Farmington, N.Y. records, 1830-1876.
Collection Number: 6023
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Farmington, N.Y. records, 1830-1876.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6023
Abstract:
Minute book of the Farmington Temperance Society (1833-1844); and the New Salem Branch
of the Society (1870-1876); military roll of the town (1831); miscellaneous letters,
and the farm and household account book of George S. Allen (1845-1874)
Creator:
Quanitities:
1 microfilm reels.
Language:
Collection material in English
Minute book of the Farmington Temperance Society (1833-1844); and the New Salem Branch
of the Society (1870-1876); military roll of the town (1831); miscellaneous letters,
and the farm and household account book of George S. Allen (1845-1874)
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Farmington N.Y. records, #6023. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Names:
Allen, George S.
Farmington Temperance Society (Farmington, N.Y.)
Places:
Farmington (N.Y.) -- History, Local.
Farmington (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Subjects:
Temperance -- Societies, etc.
Form and Genre Terms:
Accounts.
Minutes.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Minute Book of the Farmington Temperance Society, 1833-44 and 1870-76 , Chronological,
no pagination.
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1833-44, 1870-76 | |
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Scope and Contents
Illegible in places.
History and Contents: The Farmington Temperance Society vas formed on January 2,
1833 as auxiliary to the Wayne County Temperance Society. Minutes include the constitution,
a list of 273 subscribers, and names of elected officers. On September 21, 1833 an
address to "retailers of ardent spirits" vas prepared. In 1833 the society split,
vith Macedon residents uniting themselves vith the Macedon Society in Wayne County,
and the Farmington members becoming an auxiliary of the Ontario County Society. A
nev constitution vas adopted then and again in 1844. Minutes vhich discuss arrangements
for and reports of speakers and local resolutions end in 1844. In 1872 the volume
becomes the property of the Nev Salem Branch of the Farmington Society and a nev constitution
and by-lavs sure adopted. Folloving this group's minutes, vhich continue until 1876,
are some receipts, a copy of "The Desert Place" vhich vas a tract produced by the
Willard Tract Repository, some accounts and some unrelated geography notes.
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Military Roll of the Town of Farmington, Ontario County, filed August 22, 1831 .
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August 22, 1831 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: 2 pages instructions to the assessors. 9 pages records in roughly alphabetical
order.
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| Item #3 |
Miscellaneous Letters
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Letter 1, February 9, 1830
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Scope and Contents
"We the undersigned inspectors of Common Schools ..." Inspectors certification to
the moral character and ability of Margaret Alien to teach. Greenfield, Saratoga County,
N.Y.
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Letter 2,
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November 9, 1859 | ||
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Scope and Contents
"Friend and Brother ..." Bro. Barnes tells of a trip he plans to take, (slightly illegible).
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Letter 3,
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March 1850 | ||
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Scope and Contents
"Know all men by these here present ..." A statement of indebtedness by Nathaniel
Elton and Samuel W. Nettleplace to George S. Alien.
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Farm and Household account book of George S. Alien, 1845-74 , of Farmington.
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1845-74 | |