Papers, 1792-1963 (bulk 1803-1901).

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Papers, 1792-1963 (bulk 1803-1901).

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Papers of various members of the Hawley family, including Elijah (1782-1820); his wife, Rhoda Spencer; his son, Merwin S. (1807-1887); his daughter, Caroline (1806-1826); his granddaughter, Ellen Hawley Prentiss (1842-1905), and great-granddaughter, Ada Spencer Prentiss Davidson (1874- 1962). Includes correspondence, account books, travel diaries, reminiscences, speeches, recipes and ephemera.

(0.75 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7364189

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Prentiss, Ellen Hawley, 1842-1905.

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Hawley, Elijah, 1782-1820.

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Davidson, Ada P. (Ada Prentiss), 1874-1962.

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Hawley family.

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The Hawley family in America is traced back to Joseph Hawley (1603-1690), who settled in Bridgeport, Conn. in 1640. His descendants remained in New England for several generations until Elijah Hawley, Jr. settled in Ridgeway, N.Y. Merwin S. Hawley, Elijah's son, became a successful dry goods merchant first in Rochester and then on the wharves of Buffalo. In 1848 he built a house at 46 Niagara Square. In 1854 he was one of the founders of The International Bank, becoming its president in 1857; th...

Spencer family.

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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...

Prentiss family.

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