Other Ward family members - Letters and Documents, 1830-1876

This collection documents the activities of four members of the Ward family of Rochester, N. Y. Dr. Levi Ward, Jr. was a pioneer settler of the city of Rochester, land agent, businessman and community leader. His son Levi A. Ward was mayor of Rochester and a noted businessman in his own right. Another son, Ferdinand DeWilton Ward, was a Presbyterian minister, missionary to India, and pastor of Geneseo, New York's Presbyterian Church. Levi A. Ward's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Ward, was a society figure and active in religious organizations. Materials in this collection include letters, bills, deeds, legal documents, broadsides and a diary. They date from 1803 to 1891.