Family papers, 1814-1950 (bulk 1835-1920).

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Family papers, 1814-1950 (bulk 1835-1920).

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Correspondence, poems, speeches, diaries and legal and financial papers of James Sheldon IV (1821-1887), including court records (docket books, opinions and calendars) for sessions presided over by Sheldon, 1852- 1885, and loose judicial records and notes, 1821-1884. Correspondence and two legal documents of James Sheldon III (1792-1850), 1817-1828. Correspondence, writings, clippings, notes and collected papers of Grace Carew Sheldon, 1863-1920, including clippings of her newspaper columns on Buffalo history and notes on several New York State Civil War volunteer regiments. Correspondence and pattern books of Sara P. Sheldon; Pan- American Exposition Guard records of Theodore B. Sheldon, 1901; three undated remedy and recipe books of Caroline C. McIntosh (later Mrs. Millard Fillmore); poems, letters and clippings of Edward W. Crosby, 1900- 1909; and a photo album compiled in 1950 depicting the Sheldon Homestead at 1094 Main St., Buffalo.

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