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Genealogical records, 1800-1976.

Title: Genealogical records, 1800-1976.

Family files containing genealogical correspondence, clippings, notes, and family letters, maps, deeds, reminiscences, speeches, photographs, school records, military papers, estate papers, bills, and receipts; items of note include letters from Roger W. Daniels to his family in Parishville describing his experiences in World War II, 1941-1943, and correspondence of Fannie and Will Elderkin about domestic matters and letters to Fannie from her father Rev. Phineas D. Gurley about her wedding and his travels as a minister, 1857-1886. Deeds, property inventories, mortgages, and legal judgments of local families, including Clarkson, Crandall, Drake, Smith, and Abbot, 1815-1886. Assessment roll for Potsdam, 1815, and federal censuses for what is currently St. Lawrence County, 1800, and New York State, 1810, 1820, and 1910. Clippings and articles on Potsdam's early families, a manuscript notebook on the Knowles family, and notes and clippings of births, deaths, and marriages of Potsdam residents, 1923-1976. Transcripts of tombstone records from cemeteries in Potsdam and vicinity, 1952-1976. Other materials include bibliographies, research guides, and newsletters, 1965-1968, a transcript of the Potsdam census of 1838, and local diplomas and certificates, 1848-1976.

ArchivalResource: 21 linear ft.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. P. D. Gurley correspondence, 1865.

Title: P. D. Gurley correspondence, 1865.

ALS (1865 May 22; Washington, D.C.) from Gurley to E. Darwin Brooks of Potsdam, N.Y., concerning the death and burial of Abraham Lincoln, the attitude of the people of Springfield, Ill., toward Mary Todd Lincoln, and the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Includes stamped envelope.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Phineas Densmore Gurley letter, 1862

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley letter 1862

ArchivalResource: 1 item; (2 p.)

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Baker, Daniel, 1791-1857. Daniel Baker and William M. Baker letters, 1841-1865.

Title: Daniel Baker and William M. Baker letters, 1841-1865.

Four ALS written by Daniel Baker, 1841-1856, and two ALS written by William M. Baker, 1856 and 1865. Letters from Daniel Baker, to publishers William Stockton Martien and Alfred Martien, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855-1856, and to an unidentified publisher, possibly also William Stockton Martien, 1841, concern Baker's newspaper subscriptions, publication of his writings, and requests for money and books for Austin College. Baker also discusses his efforts to obtain funds for Austin College from the heirs of Stephen F. Austin and from the Texas legislature, his work as a revivalist in Louisiana, and family news. A letter from William M. Baker, Austin, to William Stockton Martien, 1856, proposes publication of a book by Baker about ministerial life, based on his and his father's experiences. A letter from William M. Baker, dated at Philadelphia, to Phineas D. Gurley, Washington, D. C., 1865, concerns a trip by Baker to Washington and discusses his loyalty during the Civil War. The letters are accompanied by a printed sermon by Daniel Baker, "Christ, the Mediator," 2nd ed. (Richmond: printed by Thomas W. White, 1834).

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. Papers, 1837-1867 [microform]

Title: Papers, 1837-1867 [microform]

The Gurley Papers include manuscript sermons and correspondence, a few transcripts of correspondence, an original and transcript of the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and a transcript of the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Lincoln's young son William. There are also several photographs of Gurley, some taken at Matthew Brady's studio.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cubic ft.

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Dodd, Moses Woodruff, 1813-1899. Letter : New York, to Rev. Dr. [P.D.] Gurley, [18]65 May 16.

Title: Letter : New York, to Rev. Dr. [P.D.] Gurley, [18]65 May 16.

Regret's Gurley's refusal to undertake volume [on Abraham Lincoln?] and asks opinion of his asking Bishop Simpson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 21 cm.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to M.D. Phillips, 1866 March 16.

Title: Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to M.D. Phillips, 1866 March 16.

Sends his carte de visite.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Abraham Lincoln], 1862 Dec. 6.

Title: Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Abraham Lincoln], 1862 Dec. 6.

Recommends Rev. Dr. Van Santvoord of Schenectady, N.Y., to be a hospital chaplain in Washington, D.C.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Hodge, Charles, 1797-1878. Collection, 1838-1863.

Title: Collection, 1838-1863.

Letters, 1838-1863, sent to various correspondents; undated manuscripts of two essays; and an outline ("Subjects of Baptism") docketed "First Class March 14th 1857."

ArchivalResource: 66 items.

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Elderkin, William Anthony, 1839-1900. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1856-1869.

Army officer. Typed transcripts of Elderkin's cadet letters to his family, 1856-1861; letters to his family written just after graduation including a letter announcing his marriage to Frances Gurley of Washington, D.C.; letter to Honorable Noble Strong Elderkin from his daughter-in-law Fanny; letter from Reverand Gurley to daughter Fanny and son-in-law William, 1863; letter from William to Noble Strong Elderkin describing his tour of duty as director Indian Subsistance, 13 August 1869. The collection also includes two published works by William A. Elderkin: "Queen of the Sahara", 1889 and "Ritual of the ancient order of Hercules": Cincinnati, 1888.

