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Daniel Penfield Land Agreement, 1805 0.1 Cubic Feet
This collection consists of an agreement for the sale of the Fourth Range in Township Number Thirteen from Daniel Penfield to Salmon Fuller and Caleb Hopkins. Signed by Zachariah Seymour for Penfield. (Seymour was brother-in-law to Oliver Phelps.) This document laid the basis for the foundation of the town of Penfield. It dates to 1805.
John R. Stewart collection on Rochester (N. Y.) railroads and vehicle and engine manufacturing, 1867-2004 1.4 Cubic Feet
Alfred Langklotz papers, Inclusive Dates 1898-1919 0.1 Cubic Feet
Ebenezer "Indian" Allan Land Contract, 1792 0.1 Cubic Feet
This collection consists of a deed for the 100-acre tract, including existing mills, dated 1792. Signed by Ebenezer Allan.
John Jacob Astor Letter, 1798 0.1 Cubic Feet
9 1/2" x 15" folded paper. Dated July 15, 1798. Sent by Astor from Ballstown Springs to Abraham[?] Tomlinson in Schenectady. Content of letter is concerned with the fur trade in New York State, and the quality and prices of furs Astor was interested in purchasing. Valued at approximately $10,000.
C. Storrs Barrows papers, 1923-1935 .15 Cubic Feet
Irving Booth papers, 1783-1923 0.1 Cubic Feet
Irving Booth was the son of James E. Booth, who was the president of the Monroe County Savings bank and a trustee to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) during the 1890s. Papers include letters and awards of merit related to James Booth's parents, Peter and Phebe; Cooper genealogy information; chattel and deeds; several ribbons; Irving Booth's Cornell University and Alpha Delta Phi ephemera, and miscellaneous ephemera.
William Ringle Papers on the Boynton House, 1954-1955 0.1 Cubic Feet
William Ringle was a Times-Union reporter who wrote to Beulah Boynton, daughter of Edward Everett Boynton, for information about the construction of the house bearing her father's name in 1954. The collection includes correspondence between William Ringle and Beulah Boynton re: the Edward Boynton house. Includes a signed letter from Frank Lloyd Wright to Beulah Boynton. The materials in the collection date from 1954 to 1955.