireproof building, erected in 1824, with inadequate space for storage.
Holdings
"Some Old Houses of Western Monroe County, " by Helen HASTINGS, 1939, 1 v. (typed).
One volume, accessible on application to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
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Brockport - State Normal School -
(23 - 24)
Buffalo - Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy
23. BROCKPORT. - STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, College Street. Librarian, Mary Lee McCrory. Hours: 8:30 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m., Mon- day through Friday.
History and Purpose: " Organized in 1841, the State Normal School offers students a collegiate education or prepares students for advanced studies. The library serves students in their reference and research work. Manuscripts are acquired only through gifts and deposits. The library is housed in a two-story, brick, fireproof building, erected in 1939, with ample storage spaco.
Holdings
A. Major John M. WILSON papers, 1861-1903, 194 pieces, relating to the Civil War activities of Co.H. 3d N. Y. Cav. Vol., at Bermuda Hundred, Portsmouth, and Newport News, Virginia, and at Camp Bates, Md. Included are invoices, quarterly returns, muster rolls, and ordnance reports. Major WILSON'S correspondence, 1862-1903, pertains to certifi- cations of onlistments, pensions, and personal mattors.
B. Annie W. CRAIGIE letters, from Richmond, Va., to her uncle, relating to her father's death and fi- nances at home, 1900-1901, 7 pieces.
C. Photostatic copy of a map of the western part of the Village of Brockport, 1858.
There are 202 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued; available on application to the librarian. Photostatic copies will be furnished at standard rates.
24. BUFFALO. - ALBRIGHT ART GALLERY, BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY, EDUCATIONAL LOAN DEPARTMENT, Elwood Avenue. Director, Gordon Washburn; Custodian, Mary Phillips Lyon. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays, except Saturday p.m.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1862 to promote and cultivate the fine arts, maintain an adequately equipped art library and school, and establish in Buffalo a permanent building with collections of paintings, sculpture, engravings, and other works of art. The work of the Educational Loan Department has been prosecuted actively during the past 15 years. It does not gener- ally go in for the collection of manuscripts; and purchases, sales, exchanges, gifts, or loans are subject to the approval of an Art Committee. It is housed in a one-story, marble, fireproof building, crocted in 1905, with ample space for expansion.
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Buffalo - Buffalo Historical Society Library
(25 - 25A)
Holdings
Leaves from early Biblical, literary, and other works in Armenian (1121, 1 item), English (1225-1390, 6 items), Flemish (1500-1530, 2 items), French (1240- 1500, 8 items), German (1500, 2 items), Greek (1650, 1 item), Indian (1750, 1 item), Italian (1470-85, 6 items), Persian (16th & 17th centuries, 8 items), Spanish (16th century, 2 items), Swiss (1380, 1 item), and Turkish (1725, 1 item).
Thirty-nine pieces, entirely arranged and catalogued; acces- sible upon request to the custodian. Photostat services at current rates.
25. BUFFALO. - BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY,
Delaware Park. Director, Robert W. Bingham. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - The Society was organized in 1862 "to discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the history of western New York in general, and the city of Buffalo in particular." At present the Society specializes in the collection of material relating to the Niagara frontier. Accessions are made by purchase when funds are available, and by gifts if they pertain to the field in which the Society is interested. Conditional gifts are not accepted, nor does the Society sell or exchange items. The Society is housed in its own building, which was erected for the Pan American Exposition in 1901. It was built by the State of New York, and in 1902 the State deeded the building to the Society. The building is of marble, has two stories and basement, and is fireproof. There is adequate space for manuscripts.
Holdings
A. PORTER papers, 1802-1907, 2,445 itoms.
Consist chiefly of letters to Peter B. PORFER (1809-44, 1,358 pieces) from business associates, employees, government officials, politicians, military authorities, and friends. Included are 200 Henry CLAY-Peter B. PORTER letters (on deposit), discussing CLAY'S candidacy for president, political parties, Andrew JACKSON, the tariff, cholera, the Cherokee question, nullification, western interests, navigation of the St. Lawrence, land questions, the American System, and other topics of the period. Also miscellaneous papers (439), including indentures,
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Buffalo - Buffalo Historical Society Library
(253 - 25D7)
mortgages, bills of sale, patents, maps, sur- voys, bills, reports, contracts, and other data covering every phase of PORTER'S varied career, and shedding light on land operations, transpor- tation, boat building, river rights, dock sites, wharves, government contracts, the War of 1812, the boundary survey between the United States and Canada, and the affairs of the Niagara Frontier. Included also are correspondence and other papers of Poter A. PORTER (1862-98, 48 items) concerning agreements, chamber of com- merce proceedings, and charters at Fort Erie.
