Scope and Contents File contains correspondence, some photocopied documents, and one photograph concerning the Dwyer and Lenahan families who were operators of an Ice and Coal company at Athens in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents File contains two documents. The first is a list of pedlars issued a license for the year 1821 in the village of Athens compiled by Nathan Clark, either in the capacity of a clerk or justice of the peace. The second document is a notice to liquor sellers in the village of Athens that they are forbidden to sell liquor to Reuben Coffin who has been proven by his wife Kate Coffin to be a habitual drinker of intoxicating liquors. This particular notice was delivered to William Decker, a purveyor in...

Scope and Contents File contains an agreement made between Sylvester Nichols and William H. Day of Athens for an amount of lime to be produced during the 1856 season to be shipped from Nichols' dock in the Village of Athens. The agreement lists conditions each party must meet to satisfy the terms of the agreement to blast and burn the stone and transport it to the river for packaging and sale. The stone was quarried on the farm of Sylvester Nichols and burned in a kiln on the same property.

Scope and Contents File contains an assortment of unrelated single documents. The earliest of these items is a list of initial licenses granted, compiled by an unknown county official, starting July 4, 1800 following the formation of Greene County. The list names those granted what are presumably liquor licenses for the hamlets of Lonenburg [Loonenburg] and Catskill - neither of which were incorporated villages at that time. Names listed under Lonenburg are James Tod, David Shaw, and Henry Ritter. Under Catskill...

Scope and Contents File contains a receipt for payment 14.75 to Dr. S. E. Calkins of Athens. Receipt not itemized.

Scope and Contents File contains a weekly pay book for laborers at the Metal Lath Company at Athens from the months of January to July 1915. Individual employees names with wages are listed.

Scope and Contents File contains clipped articles written by Athens Village Historian Edith Minerly in 1990 containing reflections on the history of the Village. Also in the file are several documents concerning local Republican Party campaigns from the 1960s and a program from a national event in 1956.

Scope and Contents File contains two receipts - one from the Merchant's Express to Reverend J. W. Moody for moving an organ, and the other from the Catskill Evening Line for shipping the same organ from New York City to Catskill.

Scope and Contents File is a rather extensive collection of deeds, estate papers, and various correspondence and legal proceedings broadly related to the O'Grady family of Athens. Documents within concern Patric O'Grady, Ann O'Grady, Martin V. O'Grady, and Catherine O'Grady. Some papers related to the home of the late Henry D. Becker on Ferry [Second] Street which was purchased by Catherine O'Grady, the land having previously belonged to Mr. Becker with the mortgage on it held by Mrs. Elizabeth Hallenbeck....

Scope and Contents The document contained in this file was authored by Abraham Van Dyck and seems to be a comprehensive list of tenants residing on divisions of the Provost Patent comprising the "village of Lonenburg" and surrounding areas in the Town of Catskill. Document serves as an interesting list of early residents of what would become the Village and Town of Athens.