Stewart family papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2019-034

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection documents the daily and financial lives of the Stewart family of Albion, New York between 1879 and 1888. It includes letters, a cash book, a common book and a day book. Most were the work of Mary Elizabeth Stewart, but materials from her husband Alexander and other members of the family are also present. Many of the letters are to A. S. Warner, President of the First National Bank of Albion.

Dates

Creation: 1879-1888

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical Note

Mary Elizabeth Stewart was born on July 11, 1830, to Roswell S. and Jerusha Burrows of Albion, New York. Roswell S. Burrows was a prominent banker and businessman. Mary Elizabeth eventually married Alexander Stewart, a cashier in her father's bank. Alexander would be appointed one of the executors of her father's substantial estate in 1879. This would embroil him in controversy, as the new President of the First National Bank of Albion, A. S. Warner, another executor, would go on to ruin the bank and the estate by absconding with the bank's bond holdings. The papers in this collection come from the period in which the estate was being executed and legal action involving the estate, its heirs and Warner were involved in frequent legal action. Alexander Stewart passed away on November 20, 1881. Mary Elizabeth Stewart followed on March 29, 1887.

Extent

0.15 Cubic Feet (Three volumes in phase boxes, one letter size folder.)

0.15 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of letters and other manuscript records from the Stewart family of Albion, New York. The materials date between 1879 and 1888.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one box.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert G. Watkins of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965.

Related Materials

The Albert G. Smith papers (Res. 2019.033) contains additional material related to the Burrows family, including both Smith's business partnership with Latham A. Burrows and the banking work of Lorenzo and Roswell S. Burrows.