Letchworth Village Papers

New York (State)

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At least seven of the signers who were paid here may be found in Thomas L. Cook's Palmyra and Vicinity as prominent citizens (Palmyra, 1930; see index). Some also appear in Backman, The First Vision (SLC, 1980). Of one of these, for example who tried to help Martin Harris borrow money to print the Book of Mormon, we obtain some interesting background in Backman's work, pp. 30, 37 (regarding Henry Jessup). Other representative names include Milo Galloway, Luther Reeves, Zebulon Reeves, Thomas Rog...

Jervis, George.

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Little, Cahrles S.

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Letchworth, William Pryor, 1823-1910

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Letchworth was a philanthropist from Erie County, N.Y. Letchworth donated his estate, Glen Iris, to the State of New York. The park is located along the Genessee River in western New York State. From the description of Letchworth State Park Collection, 1907-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407356 Born in Brownville, N.Y. 26 May 1823. Partner in firm of Pratt & Letchworth of Buffalo, N.Y. In 1906 he offered the Glen Iris and his thousand acres to the State of New Y...

Letchworth Village (N.Y.)

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In 1907, New York State officials cited the need for the establishment of a facility to care for the "feeble minded and epileptic." The State purchased 2,000 acres of rolling farm country in Thiells, a Rockland County hamlet, to build the facility. In 1909, the facility was renamed Letchworth Village in honor of William Pryor Letchworth, a noted philanthropist, humanitarian and advocate for the village's creation. Letchworth sought to depart from the mission of custodial institutions built durin...