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There are 119 volumes and some 700 pieces, of which 75 per- cent have been arranged and catalogued. The material is accessi- ble to research upon application to Mr. KEITH. There is no photostat or other copy service.
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Caledonia - The Caledonia Library Association
(31A - 31K)
31. CALEDONIA. - THE CALEDONIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION,
Main Street. Librarian, Mrs. Allan Mackay. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., daily; also 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1873 as the Cale- donia Ladies' Library Association, it has served as a community library since that date. It does not buy, sell, or exchange manu- scripts, but accepts gifts and deposits. It is housed in a two- story, nonfireproof, Medina stone building, erected by Major Gad Blakeslee in 1826. Space is adequate.
Holdings
A. Journal of John CAMERON, 1805-16, relating to his general store in Caledonia.
B. Business records of P. GARBUTT, of Mumford, N. Y., 1843-59, 7 v., including daybook, ledgers, and cashbooks and citing sawmill accounts, expendi- tures for grain purchased from farmers, income, and records of working hours, lumber and prices, c. Daybook of Dr. R. J. MENZIE, 1885-87, 1 v., citing professional calls, medicines, and accounts with patients.
D. Donald MCKENZIE papers, 1812-54, 12 v., including accounts for groceries and general merchandise (8 v.), deeds, leases, receipts, inventories, memoranda, biographical sketches, addresses, and notes and articles on Indian history, early town offices, railroads, proverbs, the "History of Heaven, " the "Creation of Man, " and many other subjects.
E. Daybooks of S. MOE, 1864-1909, 2 v., containing rec- ords of earnings, expenses, and various ovents. Policy register of the Continental Insurance Company
F. of Now York City, 1886-98, 1 v.
G. Records of the Caledonia Library Association, 1873 -- , including list of original members, minutes of meetings, committee and officers' reports, and financial accounts.
H. Records of St. Andrew's Mission, Caledonia, N. Y., 1887-1905, including minutes of organization and first services, lists of officers, resolutions, and committee reports.
I. Records of the Fortnightly Club, 1887, 1893-94, in- cluding minutes of meetings, rosters of members and officers, financial accounts, and scrapbook.
J. Assessment rolls for Geneseo (1807, 1808, 1811, 1815, 1844-48), Le Roy (1819), and Caledonia (1822-48).
K. Marriage records of Judge James HILL, of Caledonia,
1833-43.
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Canandaigua ~ Ontario County Historical Society
(31L - 32)
L. Minute books of Hook and Ladder Company, 1887-92,
and J. C. Tennent Hose Company No. 1, Caledonia, N. Y., 1897-1910.
M. Miscellaneous getsalogical and historical records, comprising 4 cubic feet of miscellaneous materi- als relating largely to Caledonia. Included are: biographical data on many local families; lists of local cemeteries and copies of tombstone in- scriptions; record of officers in the 77th Reg- iment, 57th Brigade, 27th Division of Infantry, N. Y. State Militia, 1830-43; list of men from Caledonia in the World War and their service records; papers (3) of Gad BLAKESLEE as Sergeant Major in the 77th Regiment of Infantry, 6th Brigade, N. Y. State Militia, Aug. 22, 1821, deed for land in Caledonia, 1824, and receipt for contribution for the Washington National Monument, bearing signature of Millard FILLMORE; D. A. R. Papers, including bylaws, history of the organization, record of members admitted prior to 1907, correspondence, reports, and os- says (15) on historical subjects; Margaret S. TENNI'S "Biography of John Hugh McNaughton, " poet of Caledonia, including copies of his most popular poems and songs; Rev. J. VAN EATON'S "Narrative of the Associate Reformed Presbytery of Caledonia, " 1876; Rev. William S. MCLAREN'S "Early History of Caledonia, " 1797-1817 (type- written copy); and data on agricultural fairs, bridges, business, churches, clubs, disastrous fires, early houses and landmarks, industries, monuments and boulders, newspapers, railroads, schools, trials, town records, and other matters of local interest.
There are 34 volumes and over 4 cubic feet of loose manu- scripts, of which 25 percent are arranged by subject and alphabetically thereunder. None of the manuscripts have been cata- logued by accessions or by pieces. Permission to examine the mato- rial may be secured from the librarian. There is no photostat or other copy service.
