Charles E. Lawrence collection, 1663-1968.

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Charles E. Lawrence collection, 1663-1968.

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Papers of the Smith family of Smithtown and several related families, including the Arthur, Blydenburgh, Lawrence, Mills, Strong, and Wilkes families; miscellaneous papers of numerous other Long Island residents; documents and writings on local history; and genealogical material, particularly on the Smith, Lawrence, and Embree families. Smith family papers document the history of Richard "Bull" Smythe (1613-1692), and his descendents to the 10th generation, including deeds, patents, testimonies, and maps relating to the transfer of land in Smithtown from Chief Wyandance (or Wyandanch) to Lion Gardiner and from Gardiner to Richard Smythe, 1663-1705, and documents relating to the controversy with the Town of Huntington, N.Y., over title to Smythe's land, ca. 1768. Papers of Caleb Smith I (1724-1800), include family correspondence, 1742-1771, beginning with his years at Yale College, and papers relating to his duties as Suffolk County Judge, 1785-1796; letters and legal papers of Caleb Smith II (1763-1831) concern his personal affairs as well as his duties as a Suffolk County supervisor, county judge, and member of the New York State Assembly. Papers of Joshua Smith II (1763-1845) include a title abstract to his lands, 1795-1840, title to land in Oswego County, N.Y., 1825, estate accounts, 1846-1862, and a biography.

ca. 5 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881355

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

Related Entities

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Smithtown Historical Society (Smithtown, N.Y.)

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The Caleb Smith House, now the headquarters of the Smithtown Historical Society, was built in 1819 by Caleb Smith II in Commack, N.Y. and was moved to the Smithtown Village Green in 1955. Anna Blydenburgh, a descendant of Caleb Smith, provided funds for the move. From the description of Records, 1955-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535694 Collecting area: History of the Town of Smithtown, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). Wor...

Long Island Railroad Company.

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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...

Smith, Abram.

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Smith, Caleb, 1724-1800.

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The prominent Smith families of Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. resided in the towns of Brookhaven (formerly the Manor of St. George) and Smithtown. The Smiths of Brookhaven were descended from Colonel William "Tangier" Smith (1654-1705), an Englishman who was mayor of the city of Tangier in Morocco, North Africa before settling in Long Island and purchasing large tracts of land that collectively came to be known as St. Georges Manor, or the Manor of St. George. This land comprise...

Smith, Nancy

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Legislative chairman of the British Columbia Probation and Parole Association. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1949. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 243800723 Student at University of Maine. From the description of Folklore paper, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70953787 ...

Yale College

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Smith, Elias, 1772-1839.

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Smith, Caleb Tangier, 1834-1885.

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Ganz, Charlotte A.

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Wyandanch Club (Smithtown, N.Y.)

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Butler, Lawrence Smith, 1875-1954.

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Architect. Lawrence Smith Butler was a grandson of Judge J. Lawrence Smith and a nephew by marriage of Stanford White. He was associated briefly with the firm of McKim, Mead and White, and later formed his own firm, Ford, Butler and Oliver. From the description of Papers, 1909-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535382 ...

Smith, Caleb, 1763-1831.

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Smith, Aaron, 1822-1882.

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Wicks, Josiah.

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Smith, Marcia Woodhull.

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Howard, John.

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Smith, Philetus, 1730-1800.

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Smith, Ethelbert Marshall, 1838-1901.

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Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad.

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Gardiner, Lion, 1599-1663

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Smythe, Richard, 1613-1692.

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Smith, Joshua, 1763-1845.

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Lawrence, Charles Embree, 1852-1923.

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Charles Embree Lawrence, a descendant of Richard Smythe, founder of Smithtown, raised horses on his Hauppauge Stock Farm in Hauppauge, N.Y., and collected thousands of documents and artifacts pertaining to the history of Smithtown. From the description of Charles E. Lawrence collection, 1663-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535473 ...

Smith, Joseph Warren, 1799-1839.

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Smith, George W. (George William), 1936-

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George Smith lived in Lexington (Mich.) and visited California. Grant H. Smith served as Probate Judge in Sanilac County (Mich.), 1920. (Information from the collection.). From the description of Family papers, 1884-1920. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 45865664 George W. Smith was a soldier from Kentucky who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From the description of George W. Smith letters 1863 (Filson Historical Society, Th...

Nissequoque Cemetery Association (Nissequoque, N.Y.)

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Smith, Ebenezer, 1795-1879.

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