Scope and content Manuscript notes from Priestcraft Exposed ..., and manuscript copies of advertisements and articles relating to Spalding's business dealings, including real estate, mill work, and retail sales, mainly in Lockport, Niagara County, New York. Most of the advertisements cited appeared in the Niagara Courier. Also, a manuscript copy of Spalding's petition to the New York State Legislature for compensation for the interruption to his mill and other business holdings from 1838-1859, while the State...

Scope and content Typewritten reminiscences of Spalding's childhood and youth in upstate New York, including experiences in the War of 1812, personalities and religious affiliations of family members, working in the general store owned by Samuel Allen, the growth of Lockport, land purchases and building a mill there, and family illnesses and deaths. Written for the information of his grandson, Lyman A. Spalding III. Also included is an issue of the Lockport Daily Advertiser, volume 1, number 274 (January 9,...