Scope and Contents Letter with envelope from Josephine ?? in Binghamton to Mary J. "Molly" Knapp in Mohawk, Herkimer County, NY, September 23, 1853. Josephine, whose identity has not yet been ascertained, laments her "miserable pen" and that Molly has abandoned plans for a visit to Binghamton. She notes "There seems to be a good deal going on now in B__ [Binghamton]. The place is quite lively. We have got our gas pipes nearly laid, so that by the time you come our streets will be well lighted." She describes a...

Scope and Contents Letter from Charles E. Washburn in Binghamton to his wife Mariana A. Washburn in Homer, Cortland County, April 24, 1850. Washburn begins his letter "Very briefly, I must write, chiefly to ask your decision again in respect to 'help.'" He offers various scenarios for hiring domestic laborers in the short term until Caroline, currently in the employ of a Mrs. Humphreys, can be engaged in three or four months' time. "Shall I engage the young African till then? Or shall I secure Irish help, to...

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Manuscript account of a sailboat trip from Syracuse to Ticonderoga, NY via the Oswego Canal, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and Lake Champlain. Written by Charles A. Ford, who took the trip in August 1885 with his friend Tom Rushton. The narrative covers the period from August 7 through August 24; on a subsequent page is "the list of expenses copied from the Pilots account book December 6, 1898." This records that the trip cost $38.74.

Scope and Contents Two pieces of correspondence as follows:Undated birthday note to "Janet" (presumably Janet Cohn, an associate at Wilder's literary agent Brandt & Brandt): "Dear Janet and a lot of happy birthdays to you too sez your devoted friend Thorni."Letter of July 24, 1952 to George Thaxter Banks, a bookseller at Goodspeed's in Boston. Wilder thanks Banks for bringing a Fitzgerald letter to his attention, and mentions that he has recently been researching...

Scope and Contents Three letters and a note from Margaret Sanger to James Lothian about the printing of the Proceedings of the World Population Conference; one letter in French from Imprimerie Alfred Kundig to James Lothian; a compliments slip from Messrs. Edward Arnold & Co., London; and a partially-labeled photo of a group of men stamped by studio F.H. Jullien, Geneva. Sanger's letters to Lothian concern the printing, binding, and payment for the conference proceedings, and an undated note in...

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...