B. Millard FILLMORE letters, 1849-53, 45 v., comprising 8,436 letters dealing with abolition, slavery, state rights, Hungarian independence, PERRY'S mission to Japan, the Mormons, our relations with Cuba, Peru, Mexico, and Nicaragua, and other events during his administration as Vice President and President. Correspondents include Daniel WEBSTER, Edward EVERETT, Abbot LAWRENCE, Henry CLAY, Horatio PERRY, Dorothea L. DIX, Horace GRAMLEY, cabinet members, government officials, ministers and consuls of foreign powers, editors, educators, and many others.
C. Maris Bryant PIERCE papers, 1807-74, 300 items, com- prising letters from W. L. BROWN, Lewis CASS, M. L. MARCY, Edward EVERETT, George M. CLINTON, Christopher MORGAN, George W. PATTERSON, Samuel PRENTISS, and others, touching on land owner- ship, western migration, allotment of goods to tribes, Buffalo Creek Reservation, muster rolls of New York Indians, Indian migration to lands west of the Mississippi (1833, 1846), accounts, sermons, essays, letters from Quakers to the Indian Council, consus records, ordinances, Treasurer's reports, and family lottors.
D. Holland Land Company papers, 1792-1850, 40 v. and 200 pieces, including:
1. Joseph ELLICOTT'S Account and Memorandum Books, 1792-1813, 6 v.
2. Letters to J. ELLICOTT, 1795-1821, 23 v.
3. Letter copybooks of J. ELLICOTT, 1800-1821, 3 v. 4. Maps, 1792-1830.
5. Reports of Joseph ELLICOTT, Jacob S. OTTO, and David E. EVANS to the proprietors in Holland, 1797-1835, 2 v. (typewritten copies; originals on deposit in the Economisch- Historische Bibliotheek, Amsterdam, Holland, by Van Eeghen and Co. in 1934).
6. Exemplification of treaties with Seneca Indians (1802, 1815, 1830, 1838, 1842).
7. Original treaty of OGDEN and FELLOWS with Seneca Indians (1842).
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Buffalo - Buffalo Historical Society Library
(25D8 - 25F7)
8. Deeds, letters of attorney, briefs, arbitration papers, title papers of Farmers Loan and Trust Co., and maps of plots conveyed to many pioneers.
E. Church Records, comprising:
1. Records of the Buffalo Baptist Union, 1886-97, 6 v., including articles of incorporation, constitution, minutes of meetings, and other data.
2. Records of the First Presbyterian Church, 1812- 82, 4 v.
3. St. Paul Church papers, 1817-55, 5 v. (from col- . lections of Charles W. EVANS).
4. Constitution and record books of the French Evangelical Protestant Church, 1851-81.
5. Miscellaneous materials, including:
George H. BALL'S history of the Free Will Bap- tist Churches comprising the Erie Quarterly Conference, 1867; P. J. FERRIS' history of the Buffalo Baptist Union, 1880-84, 2 v .; Horace BRIGGS' record of the Presbytery of Buffalo and its churches, 1907, 1 v .; W. E. GIBBS' sermon at the fiftieth anniversary of the First Universalist Society of Buffalo; Henry R. HOWLAND'S personal recollections of old St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church; Wil- liam J. LEGG'S paper on St. Luke's Episcopal Church, read on the occasion of the 75th anni- versary of the parish, 1932; and other data.
F. Public Records, including:
1. Minutes of Buffalo Town Meetings, 1814-32.
2. Minutes of the Board of Supervisors of Erie County, 1825, 1842, 1844, 1852.
3. Village of Buffalo Tax Roll, 1816, 1 v.
4. Niagara City Association (Buffalo) Schedule and Valuation of Property, with records of expend- itures and receipts by the trustees, 1836-39, 1 v.
5. Subscription book for building the first school- house in Buffalo, Mar. 29, 1807 - May 23, 1809.
6. Quarterly returns of the Williamsville Post Office to the Gonoral Post Office, 1816-22, and papers of Isaac F. BOWMAN, postmaster, 1818-21.
7. Miscellaneous materials, including jury lists (1808-28), peddlers' licenses (1814-38), papors relating to highways (1812-80), railroads (1834-84), prisons (1820-1902), and insolvency (1810-63), records of indictments for counter- feiting and forgery in Erie County (5 folders), replevins (1834-43), complaints and civil ac- tions (1812-46), convictions and acquittals
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Buffalo - Buffalo Historical Society Library
(25G1 - 25H3)
(1820-26), writs of inquiry (1812-46), in- dictments (1808-1906), and other data.
G. Military Records, including: 1. Major James NORRIS' Journal of the expedition of Gen. SULLIVAN against the Indians, 1779. 2. Major John BURROWS' Journal of the SULLIVAN- CLINTON Campaign, 1779.
