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Historical sketches and clippings relating to the Mohawk Valley, [ca. 1922-1923]

Title: Historical sketches and clippings relating to the Mohawk Valley, [ca. 1922-1923]

Many of the articles in this scrapbook were published in the Mohawk Valley Democrat (Fonda, New York) and appear to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the first Palatine settlements in the Mohawk Valley. The compiler of the scrapbook is unknown. The newspaper clippings are mostly undated, but appear to be predominantly from 1922-1923. Main subjects are the Palatine and early Dutch settlers, the Mohawk River and Mohawk Valley, transportation, Johnstown, and Fulton, Montgomery, and Schoharie counties. Authors of the articles include W.N.P. Dailey, Lillian D. Van Dusen, and S. Ludlow Frey, who wrote a series of articles entitled, "The Story of Our River."

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

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Frye family. Frey family papers, 1793-1917 (bulk 1825-1890).

Title: Frey family papers, 1793-1917 (bulk 1825-1890).

Correspondence, diaries, accounts, financial and legal documents, writings, sketches, genealogies, poetry, clippings, printed ephemera, gold mine documents, and miscellaneous materials, 1799-1917 (bulk 1825-1890), of various members of the Frey and related Ludlow and Van Schaack families of Palatine Bridge, Kinderhook, Oswego, and New York City, New York and elsewhere. Additional materials include account books, reciepts, bonds, printed financial reports and statements, etc., 1799-1865, of the Frey family; including two volumes recording sales of alcohol, food, and cigars to Union troops. Legal materials, 1799-1865, and property records, 1806-1875, include indentures, bonds, court papers, drafts of wills, estate inventories, contracts, surveys, house plans, records of patent lots, and accounts of land sales. Examples of printed ephemera include invitations, death notices, advertisements, circulars, calling cards, auction catalogs, and programs for various events. Manuscripts authored or transcribed by Frey and Ludlow family members include drafts for articles, essays and addresses in the hand of John Frey on topics ranging from politics, slavery, and religion to homeopathy, insurance, and agriculture. Drafts are also present for Samuel Ludlow Frey's "The story of our river" and The Colonel and the Major." Also included are numerous newspaper clippings of articles by Samuel Ludlow Frey, articles pertaining to local historical topics of interest to him, and manuscript and printed poems, including an original manuscript of a poem by FitzHugh Ludlow for his cousin Samuel Ludlow Frey entitled "Epistle from a brave of the Ludlow tribe to a distinguished Mohawk." Frey family papers additionally contain series of genealogical materials for the Van Schaack, Ludlow, and Herkimer families; school report cards and notebooks; and two boxes of notes and memoranda by Samuel Ludlow Frey and others.

ArchivalResource: 10.5 linear ft. (25 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477039944 View