32. CANANDAIGUA. - ONTARIO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 55 N. Main Street. Curator, Mrs. Ralph 0. Stratton. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., weekdays; closed Wednesday evening.
16, 1902 History and Purpose. - The Society was founded July to discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to
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Canandaigua - Ontario County Historical Society
(32A - 32B)
the history of Ontario County and western New York. It is housed in a two-story, fireproof, brick building, constructed in 1914, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
A. Original Papers relating to the PHELPS and GORHAM
Purchase, 1784-1818, 200 pieces, comprising deeds, bonds, receipts, bills, letters, and maps re- lating to Ontario County history. Included are the original deeds, agreements and letters re- lating to the PHELPS and GORHAM Purchase, through which title to all the central western portion of New York State was transferred from Massachu- setts and from the Indian inhabitants to the mon who were destined to open it to settlement. Among these are: the act of the Massachusetts legislature authorizing the sale to PHELPS and GORHAM, Mar. 31, 1788; original grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to PHELPS and GORHAM, signed by Governor John HANCOCK, April 23, 1788; agreement between PHELPS and GORHAM and the Senecas, made at Buffalo Creek, July 4, 1788, for the Indian rights to the 2,600,000 acre tract, which became known as the PHELPS and GORHAM Purchase; deed of PHELPS and GORHAM to Robert MORRIS, Nov. 18, 1790, with map of lands; articles of agreement between Robert MORRIS, Nathaniel GORHAM and Oliver PHELPS, Nov. 18, 1790; deed of Robert MORRIS to Oliver PHELPS and Thomas MORRIS, Nov. 27, 1797; letters from GORHAM to PHELPS, Aug. 10, 1790, in regard to sale to Robert MORRIS; letters from Aaron BURR, Joseph ELLICOTT, Moses CLEVELAND, Joseph BRANT, Jasper PARRISH, Erastus GRANGER, Robert MORRIS, Rev. Samuel KIRKLAND (1792), Timothy PICKERING ( July 10, 1791), and General Israel CHAPIN; depositions of James WADSWORTH (1791), and Samuel KIRKLAND, James DEAN (1790), and Elisha LEE (1791) with re- spect to treaty with the Indians; accounts of PHELPS and GORHAM sales to settlers, 1789-90; draft of will of Oliver PHELPS, drawn at Suffield, Conn., 1796; receipts for Indian annuities, con- taining Indian signatures; and two books of orig- inal field maps of the PHELPS and GORHAM Survey. (Sir William PULTENEY) JOHNSTONE papers, 1791-1854, 350 items among which are the original deed and preliminary papers relating to land transactions of the Genesee country and the PULTENEY family, Included are: the preliminary articles of agree- ment between William Temple FRANKLIN, grandson of
B.
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Canandaigua - Ontario County Historical Society
(320 - 32D7)
c.
Benjamin FRANKLIN, acting for Robert MORRIS, and Sir Patrick COLQUHOUN, one of the London finan- ciers who acquired possession of the lands of western New York, signed at London, Feb. 15, 1791; the original deed of sale, Mar. 17, 1791; draft power of attorney, 1812, to Robert TROUP, reciting death of Sir William PULTENEY, May 30, 1805, and subsequent devolutions of the adminis- tration; copies of papers relating to the HORNBY, COLQUHOUN, and. PULTENEY estates in Western New York, 2 v .; record and minute book of the meet- ings between Sir William PULTENEY, Sir William HORNBY, and Patrick COLQUHOUN, during and after the negotiations with FRANKLIN; memorandum of cash transactions (in London) by Masterton URE, Apr .- Dec. 1812; memorial on the state of the JOHNSTONE trusts by Mastorton URE, sole acting executor of Sir John Lowther JOHNSTONE, Dec. 1826; and photostats of letters from Sir John Lowther JOHNSTONE to Robert TROUP, 1808-11 (originals in County Clerk's office, Bath, N. Y.). Papers relating to the Pickering Treaty. - Include Indians' copy of the treaty between the U. S. and the Six Nations of Indians concluded at Canandaigua, Nov. 11, 1794, signed by Timothy PICKERING, Commissioner for the Government, and by about sixty of the War Chiefs and Sachems of the Six Nations; ratification of the Pickering Treaty, signed by Edmund RANDOLPH, Secretary of State, Jan. 22, 1795, attesting to the fact that it is a true copy of the original certificate deposited in the office of the Department of State (now in the National Archives, Washington, D. C.); and statement by Timothy PICKERING, November 16, 1794, commonding the help and in- fluence of one of the War Chiefs (Little Billy) at the Conference held in Canandaigua in Nov. 1794.
