Alvin Bronson letter : Oswego, to W.A. Bird, 1866 Jan. 19.

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Alvin Bronson letter : Oswego, to W.A. Bird, 1866 Jan. 19.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191767456

Gives a brief summary of his forwarding activities on the Great Lakes with his partners Jacob Townsend and Sheldon Thompson.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Walton & De Graff.

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Townsend, Bronson & Company.

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Bronson, Alvin, 1783-1881

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Born in Waterbury, New Haven, Conn. 19 May 1783, second son of Josiah and Tabitha (Tuttle) Bronson. Established as a merchant in New Haven, he moved to Oswego, N.Y. in 1810 with his partners Jacob Townsend and Sheldon Thompson. During the War of 1812 he was appointed military and naval storekeeper. He was elected to two terms as New York State senator, and served as the first president of the Oswego Board of Trade. From the description of Alvin Bronson letter : Oswego, to W.A. Bird, ...

Porter, Barton & Co.

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Bird, William A., 1796-1878

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Born in Salisbury, Conn; settled in Black Rock in 1819. Secretary of American Boundary Commission after War of 1812. Principal agent in construction of Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railroad. President of Erie County Savings Bank. From the description of Letters, autobiography, and historical writings, 1821-1874. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56628448 ...