Smith families collection, 1665-1986.

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Smith families collection, 1665-1986.

This collection records the lives and activities of the various Smith families of Long Island. Included are deeds, 1665-1832; wills, probate papers, and estate inventories, 1691-1875; contracts, receipts, and bills of sale, 1727-1853; reports, 1843-1870; clippings and articles by or about Smith family members, 1829-1986; correspondence, 1780-1939; memoirs and biographical sketches, 1873-1922; genealogical notes, marriage lists, ancestor charts, copies of Bible records, 1884-1987; notebook of E.P. Buffett, Jr. with many documents of Caleb Smith, 1860-1890; articles by Seba Smith, 1842-1857; "Pig Skin Book" kept by William "Tangier" Smith on a whaling voyage in 1697 which was later used by his wife for accounts (1704-1706); and maps of Smith property in Mastic, Manhasset Valley, and Glen Cove.

8 cubic ft.

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Bauer, Sarah Maria.

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East Hampton Free Library

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Smith, Will

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William Smith was a Philadelphia general merchant. From the description of Letterbook, 1771-1775. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122584914 Moses Greenleaf, Jr., was a surveyor, cartographer, writer, and pioneer Maine settler. William Smith was an agent for Eastern Lands. From the description of Autograph letter, signed, to Moses Greenleaf, 1815 Feb. 15. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 732317151 ...

Smith, Eileen (Eileen Mary Alway), 1947-

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Smith, Caleb, active 1740

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Buffett, Edward P., Jr.

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Smith, Robert Mills

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Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893

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Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a notably intelligent, talented, and accomplished 19th century American author. She first published poems in her husband's newspapers, began to write in earnest to alleviate financial concerns, and produced a remarkably capable and diverse body of work including poetry, essays, children's stories, novels, and non-fiction. She became one of the first women lecturers, speaking on women's rights and abolition. She was well-connected and well-respected by her peers, and mai...

Smith, Sebastian.

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