D. Other holdings include:
1. Original maps of Genesee Country.
2. Letters concerning Indian annuities, 1840-47, 27 items.
3. Papers relating to Indian lands in western New York (Cattaraugus and Allegany counties) .
4. Memorandum on the notorious Ogdon Land Company in the autograph of Duncan CAMPBELL.
5. Early papers pertaining to the Congregational Church of Canandaigua, including subscription lists, vouchors, and other materials. One in- torosting item is entitled "Valuation and Tax of Worshipors, " 1803.
6. Record book of the Naples Presbyterian Church, 1815-39.
7. Copy of Rev. Samuel KIRKLAND'S Journal, Nov. 15, 1764-June 1765 (original in the library of the
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Canandaigua - Ontario County Historical Society
(32D8 - 32D16)
Buffalo Historical Society). 8. Copy of Journal of Bishop CAMMERHOFF and Rev. David ZEISBERGER, Moravian Missionaries, tell- ing of their journey from Bethlehem, Pa., to Onondaga, N. Y., and return in 1750 (original in the archives of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, Pa.).
9. Records of the Canandaigua Academy.
Original charter from the Regents of the Uni- versity of the State of New York, signed by George CLINTON, Chancellor, 1795. Agreement between trustees of Canandaigua Academy and Thomas MORRIS, 1804. List of Pupils, 1830-36; Roll Call Book, 1856- 57; List of Teachers and Pupils, 1853-74. 10. Constitution and Secretary's Book of the Canan- daigua Society of Literature and Science, in- cluding signatures of members, 1840-42.
11. Genova Division No. 2 Sons of Temperance of Western New York, Secretary's Book, 1867-70. 12. Ontario County Lyceum Secretary's Book, citing constitution, members, and proceedings of the Lyceum, founded in 1831.
13. Union Library Society, Town of Seneca. Early Secretary's Records, Register, Original Subscribers' Signatures, 1798. Record Book, 1815-53.
Accessions Book (accession nos. 1-896).
14. Oliver L. PHELPS papers, including: daily jour- nal of trip to Europe, 1795; appointment of Oliver L. PHELPS as postmaster at Canandaigua, May 13, 1810, by Gideon GRANGER, Postmaster General; letters (28) written at Yale College, 1791-95; and letters (23) written from Paris, 1796-97.
15. Town records.
Assessment rolls of the Town of Manchester, N. Y., 1830-33.
Assessment rolls of the Town of South Bristol, N. Y., 1846-47.
First Supervisors' Book of the Town of Bloom- field, N. Y., 1796-1865.
Victor, N. Y., Militia Documents, including Muster Roll, 1835-46.
Canandaigua School District No. 2, Reports of Town Meetings, 1814-50; includes Centerfield and surrounding country.
16. Journals of Officers in Expedition of Maj. Gen. John SULLIVAN against the Indians in 1779, 6 v. (Copies of originals in various collections.)
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Castile - Wyoming Historical Pioneer Association
(32D17 - 33B)
17. Miscellaneous Materials, including: daybooks of Charles WILLIAMSON, 1801-3, 3 v .; William. RICHARDSON, May-Dec. 1859, 1 v .; Charles WOOD 1841-50, 1 v .; and Ignatius DAVIS, 1797-1801, 1 v .; commission of the Marquis de DENONVILLE as Governor General of Canada, Jan. 1, 1685, signed by King LOUIS XIV of France and COLBERT, his Minister of Finance; autograph letters of statesmen, authors, and U. S. presidents; orig- inal narrative, 1822, of Jasper PARRISH, Indian agent and interpreter, who was taken captive by the Indians in the Revolutionary War, and his last will and testament, probated Sept. 8, 1836; letters of Robert MORRIS, Amasa JACKSON, Zachariah SEYMOUR, Gideon GRANGER, James and William WADSWORTH, and others; and other data.
