Papers, 1786-1940.

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Papers, 1786-1940.

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Personal and family papers of Handley and his relatives, and papers relating to Handley's historical research. Family papers include several volumes of diaries kept by Richard Handley, 1864-1898, and one volume apparently kept by Handley's mother, Mary, 1867-1869; correspondence of the Handley and related Pope, Spears, and Hockman families, particularly letters of Ann Hockman of Commack and William and Eliza Hockman; plans for the Handley house, 1883; bills, receipts, and papers on business and legal matters of Robert Handley and Mary Handley, 1850s-1860s; and a photograph album, ca. 1920. Also, papers, 1786-1792, of George Handley of Georgia, including bail bonds signed by George Handley as sheriff of Richmond County, Georgia, and a grant of land to Charnal Wallace with a survey and manuscript map. Papers on historical topics include correspondence of Richard H. Handley with Orville B. Ackerly, William Wallace Tooker, William S. Pelletreau, and others; pamphlets, book catalogs, and bookplates, 1850s-1900; cemetery transcriptions from various locations on Long Island; and letters regarding the Handley collection to Cornelia H. Peek, librarian of the Long Island History Room, Smithtown Library.

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Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith), 1840-1918

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Wallace, Charnal.

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Peek, Cornelia H.

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Hockman, Ann.

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Handley, George

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Revolutionary soldier, governor of Georgia, from Augusta (Richmond Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1783-1788. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657433 ...

Tooker, William Wallace, 1848-1971.

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Hockman, William.

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Hockman, Eliza.

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Handley, Richard H. (Richard Hockman), 1848-1914.

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Richard Hockman Handley of Hauppauge, N.Y., was an amateur historian and book collector whose collection of books and manuscripts on Long Island history became the basis of the Long Island History Room collection at The Smithtown Library. From the description of Papers, 1786-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535436 ...

Ackerly, Orville B.

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Suffolk County (N.Y.) Clerk. From the description of Suffolk County foreclosure records, 1913-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155565383 Real estate broker. From the description of Papers, 1848-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155563840 ...

Handley, Mary Kathryn

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