Long Island vertical file, 1864-1984.

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Long Island vertical file, 1864-1984.

Long Island vertical file, 1864-1984.

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Reports, clippings, brochures, articles, newsletters, anniversary programs, certificates, correspondence, invitations, and other items pertaining to activities on Long Island. Of note is the Civil War file which contains a typed copy of a manuscript "Babylon's Union Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865," 1890; a letter from John F. Sterling to his mother, 1864; certificate of honor to Horace Chester of the 21st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, 1867; programs of the "34th Reunion, Veteran Association, Sixth New York Cavalry" at Purchase, N.Y., 1924-1925, and other memorabilia. Also included in the files are various transportation maps, 1889-1906, a typescript "A Social and Environmental History of Copiague, Long Island" by Diane J. Detlefsen, 1981; a variety of bills and receipts, 1906-1984; and copies of the legal documents associated with the division of the southern portion of the Town of Huntington into the Town of Babylon, 1872-1897.

2 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory