Guide to the Leander Crawford Purdy And Louisa (Canfield), Collectors, Family Papers,
1738-1925

Collection Number: 2523

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Leander Crawford Purdy and Louisa (Canfield), collectors, family papers, 1738-1925.
Collection Number:
2523
Creator:
Leander Crawford. Purdy
Quantity:
.4 cubic ft.,
Forms of Material:
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Indentures, wills, deeds, and other legal documents, 1738-1838, from Deer Park, Goshen, Minisink, Hanover, Montgomery, Wallkill, and other places in Orange and Ulster Counties, New York; undated and unspecified surveyors' notations; estate settlement, investment, and personal accounts; a farm and store account book (1847-1857) of William Little of Mount Hope; loan and dowry records; recipe books; children's school exercise books; diary of Jesse W. Canfield of Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, with comments on his school days, teaching, family and friends, and his religious experience. Also, microfilmed copies of correspondence, notebooks, and genealogical research materials pertaining mainly to the Canfield, Crawford, and Purdy families, but also to the related Barclays, Ketchams, and Littles. Also includes miscellaneous items relating to Alsop, Leander, and Louisa (Canfield) Purdy, and constitution and minutes of the Mount Hope Debating Society (1 volume, 1856-1862).
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Indentures, wills, deeds, and other legal documents, 1738-1838, from Deer Park, Goshen, Minisink, Hanover, Montgomery, Wallkill, and other places in Orange and Ulster Counties, New York; undated and unspecified surveyors' notations; estate settlement, investment, and personal accounts; a farm and store account book (1847-1857) of William Little of Mount Hope; loan and dowry records; recipe books; children's school exercise books; diary of Jesse W. Canfield of Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, with comments on his school days, teaching, family and friends, and his religious experience. Also, microfilmed copies of correspondence, notebooks, and genealogical research materials pertaining mainly to the Canfield, Crawford, and Purdy families, but also to the related Barclays, Ketchams, and Littles. Also includes miscellaneous items relating to Alsop, Leander, and Louisa (Canfield) Purdy, and constitution and minutes of the Mount Hope Debating Society (1 volume, 1856-1862).
SUBJECTS

Names:
Purdy, Leander Crawford.
Barclay family.
Canfield family.
Canfield, Jesse W.
Crawford family.
Ketcham family.
Little family.
Little, William.
Purdy family.
Purdy, Alsop.
Purdy, Louisa Canfield.
Mount Hope Debating Society.

Subjects:
Debates and debating.
Dowry.
Education.
Real property, Exchange of.
Religion.
Teaching.

Places:
Deer Park (N.Y.)
Goshen (N.Y.)
Hanover (N.Y.)
Minisink (N.Y.)
Montgomery (N.Y.)
Pleasant Valley (N.J.)
Wallkill (N.Y.)
Orange County (N.Y.)
Ulster Co., N.Y.

Form and Genre Terms:
Accounts.
Diaries.
Genealogies.
Recipes.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Leander Crawford Purdy and Louisa (Canfield), collectors, family papers, #2523. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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