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Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891. Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, bulk (1850-1869).

Title: Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, bulk (1850-1869).

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, legal and business papers and account books.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear feet (24 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122431443 View

Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891. Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, bulk (1850-1869).

Title: Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, bulk (1850-1869).

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, legal and business papers and account books.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear feet (24 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122431443 View

Simeon B. Chittenden letters, 1860-1881

Title: Simeon B. Chittenden letters 1860-1881

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/8457 View

Congregational Church Building Society. State Committee of Ohio. Congregational Church Erection Fund State Committee of Ohio records, 1851-1856.

Title: Congregational Church Erection Fund State Committee of Ohio records, 1851-1856.

Correspondence, printed circulars, account statment, bonds, etc., 1852-1856, of the Congregational Church Building Fund, State Committee of Ohio.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (ca. 200 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58779294 View

Albert E. Parfitt diary, 1882

Title: Albert E. Parfitt diary 1882

ArchivalResource: 0.03 Linear feet; in one folder.

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_1973_280_albert_e_parfitt/arms_1973_280_albert_e_parfitt.html View

Morton, Bliss & Company. Records, 1876-1899.

Title: Records, 1876-1899.

Ledgers, 1884-1899, of the New York City financial firm of Morton, Bliss & Company; and letterbooks, 1876 Mar.-1895 Jan., of Levi Parsons Morton's business partner George Bliss; principally written by him as a representative of the firm.

ArchivalResource: 20 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58770334 View

Simeon B. Chittenden letter, 1867

Title: Simeon B. Chittenden letter 1867

This collection consists of a letter from Simeon B. Chittenden to a friend concerning a visit to Washington, D.C. and his family's health. Simeon B. Chittenden (b. 1814) was a member of the United States Representative from New York and served as vice president of the New York City Chamber of Commerce. He resided in Brooklyn at 18 Pierrepont Street and his body was interred at Green-Wood Cemetary upon his death in 1889.

ArchivalResource: 0.05 Linear feet; in one folder

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_1980_021_chittenden/arms_1980_021_chittenden.html View

Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, 1850-1869

Title: Gordon Lester Ford papers 1830-1910 1850-1869

Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891) was a businessman, lawyer and collector of Americana. He practiced law for much of his life but his main interests were business and real estate investment. He was president of the New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad from 1852 to 1856 and director or investor in several other railroads. He also served as U.S. Marshall in southern New York, collector of internal revenue for the third collection district, commissioner of deeds, and business manager of the New York Tribune. In 1863 he helped to found the Brooklyn Daily Union, a newspaper devoted to supporting the Union cause during the Civil War. He also was a founder of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and of the Brooklyn Art Association. He collected books and manuscripts and assembled what was regarded as one of the largest private collections of Americana. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, legal and business papers and account books. General correspondence, 1842-1893, which includes in-coming letters and drafts and letterbooks of out-going letters, reflects Ford's activities as a lawyer and businessman, his real estate and railroad investments, his government service, and his autograph collecting. Family correspondence, 1830-1910, contains Ford's correspondence with his parents, wife (Emily Ellsworth Ford), brothers and sisters, children, and various members of his mother's family, the Burnhams. Legal papers, 1837-1893, include case records, letterbook, law diaries, and law ledgers. Business papers, 1839-1891, include insurance papers, accounts, bills and receipts, promissory notes, and indentures. Account books, 1844-1892, consist of ledgers reflecting Ford's legal and business transactions and accounts with various people including family members. There are also papers, 1863-1871, concerning his internal revenue position and the Brooklyn Daily Union, in addition to miscellaneous papers which include membership certificates, invitations, calling cards, and printed ephemera.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear feet (24 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1040 View

Letter, 1887.

Title: Letter, 1887.

Letter to friend concerning visit to Washington, D.C. and family's health.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155460343 View

Papers, 1835-1867.

Title: Papers, 1835-1867.

Agreement, 1835, binding Booth to serve Elias Combs as an apprentice house carpenter; also a letter, 1867, from S. B. Chittenden (1814-1889) to Mayor Booth in which Chittenden offered to pay for a civic reception in honor of General Sheridan.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155460066 View