Scope and content Papers (1848-77) of Mrs. MacFarland's great-grandfather, William Parshall Springer are concerned with the invention and sale of the Springer Smut Machine for cleaning wheat and include patent papers, specifications, a testimonial letter, broadsides and trade cards advertising the machine, and daguerreotypes of the American Institute medal awarded to Springer for his invention; papers (1792-1943) of Springer's grandson and Mrs. MacFarland's father, William Alfred Comstock, a DeWitt, New York,...