3. Journal of John ZELLER, 1798-1813, comprising an account of travel and military service on the Ohio, in Kentucky and Indiana, and in the campaign under General HARRISON.
4. War of 1812 papers, including inventories of losses on the Niagara Frontier.
5. Civil War records, including:
Adj. Gen. Albert W. BISHOP papers, 1860-65, relating chiefly to events of the Civil War in Arkansas,
Mustor roll, 49th Regiment, N. Y. Vol., Capt. William F. WHEELER, Co. D, Aug. 1 - Oct. 31, 1861.
Muster roll, 21st Rogimont, N. Y. Vol., Buffalo, May 1863.
U. S. Commissary Doportmont Account Book, 2d Army Corps, Brooks Station, 1863.
Miscellaneous materials, including:
Official Minutes of CHAPIN Post, G. A. R., 1894-1915, 20 v .; Major George H. STOWITS' biographical data on officers of the 100th Regiment, N. Y. Vol., 1854-1904; Minutes of the Buffalo Mayor's Military Committee, July 5 - Oct. 8, 1862; other histories of Buffalo companies and of citizens' associa- tions; and miscellaneous correspondence and other papers of Confederate and Union men.
H. Other holdings include:
1. Francis Adrian VAN DER KEMP payers, 1788-1829, 10 v., comprising autobiography, sermons, let- ters from DeWitt CLINTON and Thomas JEFFERSON, addresses, diplomas, commissions, and re- searches.
2. Records of Boundary Survey between the United States and Canada under the Treaty of Ghent, 1816-27, including journal of commissioners, surveys, and reports.
3. DOBBINS papers, 1776-1892, comprising correspond- ence, articles of agreement, bills of lading, statements of accounts, orders, plans of piers and waterfronts, log entries, account books, and daybooks of Daniel, David Porter, and William W. DOBBINS, concerning shipping on the Great Lakes. (Partly printed in the Buffalo Historical Society Publications, VIII.)
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Buffalo - Buffalo Historical Society Library
(25H4 - 25H13)
4. Oliver FORWARD papers, 1797-1829, relating mainly to Indian treaties and FORWARD'S trial for misconduct while collector of the Port of Buffalo.
5. Matthew M. HALL papers, 1833-42, concerning canal construction matters.
6. Indian Mission Records of Cattaraugus Reserva- tion, 1827-62, 3 v.
7. Proceedings of the Committee of Safety and Relief for Sufferers on the Niagara Frontier, 1814, 2 v.
8. Narrative and Journal of John M. MCLEAN, 1819- 44, concerning his service with the Hudson Bay Company in Canada. Included are copies of correspondence with Sir George SIMPSON, Gover- nor of Rupert's Land.
9. Letter books of PHYN and ELLICE, Schenectady merchants, 1767-76. Include letters to Sir William JOHNSON, Col. John BRADSTREET, Capt. John BUTLER, John PORTEOUS, Norman MCLEOD, James DUANE, and others prominent in business and military affairs.
10. Joseph ROSSEEL papers, 1761-1826, including deeds, correspondence, and other papers relat- ing to his role as land agent for David PARISH of Ogdensburg, New York.
11. Account books of William WILLIAMS (1798-1815, 2 v.) and H. W. MATTESON (1849, 1 v.), trades- men near Canandaigua, and of J. CUMMINGS (1807-16, 1 v.), trading at Chippewa.
12. Ms. Grammar of the Iroquois Language, compiled by Eleazer WILLIAMS, missionary to the Indians. 13. Miscellaneous materials including: Juba STORRS & Co. papers, 1810-20, 1 v .; Jonas HARRISON letter book, 1813-19, 1 v .; H. B. POTTER let- ter copybook, 1838-45, 1 v .; private journals of H. R. STORRS, 1825-30, 6 v .; papers of Absalom BULL, Sylvester CHAMBERLIN, Grover CLEVELAND, Robert FLEMING, Jabez GOODELL, Erastus GRANGER, Samuel D. HARRIS, Robert HUDSON, Maurice KINGSLEY, C. A. ORR, Jasper PARRISH, John PORTEOUS, Sheldon C. TOWNSEND, Albert H. TRACY, and many others; papers re- lating to Black Rock Ferry (1821-51) and Black Rock Harbor (1822-35); bills of early Buffalo firms and taverns (1820-39); petitions to the Legislature for a railroad from Buffalo to. Batavia, 1835; materials collected in 1847 by H. SALISBURY for a history of Buffalo, con- sisting of statements of old residents; genea- logical data on Buffalo families; and diaries, scrapbooks, deeds, patents, leases, maps, plans
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