James Geddes papers, 1796-1869.

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James Geddes papers, 1796-1869.

Deeds, indentures, and other land records for the Fairmount area of Syracuse, New York; chief correspondents include Simeon DeWitt, Robert Geddis, and John and George Geddes; includes correspondence, legal papers, and other records; subjects include the Chenango Canal and other waterways, Pennsylvania lands, and family matters. Also, manuscript maps of the northern canal.

.3 cubic ft. (1-3 in. legal box).

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Geddes, George T. (George Thomson)

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De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834

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Served as surveyor general of New York State from 1784 until his death in 1834. From the description of Letters : to Augustus Porter and Major Donald Fraser, 1828, 1832. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57182677 Surveyor; graduated from Queens College (now Rutgers University), 1776; served as Assistant Geographer of the Army, 1778-1780, and as Chief Geographer of the Army, 1780-1783; served as Surveyor General of New York, 1784-1834. From the descrip...

Geddis, Robert.

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Geddes, James, 1763-1838

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U.S. representative from and public official of New York, engineer, and jurist. From the description of Letter of James Geddes, 1805. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450412 ...

Geddes, John, 1949-

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Geddes Family.

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