Historical records collection, 1778-1983.

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Historical records collection, 1778-1983.

Record books, account books, documents, maps, photographs, and printed materials pertaining to the Town of East Fishkill. Specific items include record book of the Johnsville Temperance Society, 1831; record book of the Postmaster at Little Rest, 1887-1892; account book from the Hopewell Garden Club, 1969-1981; minutes and accounts of School District No. 7, 1921-1937, and miscellaneous school attendance registers, 1903-1905; account book from D. Blatchley's Stormville tavern, 1836; account book from the Shenandoah store, 1833-1834; account books of Merritt Horton, 1890-1917; public records for the Town of East Fishkill including assessment rolls, 1851-1873, road district boundaries, ca. 1800-1883, and marriage, birth, and death records, 1850-1883; and the 1945 privately printed diary of John McHenry kept during 1778 containing his Revolutionary War experiences at Valley Forge, the Battle of Monmouth, and encounters with Indians. Documents include wills, deeds, certificates, bills, receipts, patents, mortgages, bonds, maps, and letters, 1804-1968. Also, photographs, postcards, broadsides, clippings, pamphlets, almanacs, and programs, 1818-1983.

ca. 13 cubic ft.

Related Entities

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East Fishkill Historical Society (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: History of the Town of East Fishkill, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155518450 ...

Blatchley, D.

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Johnsville Temperance Society (Johnsville, N.Y.)

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Hopewell Garden Club (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.)

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Horton, Merritt.

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McHenry, John Hardin, 1797-1871

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