Records, 1841-1869.

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Records, 1841-1869.

Group of records comprised primarily of 28 volumes containing membership rosters from the years 1842 thru 1857. The information in each volume is arranged alphabetically by member's name and sometimes includes their place of residence and amount of dues paid. This group also includes a catalogue of books found in the Agriculture Room Library at Albany, 1855 and a register of visitors to the Agriculture Room from 1856 to 1869. The latter volume also includes notes on weather, Hudson River boats, Civil War casualties, obituaries of prominent people, and clippings concerning the assassination of President Lincoln.

3 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6832141

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New York State Agricultural Society

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Items that were deemed to be insignificantly small and not noticeably attached to other manuscript collections were placed in this collection. From the description of Miscellaneous papers : collected in the County of Oswego, 1863-1925. (SUNY Oswego). WorldCat record id: 29860122 The New York State Agricultural Society was formed by a convention held in Albany in February 1832; but for several years received no support from the state and held no regular fairs. In 1841, the So...