Guide to the Augustus Ward Loomis Papers,
1803-1897

Collection Number: 2474

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Augustus Ward Loomis papers, 1803-1897.
Collection Number:
2474
Creator:
Augustus Ward. Loomis
Quantity:
.4 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, deeds, bonds, lists, sketches, photographs, bound volumes.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Collection includes letters to relatives in Cazenovia, New York, from Augustus Ward Loomis and his wife, Mary Ann, Presbyterian missionaries to Chekiang Province, China (1845-1849), Indian Territory (1852), and to the Chinese in San Francisco (1865-1867). Also included are papers (1803-1849) of Ward's father, Seba Loomis, among them deeds for lands in Coventry, Connecticut, and Cazenovia, New York; a survey of his farm in Road Township, Madison County, New York; debtors' writs from Tolland County, Connecticut; a blacksmith's apprenticeship indenture from Windham County, Connecticut; and his will.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection includes letters to relatives in Cazenovia, New York, from Augustus Ward Loomis and his wife, Mary Ann, Presbyterian missionaries to Chekiang Province, China (1845-1849), Indian Territory (1852), and to the Chinese in San Francisco (1865-1867). These letters are mainly concerned with the Loomis' religious views and activities, their impressions of the places to which they traveled, in particular Hong Kong, Canton, Chusan, and Ningpo, China; Chicago and Galesburg, Illinois; St. Charles, Missouri; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Cowetah and Tullahassee, Oklahoma; and with their evaluation of the Chinese and the Creek and Cherokee Indians. They also mention such events and issues as the defeat of Winfield Scott in the presidential election of 1852 and the election of Gerrit Smith to Congress in the same year, the volume of the migration to California and Oregon (1852-1853), the railroad fever in St. Louis (1853), the question of slavery and whether it was right to buy slaves and allow them to work for their freedom, the assassination of Lincoln, and the capture of Jefferson Davis. Also included are papers (1803-1849) of Ward's father, Seba Loomis, among them deeds for lands in Coventry, Connecticut, and Cazenovia, New York; a survey of his farm in Road Township, Madison County, New York; debtors' writs from Tolland County, Connecticut; a blacksmith's apprenticeship indenture from Windham County, Connecticut; and his will.
Also, papers (1833-1897) of Ward's brother, Edwin Dwight Loomis, among them deeds, bonds, and other documents for land in Cazenovia and Georgetown, New York, and in Campbell County, Dakota Territory, and General Land Office patents and a deed, with related letters from a cousin, George H. Jerome of Iowa City, for War of 1812 bounty lands in Adams County, Iowa. Also includes deeds and other legal papers involving Jonathan D. Ledyard and members of the Ingersoll, Prentiss, Root, and Sweetland families of Cazenovia and Georgetown; naturalization papers of Robert and William Dawson of Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York (1866); and records (1862-1864) of the New England Company, a subsidiary of J. C. Tillotson & Company of Cazenovia, including minutes of the board of directors (among whom were E. D. Loomis and another brother, Silas Lathrop Loomis), lists of share subscribers in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and bills and receipts; and obituaries and family memorabilia.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Loomis, Augustus Ward.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
Dawson, Robert.
Dawson, William.
Ingersoll family.
Jerome, George H.
Ledyard, Jonathan D.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination.
Loomis family.
Loomis, Edwin Dwight.
Loomis, Mary Ann.
Loomis, Seba.
Loomis, Silas Lathrop.
Prentiss family.
Root family.
Scott, Winfield, 1837-1910.
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874.
Sweetland family.
J. C. Tillotson & Company.
New England Company.

Subjects:
Cherokee Indians.
Creek Indians.
Missionaries--China.
Missionaries--California--San Francisco.
Presbyterians.
Presidents--United States--Election--1852.
Real property, Exchange of.
Religion.
Slavery.
Missionaries.
Women missionaries.

Places:
Zhejiang Sheng (China)
China.

