Townsend Lawrence family papers, 1773-1893.

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Townsend Lawrence family papers, 1773-1893.

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Papers, 1773-1893, related to the Lawrence, Townsend, and Bowne families. They contain correspondence; deeds, leases, mortgages, etc., pertaining to Bowne and Lawrence properties in New York State, Vermont, and Tioga County (Pa.); and miscellaneous bound volumes kept by members of the Lawrence, Townsend and Bowne families. The land documents mostly concern properties of Walter Bowne, John Watson Lawrence, Effingham Lawrence, and Benjamin W. North. The largest body of letters consists of personal and business correspondence, 1824-1862, of John Watson Lawrence, of Flushing (N.Y.); this material includes letters from Mary Bowne, Flushing (N.Y.); Robert Bell, Liverpool, England; Henry F. Janes, Waterbury (Ct.); William Denison; Miles Coe, Newark (N.J.); Isaac Denison, Burke (Vt.); Jacob Schieffelin, Tioga (Pa.); John Beckwith, Sutton (Vt.); E.W. Budington, Kingston (N.Y.); and David L. Ogden, Jr., New York City. Smaller series of letters include: 66 letters to Robert W. Mott, of Queens county (N.Y.), 1815-1843, mostly about the Long Island Railroad, efforts to establish a turnpike on the north shore of Long Island, and his interests and duties as a corresponding member of the Republican (Whig) Party; 11 letters written by Philip Hicks, of Antigua, 1773-1784, several to his sister, Eliza Hicks; 10 letters written by Walter Bowne, 1811-1842; two letters, dated 1797, written by Eliza Southgate, who later married Walter Bowne; and one letter written in 1818 by Mary Southgate. Other material includes a receipt book of John Watson Lawrence, 1820-1835; an account book, 1844-1848, and a rent book, recording leases, 1847-1866; a diary of Walter Bowne Lawrence, kept while in Europe in 1860; a family history of the Lawrence and Townsend families; copies of Lawrence and Bowne family letters; a diary of Annie L. Lawrence, 1872-1873, at Flushing; two poetry albums of C. Annie Townsend, and her notes on ceramics; copies of letters of Eliza Southgate, 1797-1809; a typescript, illustrated with photographs, about an unidentified person's hunting trip to Labrador in 1893, which describes the voyage from Brooklyn, the trip overland to the Hudson Bay Company's post, fishing and hunting, life among the Inuit, and social life in Pictou, Nova Scotia; and some share and membership certificates.

1.2 linear feet (6 boxes)

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Long Island Railroad Company.

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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...

Bowne, Eliza Southgate, 1783-1809

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Lawrence, John Watson, 1800-1888

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Lawrence, Annie L.

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Janes, Henry F.

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Beckwith, John

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John Beckwith, composer, author and teacher, was born in Victoria, BC, 9 March 1927. He has written in most musical genres, and has contributed scholarly articles and criticism in Canadian music studies. From the description of John Beckwith papers 1948-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225154183 Epithet: Major-General; of Add MS 48837 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001164.0x0000a8 Comm...

Bowne, Walter, 1770-1846

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Denison, Isaac, 1778-1867.

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North, Benjamin W.

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Bowne, Mary.

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Townsend, C. Annie.

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Hicks, Philip E.

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Ogden, David L.

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Bell, Robert, of Liverpool.

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Whig Party (N.Y.)

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Coe, Miles.

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Lawrence, Walter Bowne.

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Mott, Robert W.

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Budington, E. W.

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Schieffelin, Jacob, 1793-1880.

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The Schieffelin Family represented in this collection spans four generations. Jacob Schieffelin, married to Hannah Lawrence, lived in New York City and ran a pharmecutical business. His son Jacob married Elizabeth Berard, and eventually moved to Tioga County, Pennsylvania, where he acted as a real estate agent and land developer. His son Clinton traveled and mined in the midwest and California, finally settling in Jackson County, Oregon. Clinton's brother Edward Girard stayed in Pennsylvania, se...

Southgate, Mary.

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Denison, W. N. (William Neal)

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Boone family.

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Townsend family.

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Hicks, Elizabeth, -1716

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Lawrence family.

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Family based in Flushing (N.Y.). From the description of Townsend Lawrence family papers, 1773-1893. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476006822 ...

Lawrence, Effingham

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Joseph Lawrence (b. 1741) was a merchant captain from Flushing, now a neighborhood in modern-day Queens, N.Y. His brother Effingham Lawrence commanded the brigantine Audrey, built by Joseph's employer Samuel Townsend prior to the American Revolution. Another brother, John L. Lawrence (b. 1731) may be the John who appears in the collection. Joseph's son, also named Effingham Lawrence, was a judge in Queens County in the early 19th century. He lived at the family homestead...