Family papers, 1698-1910 (bulk 1865-1885).

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Family papers, 1698-1910 (bulk 1865-1885).

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Correspondence, speeches, articles and notes of Merwin S. Hawley; includes ms. of his "Origin of the Erie Canal" (1866), "The Erie Canal, Its Origin, Its Success, and Its Necessity" (1868), and his autobiography (1872); clippings related to his writings and addresses; and records related to the disposition of his estate. Also included are a genealogical register of the Salisbury family of Rhode Island, and three letters and 15 deeds of the Allen family of Cambridge, NY (1698-1866).

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7354328

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Allen family.

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Salisbury family.

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Hawley, Elijah, 1782-1820.

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Hawley, Jesse, 1773-1842

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Merchant, miller, amd canal promoter of Geneva, New York. From the description of Jesse Hawley papers, 1807-1835, 1880. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58782861 Early proponent of the Erie Canal. Born in Bridgeport, Conn.; moved to Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. in 1807; died in Lockport, N.Y. From the description of Jesse Hawley letter and will extract, 1839, 1842. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 71242445 ...

Hawley, Merwin S., 1807-1887

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Merwin S. Hawley was born in Broome, N.Y. in 1807. He became a dry goods merchant first in Rochester and then in Buffalo, where his business prospered. In 1848 he built a house at 46 Niagara Sq. In 1854 he co-founded the International Bank, becoming its president in 1857; the bank was closed in 1864. He became an active member of the Buffalo Historical Society and wrote and spoke widely on the history of the Erie Canal, having derived his knowledge of it through his interest in the role his uncl...