Donor Paperwork, 2019
File — Carton: MSS Box 329
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains a small selection of documents related to the Straughan, Barlow, Prout, and Peck families historically of Windham, Hunter, Jewett, and Lextington on the Mountain Top in Greene County, NY. The earliest documents within are personal letters ostesibly written by ancestors of one of the above-mentioned families, and the majority of the other materials within are land papers for property purchased and sold by Thomas and John Straughan. Of particuar note within the collection is an odd selection of materials of William A. Dedrick, who was an engineer employed at one time with the Northern Pacific Railway Company and possibly the Panama Railroad. Also included is a selection of calling cards from the turn of the 20th century and a small collection of collectible cards from ciggarette and baking soda boxes.
Dates
- Other: 2019
Extent
From the Collection: .3 Cubic Feet (Single document case holding folders of material) : Paper materials and realia
Repository Details
Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository