George Orr Pershing genealogical research files on the Edwards family, 1951-1961.

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George Orr Pershing genealogical research files on the Edwards family, 1951-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/663999288

Pershing's correspondence with members of the Edwards family, genealogical notes, completed questionnaires, and clippings, from his genealogical research on the Edwards family. Also, typescript copies and photocopies of 17th - 20th century Edwards family wills and other legal documents, inventories of household possessions, and correspondence. Much of the material in the collection is related to the Edwards Estate hoax in which Edwards family members were believed to be heirs to 77 acres of prime real estate on lower Manhattan Island, including land owned by Trinity Church.

2.5 linear feet

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7956753

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Trinity Church (New York, N.Y.)

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First Church of England parish established in New York City. From the description of Trinity Church records, 1697-1837. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58782915 The first Trinity Church was chartered by King William III of England in 1697; the first church opened in 1698. From the description of Rector, Church Warden, and Vestrymen records, 1696-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155528655 From the mid-19th cent...

Pershing, George Orr.

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Genealogist. From the description of Edwards family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1900-1960] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155497295 From the description of George Orr Pershing genealogical research files on the Edwards family, 1951-1961. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 663999288 ...

Edwards family.

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