Papers, 1658-1930.

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Papers, 1658-1930.

Letters of the Cornelius Sleight family about the War of 1812, family matters, and the "Huron" purchase, with a poem by Mary Gardiner, 1810-1840; letters from Harry Sleight to other family members, 1830-1875; Cornelius Sleight ledger book, 1853-1881; marriage notice of C. Sleight and Elizabeth R. Clarke, with two tintypes and one photograph of them, 1880; manuscript on Sleight family genealogy, 1661-1741; letters of condolence for Cornelius Sleight's death, 1881; typescript on East Hampton, N.Y., by Harry D. Sleight, 1930; letters, licenses, wills, insurance policies, new deeds, land grant in Territory of Illinois to Charles Homans by President Monroe, 1817, Presidential Appointment Papers, pamphlets, and surveys, 1658-1930.

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