There are "several thousand" manuscripts, 75 percent of which have been arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder . Approximately 350 cards (3 x 5 and 4 x 6) catalogue the pieces, often several entries on one card; the cards show subject, name, and file number. Material is available under supervision. There is no copy service.
33. CASTILE. - WYOMING HISTORICAL PIONEER ASSOCIATION,
Main Street. Custodian, Dr. Edward Greene. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., daily, except Thursday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1877 "to collect historical facts relating to the early settlement of the county, gather tools, machinery, manufacturing articles and such other things as relate to the pioneers of Western Now York; also to form a museum of curiosities and to have reunions of pioneers, associa- tions and conventions," It has no policy regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of manuscripts, but will accept gifts. It is housed in a one-story, brick, fireproof building, erected in 1898, with ample space for manuscripts.
Holdings
A. Daybooks and journals of Capt. W. K. DOLBEER (1825- 28, 1 v.), William DOLBEER & Son (1830-31, 1842- 64, 2 v.), D. W. SMITH (1836-38, 1 v.), and Messrs. DAVIDSON & MACKSWELL (1837-49, 1 v.).
B. Real estate records, 1719-1821, 9 pieces, including land grants in Connecticut to Samuel MATHER (1719) and Peter PEARSON (1738) and miscellaneous indentures involving Silas RAWSON, Wadsworth PHILIPS, Thomas PARSON, Frederick SANGER, Samuel ABIN, Stephen VAN RENSSELAER, and others.
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Catskill - Catskill Public Library
(330 - 340)
C. Miscellaneous papers, including: lectures on gram- mar delivered by John H. CURRIER, of Castile, 1829; letters of recommendation and certifi- cates of examination of Oliver B. MINER, teacher (1832-33); and notes, surety bonds, and mort- gages involving Aaron PERRY, Noah S. BENTON, Davis MINER, Benjamin IRISH, Noah PORTER, Fred- erick SANGER, and Silas RAWSON.
Six volumes and 18 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued, ac- cessible upon application to the custodian. Photostatic copies may be obtained at current rates.
34. CATSKILL. - CATSKILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, Franklin. Street.
Librarian, Louise E. Driscoll. Hours: 10 a.m. - 12 m., and 4 .p.m. - & p.m., daily, June to Sept .; 10 a.m. ~ 12 m., and 3 p.m. - 9 p.m., daily, Oct. to May.
History and Purpose. - The library was founded in 1894 for the purpose of providing reading material for the general public. It does not buy, sell or exchange manuscripts, but will accept gifts. The library is housed in a two-story and basement, nonfireproof, brick building, constructed in 1901. There is ade- quate room for expansion.
Holdings
A. Account books, 1858-75, 4 v. Accounts of a general store in Catskill. (Ownership unknown.)
B. Arithmetic, 1802-3, 3 v.
School arithmetic record of John TROMPBOUR of Catskill.
c. Inventory of the estate of Nicholas TROMPBOUR, made by his administrators, Frederick and John TROMPBOUR, with the aid of Abraham POST and Frederick MARTIN, appraisers appointed by the Surrogate of Greene County, 1833.
Seven volumes and one piece, unarranged and uncatalogued, available on request. The librarian will permit photostatic copies to be made.
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Chatham ~ Chatham Public Library
(35A - 35E)
V. D. Winter.
35. CHATHAM, - CHATHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY. Librarian, Helen
Hours during the school year: 8 a.m. - 12 m., and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; also 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wednesday. Hours during school vacations: 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m .; Monday through Friday; also 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wednesday.
History and Purpose. - Organized in 1879 as the Chatham Literary Society, its books were transferred to the Chatham Union School in 1883. Through the efforts of Dr. John T. Wheeler and William B. Howland, the Carnegie Foundation granted funds to cover the cost of a library building. With the construction of the latter in 1905, the school and public libraries were consolidated. Gifts and deposits relating to the history of Chatham are welcomed, but no manuscripts are bought, sold, or exchanged. The library building is a one-story, nonfireproof, brick structure, affording adequate space for the storage and use of records.
