Wayne County (N.Y.)

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This collection consists of records from four members of the Fellows family of Lyons, New York: George F. Fellows, John E. Fellows, Frank Fellows and Edward Fellows. The records date from 1845 to 1897. They consist mainly of bills and receipts, along with letters, trade cards and ephemera.

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This collection consists of the records of a store operated by pharmacist Jarvis E. Smith in Clyde, N.Y. The materials date from 1854 to 1888. They consist of 26 bound ledger books, including account books, day books, and other forms of record keeping, along with Smith's pharmacist license and a Smith family registry.

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This collection consists of personal and legal papers pertaining to the Mills and Whitney families between 1809 and 1877. The Mills family had land interests in both western New York and Michigan, and the bulk of the collection contents are related to these interests. The collection also includes a reproduction copy of the famed Ulster County Gazette of January 4, 1799, most likely produced in the mid-19th century.

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This collections consists of various reciept books and forms, payment books, reports, and papers associated with the Wayne Building Loan and Accumulating Fund Association in Palmyra N.Y.

Scope and Contents The Works Progress Administration was a federal relief project of the Great Depression era. The Writer' Project provided work for people involved in creative or administrative work by doing writing and or research heavy tasks. The Place Names project involved cataloging and documenting the origins of place names. Materials in this collection include half-sheets of paper with geographical information. They record geographical, political, historical, and geological facts for the counties of...