Dean family papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol NYGB 18348", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"18348", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Dean family papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1820-1852", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1820/1852"}

physdesc

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abstract

{"value"=>"The Dean family, believed to be descended from seventeenth century Englis emigrees, established deep roots in Oneida County, New York, in such towns as Westmoreland, Louisville, Panama, Harmony, and Lairdsville The family papers are comprised predominantly of correspondence between members of the Dean family of central and western New York between 1820-1852, including sisters Eliza Dean and Sarah Peck; Ira Peck; Eveline and Truman Lewis; Luke Dean; Alexander Dean; and Cornelia Brooks Dean. Also extant are undated recipes for making dyes, cakes, and \"a cure for salt rheum.\" An index to the correspondence is included, arranged alphabetically, which summarizes the contents of the letters"}

date_inclusive_start

1820

date_inclusive_end

1852

origination

{"value"=>"Judson, Helen S", "type"=>"persname"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Helen S. Judson.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"internal"=>true, "source"=>"Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society", "date"=>"2008", "value"=>"Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008"}

keydate

1820

prefercite

{"value"=>"Dean family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.42 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1820

date_end

1852

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