Biographical/historical information

Andrew Miller was born on December 18, 1787. He married Mary Cory, born in 1805, and the couple had at least five children: one daughter and four sons. Andrew Miller died on July 25, 1863, in Rochester, New York. His wife, Mary, died in July 1870 in Rochester as well.

The Clinton Courier is a local newspaper serving the village of Clinton, N.Y. and the town of Kirkland, N.Y., which Clinton is located in.

Scope and arrangement

Correspondence includes two letters (1831, 1839) from England to relatives in America, describing the unsettled conditions and continued burning of large farms in the English countryside. Other subjects of discussion include agricultural failures, adventures of a seafaring relative, and the unequal division of a family estate in addition to general family news.

Other items include New York deeds (1802, 1827), a lease (1810), a will (1863), receipts (1822-1861), a note written in German, and a copy of The Clinton Courier (Clinton, N.Y.), January 20, 1863.

Administrative information

Custodial History

September 21, 1967, 15 items; Papers (1802-1863) of the Miller family of New York, consisting of correspondence, deeds, a will, a lease, receipts, a note, and a newspaper. Deposited February 1966 by Mr. Stephen Westfall, Martinsville, Virginia.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. Stephen Westfall

Processing information

Processed by D. Lennon, September 1967

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms

Family Names

Miller family

Topical

British Americans--New York (State)
Deeds--New York (State)
Inheritance and succession--Great Britain

Places

Clinton (N.Y.)--Newspapers
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century

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