Papers of James M. Smith, 1830-1839, (bulk 1850-1889).

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Papers of James M. Smith, 1830-1839, (bulk 1850-1889).

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This collection consists primarily of correspondence and covers all aspects of James M. Smith's family and business life. As such there is considerable correspondence from fellow Buffalo lawyers seeking opinions on legal issues and regarding financial matters such as those dealing with banks, real property, and real estate investment. Among the family correspondence there is a great deal from Smith's father, Harvey Douglass Smith, as well as letters describing the family trip to Europe in 1878. Of particular interest are Smith's notes on the self-appointment of Samuel Cheever (1787-1874) as Albany district attorney in 1837. The breadth and detailed nature of the correspondence represented in this collection illuminates the social life and customs, as well as the church history of Erie County and Buffalo.

1151 pieces.3 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Smith, Harvey Douglass.

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Cheever, Samuel, 1787-1874

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Episcopal Church. Diocese of Western New York

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

American Church Building Fund Commission

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Smith, James M. (James Murdock)

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James M. (James Murdock) Smith was a lawyer, banker, investor, lay churchman, and a Judge of the New York State Superior Court. Born in East Poultney, Vermont in 1816, Smith would move along with his family to Gouverneur, New York in 1824, where he was educated through the secondary school level. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837 and thereafter settled in Buffalo, New York. After spending time working in various firms, Smith was appointed by the governor to the superior court of...