Correspondence, 1837-1855, bulk 1838-1842.

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Correspondence, 1837-1855, bulk 1838-1842.

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Personal correspondence among members of the Gray family of Old Town, Maine. Most of the letters are addressed to Alexander Gray and are from his father Samuel Gray; brothers Jesse C. Gray, Gonsalvo R. Gray, and Eli Gray; sister Frances Gray and uncle James N. Cooper. Three letters to Jesse C. Gray from his father and one letter to Eli Gray from Jefferson Trask are also found in the collection. Also included are agreements between Alexander Gray and James Cooper regarding operating sawmills in Orono, Maine.

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Gray, Elize Cart

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Eli Gray was a blacksmith in Broken Straw. There is a township by that name in Warren County, Pennsylvania, and a post-hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York. These counties are adjoining. Waterford is mentioned in on of the accounts; this would be Waterford, Pennsylvania, which is not too far from either Broken Straw. From the description of Account book, 1842-1844. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233456 ...

Gray, Samuel, d. 1845.

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Gray, Alexander, fl. 1838-1855

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Gray, Frances, 1945-

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Gray, Gonsalvo R.

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Cooper, James N., fl. 1835-1852.

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Gray, Jesse C.

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Gray family.

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Alexander Gray came to Old Town, Maine, in 1832 to manage a sawmill belonging to J.N. & A. Cooper. The Gray family also engaged in lumbering and operated various businesses in Old Town. In the late 1890s they began to manufacture canoes, forming the Old Town Canoe Company. From the description of Correspondence, 1837-1855, bulk 1838-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710993334 ...

Trask, Jefferson.

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