Form and Genre Terms:
Deeds.
Patents.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Augustus Ward Loomis papers, #2474. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Apr. 4, 1795
Poem by Bethuel Parker
 Folder 1
Original and a copy made later (omitted from Report dating)
Rec. Apr. 27, 1803
Warranty Deed from Alice Loomis & [Eliphalet Hendy?], Coventry, Tolland Co., Conn., to Seba Loomis (father of AWL), Coventry, Tolland Co., Conn.
Folder 1
Regards land in Coventry.
Rec. Dec. 5, 1803
Warranty Deed from Seba Loomis, Coventry, Tolland Co., Conn., to Alice Loomis, Coventry, Tolland Co., Conn.
 Folder 1
Regards land in Coventry.
Jan. 2, 1804
Indenture from Ebenezer Moseley, Hampton, Windham Co., Conn., to Seba Loomis.
 Folder 1
Three year blacksmithing apprenticeship of Moseley's son, Elethan, to Loomis.
Dec. 20, 1816
Debtor's Writ from State of Connecticut to Tolland County Sheriff or Town of Coventry Constables.
 Folder 1
Collecting debt for Sylvester Carver of Bolton in Tolland Co. Note from David Smith of Coventry for $4.08 & cost of fees.
Dec. 20, 1816
Debtor's Writ from State of Connecticut to Tolland County Sheriff or Town of Coventry Constables.
 Folder 1
Imprisonment of debtor David Smith of Coventry for non-payment of debt, signed by Ichabod M. Warner, Justice of the Peace at Bolton, Conn.
Rec. May 14, 1818
Warranty Deed from Isaac Lyman & his wife Polly and Selah Munson & his wife Margery, Cazenovia, New York, to Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
Folder 1
Regards Cazenovia, New York propery.
June 15, 1827
Warranty Deed from Isaac Ingersoll & his wife Irene, Cazenovia, New York, to Seba Loomis, Cazenovia New York.
 Folder 1
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Feb. 12, 1828
Warranty Deed from Ezra Jenkins, Cazenovia, New York, to Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 1
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
June 25, 1833
Letter from Edwin D. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to Mr. Augustus Loomis, Albany, New York.
 Folder 1
Family news.
Rec. Sept. 23, 1835
Warranty Deed from Roswell Cott & Margaret, his wife of Baltimore, Md., to Thomas Root, Mexico [Oswego Co., New York].
 Folder 1
Regards Oswego Co. property.
Rec. May 10, 1838
Indenture from I. Ingersoll, Samuel C. Ingersoll, William Ingersoll, E. Ingersoll, Henry A. Johnson & Lydia, his wife, Nelson Prentiss & E., his wife, and Albert Ingersoll to Talcott Backus, n.p.
Folder 1
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Feb. 20, 1845 - Mar. 29, 1845
Letter from [AWL] & Mary Ann Loomis on board ship Issabella [sic] Anna to Silas L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Describes Hong Kong & their travels.
Apr. 1, 1845
Bond from Eldad W. Ingersoll & Albert Ingersoll, Cazenovia, New York, to Talcott Backus, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Regards borrowing money.
Rec. Apr. 21, 1845
Mortgage from Eldad W. Ingersoll & Albert Ingersoll, Cazenovia, New York, to Talcott Backus, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Feb. 25, 1848
Letter from Mary Ann [Loomis], Ningpo, [Chekiang Province, China] to My dear sister Mary [Mrs. Mary Ann Loomis], Cazenovia, New York.
Folder 2
Happenings in Ningpo.
July 17, 1848
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Dear Sister Mary [Mrs. Mary Ann Loomis], Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Mary Ann teaches little Chinese girls, pirates on the sea.
Sept. 9, 1848
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Mrs. Mary Ann Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Mary Ann is sick with fever and ague and happenings around Ningpo.
Oct. 18, 1848
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to My dear Parents.
 Folder 2
Their travels around Ningpo.
