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Wadsworth family papers

 Collection
Identifier: FILM W14

Scope and Contents

The Wadsworth Family Papers includes letters and documents relating to the Wadsworth families of Hartford, Conn., and Geneseo, N.Y. The collection includes correspondence and papers of James S. Wadsworth and his brother William W. Wadsworth. Papers include inventories, accounts, bills of rent, 1846, and list of wheat receipts, 1847-55, for farms in Genesee Valley; deeds and other papers for lands in Connecticut, New York, Ohio, and Michigan; militia documents, 1810-22; papers concerning a manual labor school, 1845; notes and plans for orchards and nurseries, 1809-44; papers relating to the Ogden Land Company; and plans and drawings for the Livingston County Court House, Geneseo. There are also letter books, 1815-65, and account books, 1790-1844, including accounts of James S. Wadsworth as agent for Genesee Valley holdings of the Pulteney Estate. Correspondents include members of the Wadsworth family, Nathaniel Terry, Benjamin Silliman, John Barker Church, Philo C. Fuller, William L. Marcy, Thomas L. Ogden, C. Jones Richards, Martin Van Buren, and Nathaniel P. Willis.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1790-1873

Language of Materials

English

Extent

17 box(es) (17 microfilm reels)

Access

The Wadsworth Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Wadsworth Family Papers, FILM W14, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Related Archival Materials

Existence and Location of Originals

Reproduced on 17 reels of 35mm microfilm. Letters and documents relating to the Wadsworth families of Hartford, Conn., and Geneseo, N.Y. The manuscripts reproduced on these microfilms were loaned to us by James W. Wadsworth, of Hartford House, and William Perkins Wadsworth, of The Homestead, Geneseo. The papers from Hartford House are reproduced on the first three reels, and in general are the papers of James S. Wadsworth and his family. Those from The Homestead are for the most part papers of William Wolcott Wadsworth and his family, and contain more material on the growth and management of the Wadsworth estates. They are reproduced on reels 4-17. All of the papers were returned to the families, and most of them have since been dispersed, some in libraries of Connecticut, and some in the Library of Congress.

Title
Wadsworth family papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

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Rochester NY 14627-0055 USA