Dickinson family genealogical research notes, 1974-1985.

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Dickinson family genealogical research notes, 1974-1985.

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Handwritten transcribed land records for the Dickinson family of Rye, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut; and photocopy of New York Times article by Peter Kerr, published May 11, 1985, on the E.E. Dickinson Company of Essex, Connecticut.

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