Nov. 17, 1848
Letter from A. W. & Mary Ann Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Mr. Silas L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Their missionary work & typhoon in Shanghai in July or August.
Jan. 1, 1849
Letter from A. W. & Mary Ann Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Mr. Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Their missionary work.
Mar. 14, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Mrs. Mary Ann Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
A procession in the neighborhood honoring an idol god & missionary work.
May 2, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to My dear Father [Mr. Seba Loomis], Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Sending package home to Cazenovia.
May 7, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Miss Fanny Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Inquires of happenings in Cazenovia, house cleaning in his house, talks of religion.
June 8, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Mr. Edwin D. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Missionary work, AWL not to preach for a while.
June 18, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Ningpo [China] to Dear Sister Mary, n.p.
 Folder 2
Happenings around Ningpo, sickness.
July 4, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Chusan [Chekiang Province, China] to My Dear Parents, n.p.
 Folder 2
Weather conditions, navigation difficulties at mouth of river, and missionary work.
July 27, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Chusan [China] to Mrs. Mary Ann Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Inquires of family news.
August 2, 1849
Letter from [A. W. Loomis], Chusan [China] to Dear Parents.
 Folder 2
Weather and sickness.
August 15, [1849?]
Letter from A. W. Loomis, n.p. to [Dear Parents], n.p.
 Folder 2
Arrived Ningpo, sickness.
Sept. 24, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Coast of China on board ship Great Briton [sic] to Mr. Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Weather; their diseases increase daily, he has throat trouble, doctor wants Mary Ann to return to US soon.
Oct. 10, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Canton [China] to Mr. Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
They have taken first boat for US, stopped at Canton; AWL has bronchitis.
Oct. 23, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Canton [capital of Kwangtung Province, China] to Dear Parents.
 Folder 2
Waiting for passage to US.
Nov. 18, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Canton [China] to Mr. Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
Still waiting for passage from Canton to US, visited a Buddhist temple.
Dec 10, 1849
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Canton [China] to Mr. Silas L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 2
"probably leave here about the middle of December and the captain counts on about 110 days passage."
Dec. 24, 1849
Will of Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York.
 Folder 2
Rec. Apr. 10, 1850
Deed from Zudic? Zadock?, Lucy & Sarah Sweetland, Cazenovia, New York, to E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Dec. 18, 1850
Letter from E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to Dear Son Thomas [Thomas R. Loomis], Mexico, Oswego County, New York.
 Folder 3
Family news.
Feb. 3, 1852
Deed from Joseph & John White, Trustees of the Cazenovia South Burying Ground, to E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Sale of burial lots.
Mar. 17, 1852
Deed from John A. & Mary King, Jamaica, Queens County, New York, to William Sherman, Georgetown, Madison County, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Apr. 26, 1852
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Galesburg [Illinois] to My Dear Sister Jane, n.p.
 Folder 3
Describing trip from New York to Galesburg, Illinois - "Arabia deserta" - observations of oxen and horse wagons of western emigrants.
May 18, 1852
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Mr. Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Describes the country around Little Rock & says they are going among the Creek Indians as missionaries; mentions meeting other missionaries who are going among the Cherokees.
May 23, [1852]
Letter from Mary Ann [in the West], n.p., to no name given, n.p.
 Folder 3
Inquires of the family, mentions Creek Indians.
Oct. 7, 1852
Letter from A. W. Loomis, Kowetah [Cowetah, Oklahoma] to My Dear Parents, n.p.
 Folder 3
Mary Ann has fever & ague, is at Tullahassee; "I am now a man I have seen the world at home & abroad for 35 years"; discusses the question of slavery. Mentions visit to Cherokee Country.
Dec. 21, 1852
Letter from AWL, Tullahassee, Oklahoma, to Dear Brother Lathrop, n.p.
 Folder 3
Discusses the recent presidential election & the election of Garit [sic] Smith to Congress and the Creek Indians - "not as bad as Cherokees."
