Elijah Miller papers
Creator: Miller, Elijah, 1772-1851
Call Number: A.M63
Dates: 1782-1861
Physical Description: 8 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Related Materials
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Correspondence
Legal papers
Biographical materials, circa 1804-1846
Collection Overview
Title: Elijah Miller papers
Creator: Miller, Elijah, 1772-1851
Call Number: A.M63
Dates: 1782-1861
Physical Description: 8 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Scope and Content
Legal papers, correspondence and other papers of Elijah Miller (1772-1851). Auburn lawyer and judge and father-in-law of William Henry Seward.

The legal papers and correspondence deal mostly with real estate transactions in Auburn and Cayuga County during the early 1800s, and with matters relating to the settlement of Judge Miller's estate. Other material includes Judge Miller's bank books, records of court proceedings, maps of real estate transactions, genealogical records and copies of Judge Miller's wills.

Subject(s):
New York (State)--Auburn
New York (State)--Cayuga County
Real property
Correspondence
Legal instruments
Miller, Elijah, 1772-1851
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Lawyers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Elijah Miller papers were part of the Seward papers presented to the University of Rochester by William Henry Seward III in 1950. (Bequest)Access
The Elijah Miller papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Elijah Miller papers, A.M63, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of RochesterRelated Materials
William Henry Seward Papers Microform Edition

William Henry Seward Papers : Please note: The collection has been microfilmed for preservation purposes, and users will be referred to the microform edition.

William Henry Seward Papers Addition : Materials added to the collection after it was microfilmed in 1981.

George M. Grier Papers, 1800-1881 .

George Washington Patterson Papers, 1831-1898 .

Thurlow Weed Papers, 1816-1894 .


Administrative Information
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Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
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