Scope and content Correspondence, business, and legal papers of Tuthill and his family, particularly letters of Joshua and James Tuthill concerning family matters; other subjects include Tuthill's resignation as town superintendent of Common Schools, Sempronius, New York, his dislike of the people of the Goshen area for displaying Whig symbolism, and the dissatisfaction of the local folk with the railroad. Other topics include agricultural prices, and the legal papers of Grant Smith (for whose estate Tuthill...

Content Description Letter from Dyer Foote in Elmira, New York to Ben Johnson of Ithaca, New York, discussing the Whig election and mentioning Black voters. "I have seen our abolition friends and find that they are glad of the opportunity to do all they can. We have about eleven or twelve African voters they will be attended to and go right. Now if I was placed where you are I should try to do something in Madison County. Langdon says he has some friends there that he would write to if it was thought best. Our...