Rec. February 23, 1853
Deed from William J. Hough & Clarinda C., his wife, Cazenovia, New York, to Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Mar. 25, 1853.
Bond from Silas L. Loomis & Edwin Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to William Sherman, Georgetown, Madison County, New York.
Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Apr. 4, [1853?]
Letter from A. W. Loomis, St. Charles on the Missouri River (20 miles N.E. of St. Louis) to My Dear Parents, n.p.
 Folder 3
Major George C. Sibley starting "Linden Wood Female College."
Apr. 21, 1853
Letter from A. W. and Mary Ann Loomis, St. Charles, [Missouri] to Mrs. Mary Ann Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Tells of the coming of the railroads to St. Louis.
June 13, 1853
Contract from Asa Ellis, Georgetown, New York, to E. D. Loomis & S. L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
June 13, 1853
Contract from Thomas W. Ludlow, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, to E. D. & S. L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Rec. Oct. 20, 1853
Deed from John A. King & wife, Mary, Jamaica, Queens County, New York, to Silas L. Loomis and Edwin Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Rec. Oct. 20, 1853
Deed from Job Mack & Mary his wife, Georgetown, New York, to E. Dwight and S. L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Rec. Apr. 9, 1855
Deed from Thomas W. Ludlow & Frances W. his wife, Yonkers,Westchester County, New York, to S. L. & E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
Folder 3
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Mar. 20, 1856
Letter from G. H. Jerome, Iowa City, Iowa [a cousin of Dwight Loomis, who was also related to Jennie Jerome Churchill, Winston's mother] to Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
Folder 3
Iowa land transactions.
Apr. 3, 1856
Letter from George H. Jerome, Iowa City, Iowa, to Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Iowa land transactions.
Rec. Feb. 24, 1857
Deed from Seba Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Rec. Feb. 24, 1857
Deed from Jonathan D. Ledyard, Cazenovia, New York, to E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Mar. 16, 1857
Letter from G. H. Jerome, Iowa City, Iowa, to Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Iowa farm land.
Mar. 23, 1857
Agreement from S. L. & E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to Eldad Ingersoll, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Renting Georgetown, New York property.
Apr. 15, 1857
Letter from G. H. Jerome, Iowa City, Iowa, to Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 3
Investing in Iowa land.
Apr. 1, 1858
Land Patent from James Buchanan, U.S. President, Washington, D.C., to George H. Jerome, assignee of Emile Bouchereau.
 Folder 3
Granting land in Adams County, Iowa for military service of Bouchereau; sale took place in Chariton, Lucas County.
Jan. 24, 1859
Letter from Henry Loomis, Iowa City, Iowa, to Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 4
Paying taxes on Iowa land.
July 1, 1859
Land Patent from U. S. Govt signed by President James Buchanan, Washington, D.C., to George H. Jerome, Assignee of Giles Blagne.
 Folder 4
Granting 120 acres of bounty land in Adams County, Iowa for service in War of 1812.
July 4, 1859
Certificated from George F. Sherman, Inspector General, and Frederick Townsend, Adjutant General, N.Y.S. M[ilitia], to Thomas Root, Cazenovia, New York.
Folder 4
$32.00 due Root after they audited & revised Root's claim.
July 1, 1862
Agreement from Silas L. and E. D. Loomis of Town of Cazenovia to Joseph Curtis, Town of DeRuyter, Madison Co. New York.
 Folder 4
Sale of Georgetown property.
July 1, 1862
Minutes, J. C. Tillotson and Company, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 4
Meeting - O. W. Loomis appointed a director, S. L. Loomis on committee.
C. June 30, 1862
Constitution
 Folder 4
Adopted by the subscribed members of J. C. Tillotson & Co. and known as the New England Co. for the sale of Larrow[e] patent self adusting brake.
Aug. 8, [1862?]
Minutes of the [J. C. Tillotson or New England?] Co. meeting.
 Folder 4
Voted to raise $500 to defray expenses and pay all necessary output for the transaction of business.
