First Presbyterian Church (Cazenovia, N.Y.) records, 1799-1952.
Collection Number: 2060

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
First Presbyterian Church (Cazenovia, N.Y.) records, 1799-1952.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2060
Abstract:
Session records; minutes; lists of marriages, baptisms, and members; minutes, accounts, and correspondence of women's organizations, including the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and the Torrey Circle of Kings Daughters; historical data; guestbook; correspondence pertaining to early pastors, especially Joshua Leonard; receipts, checkbooks, and treasurer's reports; and other records of the Cazenovia First Presbyterian Church.
Creator:
First Presbyterian Church (Cazenovia, N.Y.)
Quanitities:
2 cubic feet.
1 microfilm reels.
1 folders.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Session records; minutes; lists of marriages, baptisms, and members; minutes, accounts, and correspondence of women's organizations, including the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and the Torrey Circle of Kings Daughters; historical data; guestbook; correspondence pertaining to early pastors, especially Joshua Leonard; receipts, checkbooks, and treasurer's reports; and other records of the Cazenovia First Presbyterian Church.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

First Presbyterian Church (Cazenovia, N.Y.) records, #2060. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Leonard, Joshua.
Edwards (Hattie F.) -- New Jersey
King (Melvin H.) -- New Jersey
Places:
Cazenovia (N.Y.)
Subjects:
Women in the Presbyterian Church.
Religion.
Presbyterians.
Form and Genre Terms:
Registers.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1
Minutes of the Session
1887-1925
Box 1
Membership list, including deaths, dismissals, excommunications, suspensions, marriages
1850-1886
Box 1
"An Address Presented to the Presbytery of Onondaga," Joshua Leonard (pamphlet)
1813
Box 1
Guest register
1943-1949
Box 1
Minute book and financial record
1846-1902
Box 1
Account book
1905-1944
Box 1
Church Treasurer's Record
1925-1929
Box 1
Church Treasurer's Record
1929-1932
Box 1
Church Treasurer's Record
1933-1938
Box 1
Secretary Reports of the Torrey Mission Band, including minutes and constitution
1881-1889
Box 1
Accounts of the Torrey Circle of Kings' Daughters
1897-1906
Box 1
Torrey Circle Book, cash book
1906-1908
Box 1
Torrey Circle, minutes
1910-1921
Box 1
Torrey Circle of Kings' Daughters, bank book
1919-1951
Box 1
Torrey Circle, checkbook
1945-1950
Box 1
Torrey Circle, cancelled checks (envelope)
1949-1951
Box 1
Torrey Circle of Kings' Daughters, bank book
1952
Box 1
Ladies Christian Association, treasurer's report
1900-1912
Box 1
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, Secretary's book
1915-1917
Box 1
Cabinet of the Women's Circle, minutes
1948-1951
Box 1
Correspondence
1897-1898
Box 1
Correspondence
1938
Box 1
Torrey League, correspondence
1890-1897
Box 1
Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, and receipts
1947-1952
Box 2
"A Book of Church Records of the Presbyterian Church in the Town of Cazenovia, gathered and established May 19, Anno Domini 1799 by Joshua Leonard A.M., first Pastor of sd. Church"
1799-1846
Scope and Contents
Admission of members listed from beginning in 1799 in text.
Lists of members: 1799-1813, begins on p. 170-176; 1813-1846, begins on p. 40-67. Names not in alphabetical order. The year or complete date of death of member is often given under Remarks.
Lists of Baptisms: 1799-1813, pp. 160-163; 1814-1846, pp. 88-101.
Lists of Marriages: 1799-1813, pp. 164-167.
Microfilm Reel 1
Microfilm of 1799 records book
1799-1846
Box 2
Volume of church records
1891-1903
Box 2
Volume of Torrey mission records
1890-1910
Box 3
Family bible belonging to Harriet Chasey
1853
Scope and Contents
Includes geneology of King and Edwards families
Manuscript Box 95
Marriage certificate of Melvin H. King and Hattie F. Edwards
1886-10-06
Scope and Contents
Found within Harriet Chasey bible
Box 4
Volume of session records
1834-1856
Box 4
Volume of session records
1856-1887
Box 5
Volume of registers
1813-1842
Box 5
Volume of registers
1944-1973