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Miscellaneous collections: family papers, "M-P," 1741-1882.

Title: Miscellaneous collections: family papers, "M-P," 1741-1882.

Miscellaneous papers of the Mount and Phillips families. Papers of the painter William Sidney Mount consist of two notebooks, 1855 and 1867, containing names and addresses, health remedies, notes on paintings, portraits, commissions, spiritualism, politics and the weather, recipes for mixing paints, and a few sketches; also, seven letters, 1839-1868, to Abraham W. Floyd, Edw. P. Mitchell, Joshua E. Mount, and others concerning his paintings, and family and social matters; letter to John M. Williamson concerning the sinking of the steamboat LEXINGTON, 1840. Other Mount family materials include letters of John Mount to John M. Williamson concerning Mount resigning as Justice of the Peace, 1834, and papers relating to the estate of Henry S. Mount, 1841. Papers of the Phillips family include copies of the wills of George Phillips, 1741, and George S. Phillips, 1876; and letters to Mills Phillips from Congressman Eliphalet Wickes of New York and United States Senator John Smith of New York, with comments on national political affairs, including the purchase of Florida, 1806, and the nomination of DeWitt Clinton for the presidency, 1812. Also genealogical material on the Phillips and Edwards families.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

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Williamson, John Mowbray, 1787-1878. Papers, [ca. 1800]-1888.

Title: Papers, [ca. 1800]-1888.

Papers of Williamson include ciphering books, ca.1800-1810; letters received concerning legal matters, 1822-1871; court papers, ca.1830-1840; and governmental notifications of appointment, ca.1850. In addition, receipts and promissory notes resulting from handling of the Albert Davis estate, ca.1820-1840; and documents used in administration of the John S. Mount estate, 1852-1853. Collection includes receipts, correspondence, and real estate deeds from Hawkins family, ca.1814-1865.

ArchivalResource: .8 cubic ft.

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Miscellaneous collections: Town of Brookhaven, 1745-1864.

Title: Miscellaneous collections: Town of Brookhaven, 1745-1864.

Miscellaneous documents pertaining to the Town of Brookhaven, N.Y., including assessment rolls, 1834-1840 and 1852-1853; lists of grand jurors; a petition regarding cattle grazing in West Meadow; papers to the New York State legislature concerning the division of the town, 1832; letters to John M. Williamson as town supervisor, 1834-1857; and a bill of sale for a seat in the Presbyterian Meeting House, Brookhaven (Setauket) from "Cornel Henery Smith" to Samuel Davis, 1745.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

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Papers, 1804-1875.

Title: Papers, 1804-1875.

Letters, account books, school books, journals and diaries, military, legal, and personal papers of Williamson. Military papers include records of courts-marital held at Sag Harbor, N.Y., Lt. J.M. Williamson, Judge Advocate, 1813-1814; military rosters, muster rolls, inspection returns, and papers concerning pensions for veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Letters from George S. Phillips and others are about personal, legal, and political matters, 1814-1852; letters from James Lent, Washington, D.C., 1814-1829, concern a lighthouse at the entrance to Stony Brook Harbor. Personal and family papers include Williamson's school book with math problems, 1804; a journal of a trip from Stony Brook to Buffalo, 1830; account books, 1814-1829; diaries, 1844-1848, mostly noting the weather, with some entries on activities and events; and school regulations for the Town of Brookhaven, 1875.

ArchivalResource: .4 cubic ft.

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Miscellaneous collections: Suffolk County - military history, 1776-1864.

Title: Miscellaneous collections: Suffolk County - military history, 1776-1864.

Miscellaneous military papers, many pertaining to the 132nd Regiment and the 137th Regiment of the New York State Militia, 1826-1843. Papers include appointments to various ranks, notifications of military parades, rosters of officers, regimental orders, returns of delinquents, court martial proceedings, and letters requesting exemption from duty. Also, registration papers of alien residents of Sag Harbor, 1862; letters from or to John M. Williamson regarding bounty lands for service in the War of 1812; and letters to J. Lawrence Smith about the draft during the Civil War, several from Alfred Wagstaff, Jr., 16th New York State National Guard.

ArchivalResource: .1 cubic ft.

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