Aug. 19, 1863
Bill from A. T. Cross(?) and Son to J. C. Tillotson & Co., n.p.
 Folder 4
Buying merchandise.
Aug. 26, 1863
Receipt from Francis A. Crandall, Cazenovia, New York, to J. C. Tillotson, W. B. Child, n.p.
 Folder 4
For printing 100 blank patent right deeds.
Aug. 26, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
List of subscribers who agree to pay for shares for the purpose of securing the exclusive right to make, use, or sell A. Larrow's self acting wagon brake in and to the Town of Lenox, Berkshire Co., Mass. Agreement made with J. C. Tillotson & Co.
Aug. 29, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except in the Town of Lee, Berkshire Co., Mass.
Sept. 7, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Mass.
Sept. 17, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Mass.
Sept. 23, 1863
Certificate
 Folder 4
Certificate that a deed was received from J. C. Tillotson & Co., for the exclusive right to make, use, or sell A. Larrow's self acting wagon brake in and to the Town of Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Mass.
Sept. 29, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
List of subscribers who agree to pay for shares for the purpose of securing the exclusive right to make, use or sell A. Larrow's self acting wagon brake in and to the Town of Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Mass. Agreement made with J. C. Tillotson & Co.
Oct. 16, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of Alford, Berkshire Co.
Oct. 17, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of Egremont, Berkshire Co.
Nov. 12, 1863
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of Cheshire, Berkshire Co.
Oct. 6, no year. [1863?]
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of West Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Mass.
n.d. [1863?]
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
List of subscribers who agree to pay for shares for the purpose of securing the exclusive right to make, use or sell A. Larrow's self acting wagon brake in and to the Town of Monterey, Berkshire Co., Mass. Agreement made with J. C. Tillotson & Co.
n.d. [1863?]
List of Subscribers
 Folder 4
Same as above except for the Town of Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., Mass.
1863?
List of receipts from East Town regarding brake business.
 Folder 4
1863?
Statement of amount paid S. Hill, an employee of the Brake Co. and expenses.
 Folder 5
Feb. 24, 1864
Deed from E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to Silas L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 5
Regards Cazenovia, New York property.
Aug. 12, 1864
Receipted Bill to J. C. Tillotson & Co.
 Folder 5
For work done by A. T. Cross & Son for $6.00.
May 15, 1865
Letter from A. W. Loomis, San Francisco [California] to Dear Sister Jane, n.p.
 Folder 5
Teaching the Chinese & family news.
Oct. 19, 1866
Certificate from A. J. Shelley, Deputy Clerk, Jefferson County, Watertown, New York, to Robert Dawson, Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York.
Folder 5
Citizenship paper.
Oct. 19, 1866
Certificate from A. J. Shelley, Deputy Clerk, Jefferson County, Watertown, New York, to Robert Dawson, Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York.
Folder 5
Citizenship paper.
Mar. 6, 1867
Deed from E. Dwight & Mary Jane Loomis, n.p. to Silas L. Loomis, n.p.
 Folder 5
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
June 29, 1867
Letter with family news from A. Ward Loomis, San Francisco [California] to Ward (My Dear Nephew), n.p.
 Folder 5
Sept. 17, 1867
Letter from A. W. Loomis, San Francisco, California, to Dear Friends at Stockbridge (envelope addressed to Mr. Henry Gaston, Munnsville, Madison County, N.Y.)
Folder 5
A. W. L.'s activities (teaching a Chinese man.)
Rec. Mar. 3, 1868
Deed from George H. Jerome & wife, Charlotte D., Johnson County, Iowa, to E. Dwight Loomis, Madison County, New York.
 Folder 5
Quit claim deed for land in Adams County, Iowa.
Feb. 1871
Notice announcing an act passed by Congress for the granting of pensions for service in the War of 1812 from the National War Claim Agency, Cleveland, Ohio.
Folder 5
Feb. 14, 1871
Blank form for a Declaration for Pension, War of 1812
 Folder 5
Jan. 15, 1875
Certificate from Bank of Cazenovia, Cazenovia, New York, to E. Dwight Loomis. Loomis had 7 shares of capital stock.
