Papers, [ca. 1685-1916, 1810-1860 (bulk).

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Papers, [ca. 1685-1916, 1810-1860 (bulk).

Deeds, correspondence, account books and other business records, legal records, church records, maps, photographs, postcards, canning recipe books, canning labels, and advertising catalogs. The bulk of the papers concern business and civic activities including farming at the Hewlett Homestead in Port Washington and elsewhere on Long Island; shipping between Long Island and the West Indies; sawmill, gristmill, and cidermill operations; manufacturing and canning; road construction; legal practice in Queens County and New York City; school boards; turnpike and bridge companies; stables; banking; and Christ Episcopal Church, Manhasset, N.Y. Early items include a deed, 1683, of George Hewlett (1634-1722); daybooks, 1714-1740, and other farm records of Lewis Samuel Hewlett (1686-1763); and receipts for forage for New Hampshire Volunteers, 1780. Also, early documents concerning slaves owned by the family, and correspondence (ca. 300 pieces) between Morris Treadwell and Tempie Russell, black servants of the Hewlett family, 1914-1915.

37 cubic ft. (25 microfilm reels)

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Hewlett, William henry, 1784-1866.

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Hewlett family.

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Family of Port Washington and Long Island. Family members include George Hewlett (1634-1722), Lewis Samuel Hewlett (1686-1763), Lewis Samuel Hewlett (1776-1846), Samuel Lewis Hewlett (1803-1865), Henry Thorne Hewlett (1827-1900), William Henry Hewlett (1784-1866), William Henry Hewlett (1827-1898), Samuel Lewis Hewlett (1863-1929), and Stephen Robbins Hewlett (1857-1915). From the description of Papers, [ca. 1685-1916, 1810-1860 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat re...

Hewlett, William Henry, 1827-1898.

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United States. Army. New Hampshire State Infantry Volunteers.

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Russel, Tempie.

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Christ Episcopal Church (Manhasset, N.Y.)

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Hewlett, Henry Thorne, 1827-1900.

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Treadwell, Morris.

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Hewlett, Lewis Samuel, 1776-1846.

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Hewlett, Stephen Robbins, 1857-1915.

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Hewlett, Samuel Lewis, 1803-1865.

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Hewlett, Samuel Lewis, 1863-1929.

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