Letter from State Conservation Commission regarding overpayment of John Straughan for Lands in Jewett incorrectly surveyed, 1921

File — Carton: MSS Box 329

Identifier: Folder 36

Staff Only

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.