 Folder 5
Mar. 22, 1876
Receipt from Bank of Cazenovia, J. C. Tillotson, Receiver, to E. Dwight Loomis.
 Folder 5
Receipt of $166.75 & $2.56.
Rec. Aug. 29, 1877
Deed from Silas L. Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 5
Regards Georgetown, New York property.
Nov. 23, 1882
Bond from E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York, to Theodore F. Huntley, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 5
Borrowing money.
Oct. 5, 1887
Mortgage Note from W. W. McDonald, Trustee, Western Loan & Trust Company, Pierre, Dakota Territory, to Andrew D. Singar?[er?], Campbell County, Dakota Territory.
Folder 5
First mortgage & real estate note.
Rec. Mar. 19, 1897
Copy of Will of E. Dwight Loomis, Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 6
Mar. 27, 1897
Inventory of household goods, chattels & credits of the E. Dwight Loomis estate by Andrew M. Smith & Thomas H. White.
 Folder 6
Nov. 6, 1897
Bill from Barney Riley, Cazenovia, New York, to Mr. Dwite [sic] Loomis, n.p. [estate of].
 Folder 6
Bill for horseshoeing.
July 7, 1908
Stock Certificate from Jasper Stone Company, Sioux City, Iowa, to E. D. Loomis Estate, n.p.
 Folder 6
Regards preferred stock.
1912 or later
Typescript of Legal Form - Application for Letters of Administration of the Estate of E. Dwight Loomis.
 Folder 6
Aug. 2, 1933
Letter from Bess [New York City, New York] to Dearest Aunt [Miss G. S. Loomis], Rome, New York.
 Folder 6
Family news.
June 22 (no year)
Letter from Silas Lathrop Loomis, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., to Honoured Parents (Mr. Seba Loomis), Cazenovia, New York.
 Folder 7
His being in Pa. & his views of life.
n.d.
Letter from Jane Thomas, n.p., to My Dear Grand-Parents (Mr. & Mrs. Root), n.p. [Mexico, New York?]
 Folder 7
Family news & samples of hair.
Wed. afternoon
Letter from Julia S. Loomis, n.p., to Dear Mother, n.p.
 Folder 7
Family news.
May 24th [presumably 1865]
Letter from Mary Ann and A. W. Loomis, San Rafael [California] to My dear Sister Jane, n.p.
 Folder 7
Mentions murder of Lincoln and capture of Jeff Davis, inquires about family, "General Lee as a gentleman murderer of thousands of his prisoners."
1847
Manuscript Sheets
 Folder 7
Undated note on a Warranty Deed, which was dated Mar. 24, 1847 and Rec. Apr. 6, 1847 , and sketch of same land.
Sketch of a plot of land showing a mill, dam, and a flume.
n.d.
Poem, "The Dearer Dead"
 Folder 7
n.d.
Survey by S. L. Loomis, Surveyor of Seba Loomis farm in Road Township (Madison County) reservation
 Folder 7
Watercolor of two roses (portions of map on reverse)
 Folder 8
Pictures of Ward Loomis (AWL's nephew?)
 Folder 8
1. About 3 years
2. About 9 years
"Julia's curl" (1 loose piece of brown hair)
 Folder 8
1 Book Mark - "Cousin Jerusha"
 Folder 8
Obituary of Edwin Dwight Loomis, n.d., no newspaper, and obituary of Mrs. Edwin Dwight Loomis (Mary Jane Root), n.d., no newspaper.
 Folder 8
"Our Father's Care." (pamphlet) Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union. 34 pp. (Ward)
 Folder 8
School Book (torn fragment in poor condition)
 Folder 8
Typescript copies of letters (set #1)
 Folder 10
Typescript copies of letters (set #2)
 Folder 11
1950s-1970s
Miscellaneous researchers' materials
 Folder 12