Guide to the Patterson Family Papers,
1701-1900

Collection Number: 286

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Patterson family papers, 1701-1900.
Collection Number:
286
Creator:
Quantity:
2.8 cubic ft. and 4 v.
Forms of Material:
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Letters and papers, mainly those of Chester Patterson and D. Williams Patterson Tioga County, New York; collection includes deeds, wills, bail bonds, bank notes, court documents, tax due lists and sales notices; also loose accounts and account books, and a bound volume of a doctor's journals. Collection includes a bound volume of mounted manuscripts (chiefly of Massachusetts origin), a copy of the will of James Patterson of Billerica, Massachusetts, and of Joseph Patterson; also, deeds, tax assessments, and newspaper clippings.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Letters and papers, mainly those of Chester Patterson and D. Williams Patterson Tioga County, New York; collection includes deeds, wills, bail bonds, bank notes, court documents, tax due lists and sales notices; also loose accounts and account books, and a bound volume of a doctor's journals. Collection includes a bound volume of mounted manuscripts (chiefly of Massachusetts origin), a copy of the will of James Patterson of Billerica, Massachusetts, and of Joseph Patterson; also, deeds, tax assessments, and newspaper clippings.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Patterson family.
Patterson, Chester.
Patterson, D. Williams.
Patterson, James.
Patterson, Joseph.

Subjects:
Family--New York (State)--Tioga County.
Family--Massachusetts.
Legal documents.

Form and Genre Terms:
Account books.
Deeds.
Wills.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Patterson family papers, #286. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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