Papers, 1821-1892.

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Papers, 1821-1892.

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Business and personal correspondence, legal papers, justice of the peace and town records, account books, and miscellaneous family papers. Correspondence includes letters from Augustus Fleming and copies of Stevens' replies concerning land transactions for Cornelius and Nicholas Low, other business matters, and an accusation that Stevens was influencing settlers to vote "loco foco," 1830's-1840's; and other letters concerning legal and financial matters, news of family and friends, sale of butter, and other business affairs, many from the Martin Smith family. Legal papers include land contracts, deeds, bonds, affadivits, mortgages, and estate papers. Financial records include account books from his legal work on behalf of others, 1853-1882, including his guardianship of the Hogan children, 1867-1876; daybook from his accounts with Cornelius and Nicholas Low, 1833-1869; and account book concerning property and merchandise sold, 1861-1881. Records from his public office holding include pay records for teachers, 1865, document concerning the appraisal of land owned by St. Regis Indians, 1828, justice of the peace docket book, 1825-1852, and poor records such as authorizations for aid, case statements, lists, and correspondence, 1877. Other items include survey book, 1878; maps; school compositions and verses by Stevens, 1821-1830; Civil War letters of his son Jehial Stevens, Jr., 1862-1865, two business letters to his son Walter, 1892; and school records of his grandson Robert Stevens, 1888.

1.5 cubic ft., 8 v.

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Low, Cornelius.

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Smith, Martin Dennis, 1949-

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Soldier in Co. F, 3rd Regiment, New York Volunteers during Spanish-American War. From the description of Letters, 1881-1898 [bulk 1898]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32878747 ...

Hogan family.

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Stevens, Walter B. (Walter Barlow), 1848-1939

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Journalist, St. Louis Globe-Democrat; covered the Peralta Land Grant case. From the description of Scrapbooks of the Peralta land grant case, 1895-1899. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31269279 Walter Barlow Stevens was born in Meriden, Conn., on July 25, 1848. While still in his youth, his family moved to Peoria, Ill. In 1870, Stevens graduated from the University of Michigan. Soon thereafter, he went to work as a journalist for St. Louis newspapers; first the ...

Stevens, Jehial, Jr.

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Stevens, Robert J., 1952-

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Stevens family.

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Fleming, Augustus, 1785-1865

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Augustus Fleming was a New York State Militia officer. From the description of Augustus Fleming papers, 1817-1827. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86164268 ...

Low, Nicholas

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Smith family.

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Stevens, Jehial, 1810-1885.

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Attorney, land agent, and justice of the peace, Town of Brasher. From the description of Papers, 1821-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155472253 ...