Scope and Contents Account book of Orrin D. Seward (1798 - 1857), with later additions. Accounts run from June 1838 through April 1862, and include payments to Seward for sawing wood and other carpentry-related tasks, including framing houses, constructing coffins, repairing wagons and sleighs, etc. Credits are also given, and range widely from plowing to labor to household goods. Entries written after Orrin Seward's death may have been written by his widow or one of his sons.Following the account...

Scope and Contents School essay headed "The Yellowstone National Park," on ten sheets of ruled paper, 9.5 x 6 inches. Describes the establishment and features of the park, particularly the geysers and hot springs. Writing of the local fauna, the author notes "The buffaloes that once were so numerous have sadly decreased in number." The essay ends with a note about the lack of "trouble" from Native Americans in the park, copying a line from John Wood Wingate's "Through the Yellowstone on Horseback" (1886): "the...

Scope and Contents Letters and memos to and from William E. Van Atta in his capacity as treasurer of David Bernstein's campaign for the 33rd New York Congressional district in 1970. Most of the letters are acknowledgments of donations received; there is also an undated memo from Van Atta to David Bernstein asking how to acknowledge a donation from a Mr. Hale; an April 20, 1970 letter confirming rental arrangements for a campaign office; a May 5, 1970 memo from Bernstein's secretary to Van Atta with documents...

Scope and Contents Writing book of Esther Dopp of Rome, Oneida County, New York. Volume is an eighteen-leaf unlined writing book published by Mack & Chapman of Oxford, Chenango County, New York in 1830. The front cover gives the title "Writing Book," beneath which is printed "Good Penmanship is the neatest accomplishment of the Scholar" and a quote about penmanship from Chesterfield. The line reading "The Property Of" is filled in with "Miss Esther Dopp, Rome, 1831." Beneath this is a woodcut vignette of a...

Scope and Contents Typescript notes made by or for Francis Patrick Garvan (1875 - 1937) in his capacity as Assistant District Attorney in New York City, a position he held from 1900 to 1910. The notes included here include the years 1900 through 1906. Level of detail varies, but there is typically a brief synopsis of the case, sometimes references to press coverage, and a note on the disposition of the case. Note: there are no materials included here related to the trials of Harry Thaw, Nan Patterson, Roland...

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Account book of Daniel Le Roy for roughly 1807 to 1812, with many later additions in various hands. These include sermon notes, poems, recipes, commonplace-style notes, pen trials, etc., some written in blank spaces around the account entries and others on unused leaves. The accreted material makes the volume fairly difficult to parse.

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Account book of John A. Stuart of Conklin, Broome County, New York for 1885 through 1900. Records daily household and farm expenses. Stuart (about 1814 - 1903) was born in Scotland; his entry in the 1900 federal census indicates that he emigrated from Scotland in 1852. By 1855 he was farming in Conklin, and remained there until his death. He is buried in Corbettsville Cemetery, Conklin.

Scope and Contents Diana Adelia Calkins Dibble’s 1868 diary volume measures three inches by four and one-half inches, with three days for each page. Diana Adelia writes entries for each day of the week. She occupies most of her day with sewing and quilting, occasionally going to the village to purchase cloth and sewing supplies. She describes the weather and writes of her loneliness, not feeling well, and about corresponding with friends and family in Pennsylvania. She occasionally receives letters from home....

Scope and Contents Diary of Abner Griffis for 1855. Entries for January 1-10 are the most extensive, with Griffis stating at the outset that he intends to keep the diary "particularly about my Forest Lake farm," in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Griffis's first few entries include information about the weather, plans for the farm, visitors, and daily chores. There are no entries between January 11 and June 30. Short entries resume on July 1 and largely comment on farm work done by...

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"Partridge & Cozens' Annual Diary for 1857" used by English journalist and essayist Abraham Hayward (1801 - 1884), inscribed by him "A. Hayward, Temple" on the front free endpaper. Mostly records his meal engagements, giving just a name and a time. There are several small penciled notes laid in, which may have been passed between Hayward and his friends in a social club.