Miscellaneous record book collection, 1853-1897.

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Miscellaneous record book collection, 1853-1897.

Record of rents collected from lots on the Glebe tract in Newburgh, 1878-1897; and diary of James E. Horton, Newburgh, concerning church attendance, weather, social life, boarding arrangements, and travel, 1853-1954, with some financial accounts.

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Horton, James E.

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Newburgh Free Library

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The Newburgh (N.Y.) Library Association was established in 1836 as a subscription library. Two years later, in 1838, the Newburgh Mechanics' Library Association was founded. In addition to maintaining a library, the Mechanics' Library Association began, in 1846, to offer public lectures. In 1847, the Newburgh Library Association transferred its collections to the Mechanics' Library Association. Newburgh also had several school district libraries in this period. In 1852, the libraries of the Gleb...