Holdings
A. Secretary's Book of the Ladies Temperance Reform Association, 1860, 1 v. and 2 pieces, containing constitution, temperance pledge, membership roll, minutes of meetings, and reports (2) of committee investigating the sale of intoxicating beverages.
B. Treasurer's Book of the Good Templers Literary Society, Chatham, N. Y., 1880-1905, 1 v. and 14 pieces, containing accounts of the Society's transactions in its efforts to improve the com- munity and foster a library, treasurer's reports, and reports of librarian on circulation.
c. Minute Book of the Chatham Sunday School Teachers' Union, 1902-4, 1 v., including records of at- tendance, minutes of meetings, membership rolls, and reports on efforts to improve the teaching of religious education in Chatham.
D. Records of the Women's Auxiliary of Chatham Improve- ment League, 1911-17, 1 v., comprising minutes of meetings and records of the League's efforts to cultivate civic pride and improve conditions in Chatham.
E. Historical essays on public buildings, churches, schools, industrial establishments, social or- ganizations, and other matters relating to the history of Chatham, written by members of Chatham High School, 1940, 1 v.
Five volumes and 16 pieces, entirely arranged and catalogued. Material is accessible upon request to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
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Churchville - Riga Free Library
(36A - 37) Clarence - Clarence Free Library
36. CHURCHVILLE. - RIGA FREE LIBRARY. Librarian, Rowena
F. Kendall. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Tues- day, Wednesday, and Saturday; 12 m. - 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. ~ 4:30 p.m., Friday.
History and Purpose. - Organized in 1920 as a ref- erence and lending library for the community. It has no policy re- garding manuscripts, but will accept gifts and deposits. It is housed in a two-story, brick, nonfireproof building, erected about 1890, with limited space for manuscripts.
Holdings
A. "An Outline History of the Union Congregational Church" of Churchville, 1852-1932, 1 v., pre- pared by Rev. Donald W. HEAD on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
B. Two manuscript volumes prepared by high school students, containing a biographical sketch of Captain Samuel CHURCH, for whom the village was named, and data on Francis WILLARD, Churchville participants in the War of 1812 and the World War, the history of the town of Riga, and early industries.
Three volumes, accessible upon request to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
37. CLARENCE. - CLARENCE FREE LIBRARY, Main Street. Librarian, Marjorie B. Lapp. Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. , and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
History and Purpose. ~ Founded in March 1933 for the purpose of supplying Clarence with reading material. It has no specialized fields and no policies as to manuscripts, but will accept gifts. The library is housed in a one-story, wooden, non- fireproof structure, built in 1935, with adequate storage space.
Holdings
Letter from Grover CLEVELAND to L. PAXON, of Akron, N. Y., concerning satisfaction of mortgage on prop- erty in Akron, dated May 27, 1891.
One manuscript, to which access can be had by permission of the librarian. A photostatic copy may be obtained at standard rates.
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Clinton - Hamilton College Library
(38Al - 38F)
38. CLINTON. - HAMILTON COLLEGE LIBRARY. Librarian, Lewis Stieg. Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays, except Saturday afternoon.
History and Purpose. - This library was founded in 1812. Most of the manuscripts have been received within the last 50 years. No manuscripts are purchased, sold, or exchanged, gifts are accepted, and conditional deposits must be approved by the Board of Trustees. Manuscripts have adequate space in one room on the third floor of the college library, a fireproof, stone building, erected in 1914.
Holdings
A. Samuel KIRKLAND papers, 1763-1807, comprising:
1. letters (633) to and from KIRKLAND; correspond- ents include Meazer WHEELOCK, Andrew OLIVER, Rev. Stephen WEST, Philip SCHUYLER, Timothy PICKERING, Gon. Henry KNOX, Israel CHAPIN James BOWDOIN, Edward WIGGLESWORTH, Peter THATCHER, Joseph WILLARD, and Joseph BRANT.
2. diaries (25).
3. census of the Six Nations, 1789.
B.
