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Allegany County (N.Y.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Alvan B. Doolittle papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064927712]
Identifier: 4062
Scope and content Papers consist of personal and business correspondence; legal documents concerning properties and lawsuit, including records from the years 1857-1859 when Doolittle was a justice of the peace; correspondence and documents concerning Nebraska Territory land agreements with the Omahas (Indians); bills and receipts for lumber (some shipped by canal), horses, and various merchandise; a few insurance policies; some items concerning Granger town and school business; and materials relating to...
Dates: 1837-1893.

Holland Land Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 383
Abstract

Account books for the Ellicottville Office in Cattaraugus County; correspondence and records including amounts paid on principal and interest, general expenditures, notes on improvements, and other material including land contracts and deed books for Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Wyoming Counties. Includes records kept by purchasers of Holland Land Company holdings Nicholas Devereux and Co., Utica, N.Y. and the Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., New York City.

Dates: 1802-1863.

Mitchell and Barnes families papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3785
Abstract

Papers consist primarily of correspondence, land and other legal documents, daybooks, photographs, and clippings. Early documents largely concern the transfer and use of land in central and eastern New York.

Dates: 1791-1999.

Ossian (N.Y.) School District No. 4 records

 Collection — Manuscript box 14 - folder 9: [Barcode: 31924065242129]
Identifier: 2703
Scope and content

Records of School District No. 4, Town of Ossian, New York; copy of "Bisbeetown, Ossian, N.Y.," an article by Marion Mitchell Barron; two photographs of the Bisbeetown Schoolhouse; and handwritten and typed copy of extract from the Book of Deeds, Belmont, Allegany County, New York, relating to lease of Ossian School.

Dates: 1830-1960,-1830-1915 (bulk).

Robert and Ellen Hall papers

 Collection — Manuscript box 17 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065242749]
Identifier: 4079
Scope and content

Military pension papers of Robert Hall and pension request papers of Ellen Hall of Fillmore and Rossburg, Allegany County, New York.

Dates: 1900-1908.