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Topsfield Historical Society. Topsfield Historical Society Records, 1661-1970.

Title: Topsfield Historical Society Records, 1661-1970.

Contains civic, military, legal, personal, and business papers of individuals and organizations in Topsfield, MA.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes, 1 vol. (3 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/643343672 View

Martha Bradstreet papers, circa 1750-1877, 1800-1840

Title: Martha Bradstreet papers circa 1750-1877 1800-1840

The papers consist chiefly of handwritten copies of maps, survey reports, and other legal documents related to litigation by Martha Bradstreet to gain title to land throughout the Mohawk River Valley in New York State. The land, including portions of Cosby's Manor and Utica, was originally the property of Major General John Bradstreet (1714-1774), the stepfather of her father, Samuel Bradstreet. The papers served as evidence for litigation by Martha Bradstreet against owners and tenants of the land. Survey reports and maps in the collection document landownership in the regions, as well as partitions and subdivisions made during the early nineteenth century within the Mohawk River Valley communities, especially in Utica, as well as Deerfield, Masonville, and Tompkins. The papers include a holograph manuscript of Bradstreet's (1827). It details thirty-five cases she brought in federal courts and the unfavorable rulings made by Justice Alfred Conkling (1789-1874) of United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. A small amount of correspondence includes letters and draft letters pertaining to her litigation and personal letters from her friend Clarissa "Clara" Bartlett Gregory Catlin (1807-1845). An Offering at the Altar of Truth

ArchivalResource: 0.63 linear feet (3 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes, and 23 broadside folders)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.bradstreet View