4. letters (12) in the Oneida and Mohawk languages. 5. fragment of an autobiography, 1764-65, 126 pp. Edward NORTH papers, 1814-1902, 3,500 pieces, com- prising correspondence with the alumni of Hamilton College.
c. Alexander HAMILTON papers, 1783-1805, 5 pieces, including:
1. brief of the Trespass Case, 1783.
2. list of recommendations for officers in the army.
3. plea of Thomas UNDERHILL and Walter QUACKENBOS before the New York City Mayor's Court, Mar. 22, 1805, Alexander HAMILTON, attorney.
D. Hamilton College Collection, 1793-, 32,000 pieces, comprising papers and documents relating to the history of the college, and correspondence and biographical material concerning the alumni.
F.
E. Henry DAVIS Collection, 1800-1850, 252 items, compris- ing correspondence and other papers of Henry DAVIS, president of Hamilton College, 1817-33. Clinton SCOLLARD Collection, 1881-1932, 11 v. and 1,049 pieces, consisting of manuscript poems, letters, notes, and documents, which contain biographical information and important source material for American literary history.
There are 75 volumes and approximately 35,000 pieces, en- tirely arranged by subject and chronologically thoreunder. Some
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Cobleskill - Cobleskill Public Library
(39A1 - 39E)
of the manuscripts, chiefly in the Hamilton College Collection, are catalogued on approximately 300 (3 x 5) cards filed in the main catalogue of the library. The material is available to any serious scholar. Photostatic copies may be obtained at current rates.
39. COBLESKILL. - COBLESKILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, Union Street. . Librarian, Dorothy P. Mann. Hours: 2 p.m. ~ 5:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
1 History and. Purpose. - Chartered as the Free Library Association in 1921, it was reorganized in 1926. It does not buy, sell, or exchange manuscripts, but welcomes gifts. It is housed in a three-story, brick, nonfireproof building, erected in 1868, with adequate space for the storage and use of records.
Holdings
A. Church, Cemetery, and Town Records of Schoharie County, compiled by the Captain Christian BROWN Chapter, D. A. R., 1933-38, 5 v., including: 1. Records of baptisms and marriages of Union Re- formed. Dutch Church, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cobleskill, and other churches, 1790~1820.
2. Records of births, deaths, and marriages taken from old family bibles in Schohario County, 1774-1928.
3. Records of cemetery inscriptions in public and private cemeteries in Cobleskill, Schoharie, Sharon, and other towns in Schoharie County. 4. Miscellaneous materials, including records of war veterans buried in local cemeteries, mili- tary record of Capt. Thomas MACHIN in the Revolutionary War, genealogical records of Schoharie County families, and other data re- lating to local history.
B. Minutes of the Town of Cobleskill, 1797-1812, 1 v. (copy), including a list of officers, poll list, and highway records.
C. Historical articles compiled by Kenneth FAKE, Town Historian, 1936, 1 v., comprising data on early settlements, churches, lodges, school societies, and buildings in Cobleskill and vicinity.
D. Genealogy of the Mohawk branch of the ECKERSON family in Schoharie and adjoining counties, compiled by E. J. ECKERSON in 1939, 1 v.
E. Bibliography on colonial history and Tryon County, compiled by Austin S. HAGAN, 8 items.
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Cohoes - Cohoes Historical Society
(40A - 40C)
Eight volumes and eight pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued; accessible upon application to the librarian. There is no photo- stat service.
40. COHOES. - COHOES HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Van Schaick
Mansion. President, Karl Ohman; Secretary, Hugh P. Graham. Hours: By appointment only.
History and Purpose. - Organized in 1898 to collect and preserve materials relating particularly to the history of Cohoes, to provide school children and interested persons with a complete and accurate history of the community, to promote interest in local history, and secure markers for historic sites. The Soci- ety is compiling transcripts of source materials relating partic- ularly to the military history of Cohoes during the colonial and early national periods. Manuscripts are acquired by purchase and outright gifts, but these are donated to the New York State Library for safekeeping. The Society's headquarters at present is the Van Schaick Mansion ( the home of Mr. Ohman), a two-story, nonfireproof, brick building, constructed in 1735, with adequate space for the storage and consultation of its holdings.
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