Horatio Shumway papers, 1841-1872.

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Horatio Shumway papers, 1841-1872.

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Includes certificate admitting Horatio Shumway to practice law in the Northern District of New York, 12 Oct. 1841; papers regarding the sale of lots 19 and 20 in the Town of Hamburgh, 1842; abstract of title for outer lot no. 102 in the City of Buffalo, 1848; notification of the nomination of Shumway as Whig candidate for the New York State Assembly, 1 Oct. 1847; Chautauque County Mutual Insurance Company policy of Charles H. S. Williams, with appointment of Shumway as attorney, 10 Aug. 1849; lease, bond, and mortgage for land belonging to the estate of Jabez Goodell, of which Shumway was executor, 1852, with letter of appreciation from S. L. Pomroy, Missionary House, Boston, on his handling of the estate, 27 Nov. 1857; certificate of membership in the Buffalo Historical Society, 1864, signed by Millard Fillmore; letters testamentary naming Mary H. Lee sole executrix of her father's estate, 8 Aug. 1871; list of pallbearers at Shumway's funeral; a sketch of lots bounded by South Division, Swan, Washington, and Spring Streets, Buffalo, undated; and various accounts and receipts. Also, two visiting books of Mary H. Shumway, ca. 1854-1872; and an incomplete letter written by Mrs. Shumway to a friend, undated.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo Historical Society (N.Y.).

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Shumway, Mary Heywood, 1791-1883.

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Chautauque County Mutual Insurance Company.

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Shumway, Horatio, 1788-1871.

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Born in Belchertown, Mass. in 1788; studied law in New York City and practiced in Watertown, N.Y. Came to Buffalo in 1824; married Mary Heywood (born in Worcester, Mass.) in 1833. Elected to the New York State Assembly in 1846. The Shumways had one child, Mary H. Shumway. From the description of Horatio Shumway papers, 1841-1872. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 173260166 ...

Goodell, Jabez, 1775 or 6-1851.

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Native of Mass.; acquired property in Buffalo from the Holland Land Company in 1808, stretching from Main St. to Genesee St. near what is now Goodell St.; ruling elder of Buffalo's First Presbyterian Church. From the description of Deeds and leases, 1816-1851. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113267 From the description of Letter : to Elias S. Hawly [sic], Dennis Bowen, William Taber, 1848 Jan. 1. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57346712 ...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

Pomroy, S. L.

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Williams, Charles H. S.

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