Scope and Contents Letter from Loran R. Case at Hamilton, Madison County, NY to his brother Victor Case at Knoxville, Tioga County, PA. Written January 24, 1836, this letter provides family news and updates, particularly about their brother Joseph, then living in Chicago. Joseph was sick and unable to pay off his debts. He also mentions brothers Sanford ("at work at threshing machine business in Cazenovia), George ("lives at home") and Alexis ("goes to school"). He discusses recent "protracted meetings" and...

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.

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Manuscript diary of Lidorna Adelaide Russel Rogers (1846 - 1915) of Owego, Tioga County, NY covering the period August 1911 through January 1912. In near-daily entries, Rogers records the weather, family visits, daily events and chores, and her health. Many family members and acquaintances are mentioned.

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 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 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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Manuscript part-book in an unknown hand on two folded sheets, headed "Die Seeschlacht & die Meerkatze: Rolle der Lisette." Gives the lines for Lisette and brief notations on the other characters. The play was first published in 1809. The watermark on the paper is not easily identifiable, but the handwritten seems to date from the early decades of the nineteenth century.

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...