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This file contains six bills to Maurice Leyden for books, hardware, coal, gas, window glass, and his daughter's tuition.

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Ten mortgage receipts received or paid by Maurice Leyden.

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Seven receipts for dues paid to the George H. Thomas Post, No. 4, Grand Army of the Republic, by Maurice Leyden. Dates range from 187- to 189-. An additional receipt, dated June 16, 1890, is for $5 paid by Leyden to the Grand Army Memorial Co. as his contribution to "Personal War Sketches."

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Three receipts for payments to the Commercial Travelers' Association of Syracuse, New York for 1885. Accompanied by a return envelope to Davis & Leyden, Rochester Dental Depot.

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Monthly statement dated July 1, 1887 to Maurice Leyden as Monroe County Clerk, from J. Fahy & Co. for ribbon.

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These two folders contain documents pertaining to a plot of land in Brockport, Monroe County, New York. The first is a deed dated January 26, 1833 between John and Maria Hewitt and Hiram H. Hatch; the second is a May 6, 1835 assignment of mortgage for the same plot by John Hewit to Henry A. and Frederick W. Brewster.

Scope and Contents This folder contains nine copies of a blank form appointing substitute delegates to the Monroe County Republican convention to be held on October 15, 1885; five blank sheets of stationery of the West Division Republican Clubs, County of Monroe "Campaign 1900"; a form letter on the same stationery dated October 2, 1900 urging the recipient to appear for a parade in honor of Chauncey M. DePew on October 5, 1900 (signed in type by Maurice Leyden as Assistant Marshal); and an undated form letter...

Scope and Contents These four folders contain short partial essays in pencil, each on the letterhead of the Monroe County Clerk's Office, noting Maurice Leyden as clerk. They appear to be in the handwriting of Leyden's daughter Blanche Leyden, and are perhaps drafts or fair copies of school essays. The topics as reflected in the first sentence of each essay are "the history of the Mormons," "the history of the acquisition of the western territory," "the relation of the Indians to the United States," and "our...

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Two manuscript documents relating to the family history of the Garrigus/Garrigues family.

Scope and Contents The correspondence included in this collection is an eclectic mix of personal, business, and political correspondence, most addressed to Maurice Leyden, with a few pieces addressed to his wife Margaret and daugther Blanche. At the end of the series are several unmatched envelopes and a piece of blank stationery with Maurice Leyden's heading at the top. Of particular note is a letter of August 9, 1888 letter from Bertha Upton to a Mr. Childs, in which the writer reports that Maurice Leyden...