Daniel P. Allen Papers

Collection — Box: 1-3

Identifier: 2012-002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Daniel P. Allen, the brother-in-law of Joseph Harris of the Harris Seed Company. The materials include personal letters, business correspondence, receipts, and payroll vouchers for both his personal accounts and those that he maintained for the United States Army. The collection also includes a 1911 book titled "Sketch of the Life of John C. Jameson" which includes an extended family history.

The materials are dated between 1800 and 1865, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1844 and 1865.

Dates

Creation: 1800-1865, bulk 1844-1865
Creation: Majority of material found within 1844-1865

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is held by the Office of the City Historian, Central Library of Rochester and monroe County N.Y. Copyright of the papers in the collection may be held by the authors' or the authors' heirs or assigns. researchers must obtain written permission of the holder[s] of copyright and the Office of the City Historian before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copies in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise stated.

Biographical / Historical

Daniel Paris Allen (1826-1884) was the son of John Spooner Allen (1791-1853) and Fannie Scovill (1780-1875). He became an engineer, specializing in bridge construction, and after was in partnership with various furnace and cooking stove companies. He married Annie Webb Harris (1833-1880) in 1859. Annie was the sister of Joseph Harris (1828-1892), founder of the Harris Seed Company. Daniel enlisted in the Civil War in 1862 and was commissioned by President Abraham Lincoln as "Captain and Commissary of Subsistence of the Volunteers". He also served under Brigadier General C. S. Hamilton and General Buford. Daniel Allen was also a ticket freight agent for the Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad. Daniel died of Bright’s disease on August 10, 1884.

Extent

1.3 Cubic Feet (1 carton, 2 document special housing boxes) : Documents are fragile

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consis of the papers of Daniel P. Allen, the brother-in-law of Joseph Harris of the Harris Seed Company. The materials date between 1800 and 1865, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1844-1865. The records are comprised of correspondence, United States Army forms, vouchers and receipts, and graphic materials.

Arrangement

This collection consists of three boxes divided into four series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1850-1868

Sub-series A: General correspondence

Sub-series B: Miscellaneous correspondence

Series II: Financials, 1834-1888

Sub-series A: Bills and Receipts

Sub-series B: Miscellaneous Financials

Series III: Graphic Materials, 1911, Undated

Series IV: United States’ Army Commissary of Subsistence records, 1857-1958

Sub-series A: Correspondence

Sub-series B: Forms

Sub-series C: Payroll

Physical Location

Rundel Memorial Building, 2nd, Shared Stacks, 2nd floor [Range: V, Shelf 17]

Custodial History

These papers were donated to the Office of the Historian by Della Leland (nee Somers), on February 8, 1977.The papers belonged to her grandfather, Daniel Paris Allen.