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Parkhurst and McMaster family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2075

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Included are legal files of Bath, New York, attorneys Guy Humphreys McMaster and his son-in-law, John Foster Parkhurst, which contain briefs, summonses, court orders, correspondence, memoranda, accounts, opinions, notebooks, and other papers, ca. 1850-1900. Also, deeds and related documents concerning land in Steuben County; legal papers of David McMaster; accounts of Dr. Andrew Baker, ca. 1828; family and personal letters; a clipping scrapbook; manuscript poetry of the McMaster family; and photographs, broadsides, pamphlets, maps, and local historical and genealogical materials.

Papers relating to the practice of Guy M. McMaster (Steuben County Judge) and his partner, J. F. Parkhurst; contains material pertaining to history of Steuben and neighboring counties, papers on the organization of the Urbana Wine Company (1867-1882), the development of the First National Bank of Bath, the New York Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the Portage Creek and Rich Valley Railroad, and lumbering interests in the vicinity.

Dates

  • [ca. 1800-1940]

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

13.6 cubic feet. (13.6 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Included are legal files of Bath, New York, attorneys Guy Humphreys McMaster and John Foster Parkhurst. Also, deeds and related documents concerning land in Steuben County; legal papers of David McMaster; accounts of Dr. Andrew Baker; family and personal letters; a clipping scrapbook; manuscript poetry of the McMaster family; and photographs, broadsides, pamphlets, maps, and local historical and genealogical materials.

Physical Description

Correspondence, legal and financial documents, scrapbook, manuscript, photographs, and printed materials.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
March 2016
EAD encoding:
Marcie Farwell, March 2016
Date modified:
RMC Staff, March 2016

NOTES

Part of the Eastern Wine and Grape Archive. (EWGA)

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
March 2016
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)