Personal property

Content Description

Consists of mortgages, deeds, indentures, and other property documents of Ashley Samson, Rochester New York based Judge and founder of the first temperance society in Western New York.

Content Description Contains deed to and from Isaac Leeland. Scope and Contents The first item is a deed for property in Shelby, Orleans County, New York sold by John Hoyt to Isaac F. Leeland, and dated July 23, 1844. The second item is a deed for property in Phelps, Ontario County, New York sold by Richard F. Flint to Isaac F. Leeland, and dated May 8, 1847. The third item is a deed for property in Phelps, Ontario County, New York sold by John C. and Ana E....

Abstract

The Rochester Family Papers span the years 1788 to 1881 and include deeds, correspondence, receipts, and bills belonging to members of the Rochester family. Of special note is a piece of Sophia Rochester's wedding dinner dress underskirt. The collection also includes Col. Nathaniel Rochester's 1831 handwritten will, an inventory of his estate, and deeds and indentures regarding his many land dealings. A copy of Rochester's 1830 will is also included.