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Feinstone, Sol, 1888-1980.
Collection of signed letters from notable individuals ranging from King Charles II to J. Robert Oppenheimer. Collection also includes two printed leaves (four pages) from the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (ca. 1473) and a print of an illustration of the siege of Yorktown (ca. 1862).
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Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to a Lord Grey, concerning religious tolerance in her realm. Accompanied by several engravings of portraits of her, the earliest dated 1729.
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Barck, Oscar Theodore, Jr., 1902-1993.
Collection of printed engravings, bank drafts, receipts, correspondence, newspapers, and road commissions from the Revolutionary War period (1775-1783) and beyond focusing on New York State.
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Yates, Christopher, 1737-1785.
Christopher Yates was Quartermaster-General during the American Revolution. Collection includes correspondence, 1728-1848; financial records, 1732-1841; legal records, 1677-1898; military records, 1777-81; and miscellany. Correspondents include John De Lancey, Elizabeth De Lancey Yates, Joseph Yates, and Judge Robert Morris of New Jersey. Financial records of John Butler, Peter Van Benthuysen, and Christopher Yates family are included. Also includes a journal by Captain Thomas Butler, 1756.
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Wynkoop family.
Papers of a Kingston, New York family include correspondence (1740-1930); account books (1768-1770); a daybook (1758-1779); ledgers (1776, 1791-1808); journals, diaries, family Bibles, legal papers (1753-1804), and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection consists of business records of Cornelius Wynkoop and his sons, Cornelius C. Wynkoop and John C. Wynkoop.
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Galloway, Leon J.
Collection created by Leon Galloway of Hicksville, New York, presumably based on his personal interests. Correspondence of military members of the Confederate States of America and Civil War currency. Contracts, land surveys, photo albums, and books about the Hicksite Quakers. Correspondence of the Saunders family.
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Lorenzo Collection, 1771-1956 8.0 linear feet, 20 reels microfilm

Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and memorabilia concerning the Holland Land Company, Colonel John Lincklaen, Jonathan Denise Ledyard, Helen Ledyard Lincklaen, Jane Strawbridge Ledyard, other Ledyard and Lincklaen family members, and Lorenzo mansion in Cazenovia. Photocopies and microfilm only, no originals.
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Noyes, P. Geoffrey
Genealogical and personal information on the Noyes family, founders of the Oneida Community; historical material concerning the Oneida Community and its commercial offspring, Oneida Community Ltd, manufacturer of silverware and china (among other things); and Noyes' correspondence with family and business associates.
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Spencer, Hezekiah.
Papers of the Connecticut fur trader. Collection includes correspondence (1817-1863), incoming, with some outgoing, encompasses over 1000 letters about the regional, national, and international fur trade; financial records (1777-1861), including account books, bills and receipts, and ledger sheets; and legal documents (1827-1861).
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Sakolski, Aaron M. (Aaron Morton), 1880-1955.
Assorted historical material collected by Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sakolski. Collection includes Confederate money, a patent for land in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and other items.
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Sumner, William H. (William Hyslop), 1780-1861.
Incoming correspondence of the Massachusetts lawyer, justice of the peace and adjutant general in the Massachusetts militia. Also included are a few letters addressed to his father, Increase Sumner, and a few official documents.
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Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833.
Papers of the Congressman, jurist, and New York State Attorney General; includes outgoing letters to Samuel Bayard, Samuel M. Hopkins, Nicholas Low, William S. Shaw, and a single incoming item from John Jay.
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DeWitt Family
Spanning 1786-1850, the DeWitt Family Papers includes correspondence, financial and legal records, memorabilia, surveying records, and writings of the New York State family whose involvement in political, military, and geographical affairs helped shape the development and growth of the state.
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Alexandria, VA, Lawyers Papers, 1786-1865, bulk 1786-1834 2 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 oversized box)

Formerly the George Deneale Papers. Correspondence and legal papers of three American attorneys from Alexandria, Virginia in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Papers include warrants, property seizures, and property inventories.
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Stone family.
Letter to Stone from his godson requesting books, 1789; copy of Asaph Stone's will, 1853; legal correspondence of William, Frederick, and Michael Stone, attorneys; and an 1836 letter from Michael Stone to Mary E. Jenks of Boston. Also receipts and legal papers.
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Archbold family.
Correspondence, photographs, family histories, scrapbooks, manuscripts, diaries, address books and more, most relating to John Dustin Archbold and his daughter Anne Archbold.
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Smith, Chester Allen, 1884-
Papers of the American author, Peekskill civic leader and Methodist Church activist. Collection contains personal and business papers, correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, family material, and clippings.
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Pike, James, 1777-1842.
Papers of the American educator, author. James Pike was a New England school teacher and compiler of textbooks. He wrote The Columbian Orthographer (1806) and The Little Reader (1814). Collection includes correspondence (1805-09); diaries (1793-1811); legal papers (1809-1849); school and teaching records (1798-1807); and an undated draft of a constitution for a 'School for Young Ladies.'
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Peck, George,1797-1876.
Papers of the American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, author, and President of Cazenovia Seminary, a Methodist-supported school in Madison County, New York. Collection includes correspondence (1793-1878); financial records (1823-1876); an autbiographical essay; diaries (1852-1875); notebooks (1856-1868); sermons; and personal memorabilia, including clippings, financial records, and photographs.
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Spalding family.
Material relating to the Evans, Ellicott, and Spalding families of western New York, some of whom were Quakers. Members of these families were involved with the Holland Land Company, the Erie Canal, agriculture, and the temperance and anti-slavery movements. Correspondence (1804-1887) primarily of David E. Evans and his son, Ellicott Evans; legal and financial papers, including contracts, deeds, and wills; and 9 diary volumes (1832-1884) of Lyman A. Spalding of Lockport; photographs, and clippings.
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Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900.
Papers of the American railroad magnate and capitalist, whose financial interests included steamship, manufacturing, construction, and land companies. Philanthropist, trustee of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and supporter of Tuskegee Institute. Collection includes incoming correspondence (1856-1904); letterpress copybooks (1868-1901); legal and financial (including real estate) records (1797-1901); amd personal papers (1862-1901). Notable among the real estate records are documents relating to the furnishing and household expenses of Huntington's San Francisco residence, and records relating to the design, construction, decoration, furnishing, and maintenance of Huntington's palatial home on 57th St. in New York City.
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Rice family.
Papers of the three generations of the Rice and collateral Kingston and Winter families, mostly centered in Western New York State. Victor Moreau Rice (1818-1869), son of William Rice, was the State's first Superintendent of Public Instruction; other family members were also active in education. Collection includes Correspondence (1823-1960), mostly between family members; genealogical material, including research notes, charts, and scrapbooks; legal and financial material (1812-1953), including household ledgers and muster rolls of the New York Volunteer Militia (1812, 1814, 1838); memorabilia (1810-1957); photographs; and writings (1800-1965), including notebooks and diaries.