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Latta family papers

 Collection
Identifier: A.L36

Biographical / Historical note

James Latta Sr. was a merchant at Wallkill and New Windsor, Orange County, N.Y. and a farmer at Seneca Ontario County where he purchased 1200 acres of land at $2.50 in 1789 from Phelps and Gorham.

James Latta and Sarah Jackson were married in the city of New York, February 23, 1773 and moved to Wallkill, on the Hudson River where he remained until 1778. He then moved to New Windsor on the Hudson River where he remained until 1789. On the 14th of September 1789, Samuel Latta, with his family this wife and six children, arrived at Geneva, NY where land was purchased. Mrs. Latta died at Geneva July 3, 1807. James Latta moved to Lewiston , NY in the spring of 1809 and purchased a farm, three miles east of Lewiston village, on the Ridge Road. He died November 13, 1816. In the month of June 1810, George Clinton Latta left Lewiston on horse back for the mouth of the Genesee river where he arrived on the 17th. Agnes Latta married Benjamin Barton, Jr., at Canandaigua N.Y. November 1, 1792.

Scope and Contents

Boxes contain business correspondence and financial and legal papers pertaining to farming and grocery store operation of George C. Latta and his son, George C. Latta, Jr. of Greece, N. Y.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1821-1889

Language of Materials

English

Extent

3 box(es) (3 boxes and 3 volumes)

Access

The Latta Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare 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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The bulk of the papers acquired by gift before 1940. Additional volumes (account books) gift of George Latta Barrus, November 12, 1945. Additional 35 letters and 4 documents gift of Vincent Lupinetti, April 29, 1985.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Latta Family Papers, A.L36, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Subject

Title
Latta 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