Scope and Contents File contains a field book of land belonging to Francis and Abraham Salisbury of Catskill dated 1789. The Book is bound in a section of the Albany Gazette from 1787.

Scope and Contents File contains an agreement between Abraham Salisbury and his mother Catharine stipulating that he will provide an allowance to her in accordance with the last will and testamentof the late Abraham Salisbury. The note also contains copied portions of said will. File also contains a note addressed to P.H. Silvester, Esq. of Coxsackie in regards to a case involving Catharine Salisbury.

Scope and Contents File contains late nineteenth century verbatim copies of the original Salisbury patents, 1678-1723. The patents contain the names of representatives of the Catskill Indians.

Scope and Contents File contains a letter from Wessell Salisbury to Francis Nicoll requesting Nicoll's support for the acquisition of a grant to build the Leed's Bridge.

Scope and Contents File contains Articles of Agreement between Henry Van Bergen and Abraham Salisbury, acting as execetors of the last Will and Testament of William Salisbury, and Andrew Dexter.

Scope and Contents File contains an incomplete copy of the Last Will and Testament of William Salisbury (1714-1801). The will contains stipulations regarding a number of African- American slaves to be inherited by each of his children.

Scope and Contents File contains documents related to the proceedings againsts Daniel Sands, an insolvent debtor, including a list of creditors to whom Sands was indebted.

Scope and Contents File contains paperwork related to the merger of the Methodist Churches of Acra and Cairo in 1965. Included are minutes of a special meeting as well as memorandums, correspondence, and a petition before the State Supreme Court concerning the merger.

Scope and Contents File contains an interesting handwritten off-year census of the Village of Catskill compiled for an unknown purpose.

Scope and Contents File contains a large selection of correspondence concerning the campaign of Mrs. Virginia Beach to see the state construct a lodge at the site of the Catskill Mountain House. Included within are clipped and mailed responses to her solicitation via newspaper of opinions on her notion to have the building reconstructed in some way, with many respondents issuing lengthy letters of assent concerning the proposed project.