ArchivalResource: 24 items.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. Papers, 1837-1867 [microform]

Title: Papers, 1837-1867 [microform]

The Gurley Papers include manuscript sermons and correspondence, a few transcripts of correspondence, an original and transcript of the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and a transcript of the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Lincoln's young son William. There are also several photographs of Gurley, some taken at Matthew Brady's studio.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cubic ft.

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Baldwin, Cornelia Augusta (Gilman), 1831-1909. Cornelia Augusta Gilman Baldwin Diaries, 1868-1872.

Title: Cornelia Augusta Gilman Baldwin Diaries, 1868-1872.

Detailed diaries kept by affluent Washington, D.C. mother. Entries chronicle her daily activities, often focusing on the education (secular, musical, and religious) of her two children Ralph ("R") and Lillian May ("M"); household management; and social activities. The author recorded the money her husband allotted for her household expenses as well as his frequent absences. Ms. Baldwin's strong religious enthusiasm is manifested in her church attendance and her quotations from the sermons of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley. She also wrote of performances she and her children attended, including those of "Blind Tom" (Thomas Bethune, also known as Thomas Wiggins) and Norwegian "Ole Bull" (Frederick Buckley). Other entries describe recreational activities including taffy pulls, skating parties, sleighing, school exhibitions, drawing, and music lessons. She recorded books she read as well as those read by her children, including Pilgrim's Progress, The Hills of Shatemuc, works by Dickens, Oliver Optics books, and various periodicals. She also provided details of her supervision of hired women (some of whom were African American). Other activities mentioned include sewing, shopping, food preparation, teas, and luncheons.

ArchivalResource: 4 v.

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Samuel J. Baird Papers, 1834-1892

Title: Samuel J. Baird Papers 1834-1892

Presbyterian clergyman and author of Newark, Ohio. Correspondence and other material relating to Presbyterian Church affairs and doctrinal questions, the work of the American Bible Society in Virginia, and the Baird family.

ArchivalResource: 650 items; 5 containers; 1 linear foot

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1862 NOV 19.

Notes, the first states he will appoint William C. Smith of Georgia to a chaplaincy if the Surgeon General will specify a vacancy (endorsed on letter of P.D. Gurley, Chaplain of Senate, to Lincoln.) The second (no date) asks for the Christian name of a person mentioned in certain letters.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Baker, Daniel, 1791-1857. Daniel Baker and William M. Baker letters, 1841-1865.

Title: Daniel Baker and William M. Baker letters, 1841-1865.

Four ALS written by Daniel Baker, 1841-1856, and two ALS written by William M. Baker, 1856 and 1865. Letters from Daniel Baker, to publishers William Stockton Martien and Alfred Martien, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855-1856, and to an unidentified publisher, possibly also William Stockton Martien, 1841, concern Baker's newspaper subscriptions, publication of his writings, and requests for money and books for Austin College. Baker also discusses his efforts to obtain funds for Austin College from the heirs of Stephen F. Austin and from the Texas legislature, his work as a revivalist in Louisiana, and family news. A letter from William M. Baker, Austin, to William Stockton Martien, 1856, proposes publication of a book by Baker about ministerial life, based on his and his father's experiences. A letter from William M. Baker, dated at Philadelphia, to Phineas D. Gurley, Washington, D. C., 1865, concerns a trip by Baker to Washington and discusses his loyalty during the Civil War. The letters are accompanied by a printed sermon by Daniel Baker, "Christ, the Mediator," 2nd ed. (Richmond: printed by Thomas W. White, 1834).

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. Faith in God : a sermon delivered in the East Room of the Executive Mansion, Wednesday, Apr. 19, 1865, at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, President of the U.S. / by P.D. Gurley.

Title: Faith in God : a sermon delivered in the East Room of the Executive Mansion, Wednesday, Apr. 19, 1865, at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, President of the U.S. / by P.D. Gurley. 1865.

Holograph.

ArchivalResource: 19 p. ; 25 cm. + cover letter to Samuel Agnew.

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Gurley, P. D. Letter, 1862.

Title: Letter, 1862.

Handwritten and signed letter written in Washington DC, dated Oct. 31, 1862, and addressed to Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), President of the United States. Gurley states that the Reverend Alexander W. Sproull is of good character and is very devoted to his work. He recommends Sproull for the position of "Hospital Chaplaincy."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 pages).

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Carter, Peter, 1825-1900. Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Rev[erend] D[octo]r [P.D.] Gurley, 1861 Aug. 1.

Title: Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Rev[erend] D[octo]r [P.D.] Gurley, 1861 Aug. 1.

Asks Gurley to use his influence with the President or his cabinet to proclaim a national day of prayer in light of the troubles the nation is facing.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28106920 View