Scope and content
Papers include a farm journal, 1849-59; a recipe book for ointments (animal and human), cider, and cured meat; abstract of town bonding laws, 1869-80; receipts and bankbooks of Railroad Bonding Commission of Enfield; agricultual pamphlets; and a list of voters in District No. 1, Enfield, 1859. Microfilmed materials include schedules of real and personal estate valuations and taxes levied for towns in Tompkins County, New York, 1832-35, 1837-58; and minutes of school district No. 8, 1833-60.
Dates
- 1832-1887.
Creator
- Brewer, Edgar, 1832-1903. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Farmer. Edgar Brewer was a farmer in Enfield, New York. He served as the secretary for the Railroad Bonding Commission of Enfield, and was a clerk for School District No. 8 in Enfield.
Extent
91 items. (91 items. 1 reel negative, 1 reel positive microfilm.,)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Original real estate and tax records--held by the Dewitt Historical Society. Ithaca, NY.
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Original school district records--retained by donor.
- Agriculture -- New York (State)
- Education -- New York (State)
- Enfield (N.Y.)
- Financial records.
- Railroad Bonding Commission of Enfield
- Railroads -- New York (State) -- Finance
- Recipes.
- School boards -- New York (State)
- Taxation -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
- Tompkins County, N.Y. -- Politics and government.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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