Greenville, Town of
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The town of Greenville was founded as Greenfield in 1803 from a partition of Coxsackie and Durham. It is bounded on the north by Westerlo and Coeymans [Albany County], south by Cairo, west by Durham, and east by New Baltimore and Coxsackie. Within Greenville township are the hamlets of Greenville, Norton Hill, Freehold, Newry's, Greenville Center, Gayhead, O'Hara's Corners, Place Corners, Sanfords Corners, Surprise, Result, and West Greenville.
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Record Books of Justice of the Peace Stephen Platt
Collection — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MSS 2019.0017
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises two ledgers of cases heard and ruled on by Stephen Platt, Justice of the Peace for the Town of Freehold between 1792 and 1799. The cases within each ledger relate primarily to civil complaints, and the decisions rendered generally resulted in the payment of settlements. Both of the books are covered with a sheet of brown paper and bound with linen thread, though the first ledger has separated into two blocks.
Stephen Platt's Record Book for the Town of Freehold, 1792-1794
Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 1221
Scope and Contents
Item is a bound volume that contains the cases heard and decisions rendered by Justice of the Peace Stephen Platt at Freehold between 1792 and 1794.
Stephen Platt's Record Book for the Town of Freehold, 1797-1799
Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 1222
Scope and Contents
Item is a bound volume that contains the cases heard and decisions rendered by Justice of the Peace Stephen Platt at Freehold between 1797 and 1799.
The James C. Stevens Memorial Collection
Collection — Box MSS Box 49
Identifier: MSS 2021.0021
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises a selection of documents relating to the James Stevens line of the Stevens family of Greenville, NY. Included in the collection are miscellaneous papers related to fraternal orders and agricultural ventures as well as municpal and court papers which concerned the family. Of particular note is a Road Book listing the freeholders of various road districts in Greenville and the number of days labor they were required to contribute to the maintenance of the Town's roads. Also...
William Gale Gedney Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2019.0014
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises materials related to an exhibit on William Gale Gedney curated by Paige Ingalls which was shown by the organization "All Arts Matter" at the Greenville Central School in October of 2007. Within the collection is a binder compiled by Paige Ingalls with details on the content of the exhibit as well as information on William Gale Gedney compiled while researching his life and work. Of particular note are materials within this binder which relate to his life as a young man in...