C. Embree Rockwell collection, 1774-1972.

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C. Embree Rockwell collection, 1774-1972.

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Family correspondence of Charles E. Lawrence, Arthur B. Lawrence, and Marcia Lawrence Rockwell (Mrs. Verne Rockwell), ca. 1900-1972, and other Smith, Arthur, and Lawrence family correspondence, 1866-1908. Correspondents include Major Ebenezer Smith, E.A. Fairchild, Julia Strong Lawrence, Mary E. Moore, Elizabeth T. Lawrence, Helen Underhill, L. Raymond, R.B. Smith, and Frank Jarvis. Papers of Col. Verne LaSalle Rockwell (1878-1961) include military papers covering his career as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army from his appointment to West Point, 1895, until his retirement, 1922; also, papers of Col. Rockwell as executor for the estates of Lucy Slade Blydenburgh and Morgan Brower Blydenburgh, 1950-1952, including the will of Morgan Blydenburgh, 1945. Records pertaining to the Arthur-Rockwell House in the Village of the Branch include letters, bills, deeds, maps, and surveys, 1849-1954. Also, unidentified account books, 1780s and 1790s, deeds and land agreements involving Caleb Smith and George Smith, 1783, and Isaac Smith, 1878; deed for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad to acquire title to the land of Phebe T. Lawrence and others, 1871; a photograph album of the Arthur family, 1860s; and miscellaneous photographs of the town of Smithtown, and of the Arthur, Lawrence, Smith, and Strong families.

ca. 4 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881360

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Smith, R. Burdett (Robert Burdett), 1837-1895

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Smith, Ebenezer, 1795-1879.

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Blydenburgh, Morgan Brower.

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Rockwell, Marcia Lawrence.

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United States. Army. Cavalry

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Lawrence, Arthur, 1870-

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Rockwell, Verne LaSalle, 1878-1961.

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Lawrence, Phebe T.

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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...

Lawrence, Julia Strong.

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Rockwell, C. Embree (Charles Embree), 1916- ,

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Charles Embree Rockwell is the son of Verne and Marcia Lawrence Rockwell, and grandson of Charles Embree Lawrence. He donated the Arthur-Rockwell House and surrounding property to the Town of Smithtown, and other historical material and artifacts to the Town and to the Museums at Stony Brook. From the description of C. Embree Rockwell collection, 1774-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535560 ...

Moore, Mary Ellen

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Underhill, Helen

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Fairchild, E. A.

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Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad.

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Arthur-Rockwell House (Smithtown, N.Y.)

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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, Isaac, 1761-1834

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Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316

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Llull was a courtier and later religious. The alchemical works attributed to him are now considered spurious. Sędziwó] was an alchemist. From the description of Le testament de Raymont Lulle, tres doite et tres célebre philosophe / mis en francois par le sieur P.F.P.E.T., a La Rochelle, 1661. Le compend e l'art de la transmutation de l'ame des metaux / par Raymond Lulle ... Le codicille vademecum, ou, La chansonnette de Raymond Lulle ... Cosmopolite, ou, Nouuelle lumiere de la phi...

Blydenburgh, Lucy Slade.

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Jarvis, Frank

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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 ...

United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Lawrence, Elizabeth Chapman, 1829-1905

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