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This collection contains approximately 675 marriage and death notices abstracted from nineteenth-century newspapers, vital records, and tombstone inscriptions in the Southern Tier and Central regions of New York State. Transcribed by Lester Card in 1930 and preserved on microfilm in 1941, the...
The Mathewson Papers is a manuscript collection documenting the lives, relationships, and activities of members of the Mathewson family, particularly Philip Mathewson and Jeremiah A. Mathewson, and their broader community. Spanning from 1763 onward, the collection references several locations in New...
The Onondaga Court Records collection consists of three searchable collections containing Supreme Court judgements, Surrogate records, and a Common Please Judgement Register. Records can also be browsed. Onondaga Supreme Court Judgements (circa 1809-1821) Onondaga County Surrogate Records, 1795-1834...
The Onondaga Religious Records collection consists of the following: East Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Quarterly Conference Records, 1894-98 East Reservation Church Records (published 1908) First Onondaga Religious Society Records (published 1821) Records of the First Congregational Church of...
This collection of manuscript images dated from 1794 to 1832 includes a shop ledger, account book, and cipher book belonging to James Pine of Rye, New York. Shop Ledger of James Pine This title is dated from 1794 and is James Pine's shop ledger. Goods like rum, tobacco, and sugar are frequently...
Background on the Collection Details Included in the Documents Pupils who attended school during each 16 week term The number of days students attended class during a term The names of the teachers and superintendent of the district during the given terms The ages of some pupils (ranging from 5-16)...
The first book includes handwritten records of 150 patient names and fees/expenditures of Dr. Amaziah Church Sherwood's, the second book is Orlando Sherwood's account ledger, and the third book is the latter's medical journal. It is unclear if the medical journal represents the same patients that...
This collection consists of a searchable database of abolitionists in St. Lawrence county from the 1830s to the 1850s. The core data is a log of all individuals who signed a petition or took another deliberate public action demonstrating their support for abolishing slavery in the United States...
This collection consists of records from the town of Callicoon. Using the waypoints below, researchers can browse images from each volume. The first volume is the 1845 state census for Callicoon, and the second volume is a Supervisor Book that contains accounts payable notes from 1842 through 1879...
These volumes from the Town of Fremont, Sullivan County, New York, contain town records from 1851 through 1918. The records include town board meeting minutes, tax assessment records, justice court minutes, highway commissioner records, road machine tax records, chattel mortgages, and the town...
These records from the town of Inlet, located in Hamilton County, include hotel listings, from 1898 to 1932, and tax assessment rolls, from 1906 to 1929. Hotels include the Arrowhead-Inlet Inn, The Wood Hotel, Camp Deerhurst, Seventh Lake House, and Hess Camp. Use the waypoint links to browse each...
This collection contains historical records from the Town of Conklin, established 1827, and the Town of Kirkwood, which separated from Conklin north of the Susquehanna River and was formed in 1859. These materials provide a detailed view of local governance, property ownership, taxation, education...
The collection Town of Niles, Cayuga County contains town government records documenting the administration and civic life of the Town of Niles from 1779 to 1891. These records provide valuable evidence for genealogical and historical research in Cayuga County, New York. The collection includes...
These records are from the town of Sheldon, located on the western border of Wyoming County. The land was originally deeded to Oliver Phelps and Lemuel Chipman in 1804 from the Holland Land Company. The Town of Sheldon was founded in 1808 when it was separated from its parent Town of Batavia. It was...
This newly digitized volume records the details of the early town government for the town of Summit from 1820-1830. Details include the first elected officials of the town— Supervisor, Town Clerk, Assessors, Poor Master, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Common Schools, Inspector of Common...