Irving B. Holley collection of family papers, 1777-2008

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Irving B. Holley collection of family papers, 1777-2008

1777-2008

An extensive collection of family papers gathered by I.B. Holley, Jr. in preparation for writing a four-volume family history. Papers represent five generations of the family, most of whom lived in Salisbury or Torrington, Connecticut, and Lyon, New York.

40.5 linear feet (37 boxes and cartons, one oversize volume)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7971522

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Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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Congressman, philanthropist, reformer. From the description of Letter, 1840 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122379141 Gerrit Smith resided in Peterboro (N.H.?) at the time of these writings and was a strong supporter of emancipation and African American rights. Upon his death the African American citizens of Buffalo paid him a formal tribute. From the description of Letters and broadsides, 1868-1871. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34178334 ...

Bigelow & Holley.

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Holley, Horace, 1781-1827

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Holley, Sarah, 1863-1932.

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Holley, Francis Newman, 1807-1878.

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Holley, Irving B., 1883-1971.

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Holley, Ransom, 1813-1885.

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Holley, Janet Carlson, 1920

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New York (State). Inspector General's Office

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The Inspector General was a member of the General Staff which was comprised of all the officers concerned in regulating the details of the Military Department and furnishing the forces with the means necessary for their subsistence, comfort, mobility, and actions. The General Staff can be considered the central focus of the state's military administration. According to the 1863 General Regulations For the Military Forces, the Inspector General was to: critically inspect each branch connected wit...

Holley, Edward Hotchkiss, 1848-1899.

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Holley, John Milton, 1777-1836.

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Mascetti & Holley.

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Holley, Mary Sharp.

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Holley, I. B., Jr. (Irving Brinton), 1919-2013

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Luther Holley (1751-1826) is the progenitor of the family. He was a merchant in Salisbury, Connecticut, and across the border in New York State and he sold bar iron. He married Sarah Dakin and together they had children John Milton (1777-1836); Myron (1779-1841) who was member of the New York State Assembly and served on the Canal Commission overseeing the construction of the Erie Canal; Horace (1781-1827), who was a minister and later president of Transylvania University; Edward Oramel (1783-18...

Holley, Nellie Martha Wheeler.

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Society for the Promotion of Good Morals.

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Holley, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1804-1887

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John Churchill Coffing of Salisbury, Connecticut (1776-1847), and his second wife, Maria Birch (ca. 1780-1865), had five children: Churchill (1813-1873), Joshua B. (1815-1841), Marcia (1817-1854), Maria (1819-1839), and George (b. 1822). Joshua attended Yale as a member of the class of 1837, but dropped out after one year. Marcia and Maria both attended Grove Hall School in New Haven, Connecticut, in the 1830s. Marcia married Alexander Hamilton Holley (1804-1887) on September 10, 1835; their chi...

Holley, Frederick, b. 1818.

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Holley, Myron, 1859-1933.

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Holley, Robert.

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Erie Canal (N.Y.)

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Carew, Joseph, ca. 1820-1870.

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Holley, Alexander Lyman, 1832-1882

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Baker, Cecil, b. 1918.

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Wheeler family.

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Holley, O. L. (Orville Luther), 1791-1861

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Duke University

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Holley, Myron, 1779-1841

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Rochester civic leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rochester, N.Y., to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1839 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269534178 ...

Holley, Horace, 1887-1960

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Holley, Luther, 1751-1826.

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Holley, Newman, 1785-1857

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United States. Air Force Reserve

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Baker, Lillian Holley

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Hotchkiss family.

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