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Collection Title CL 152 Nichols Family Papers Creator Booth Library
Processed By Rachel Dworkin
Date Completed: July 2015
Provenance: The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by Lauren Caister and Seth Caister-Rivera in 2014.
Terms: Genealogy--Nichols Family; Horseheads (N.Y.); Southport (N.Y.)
Historical: Nichols Family - Samuel Draper, originally of Vermont, settled in New York State in the 1790s. His sons, Draper and Nathan B. Nichols (d. 1904), settled in Southport. Nathan and his wife Ann owned several tracks of land in the towns of Southport and Horseheads and were engaged in tobacco farming. Their children included Mrs. Harriet Whitaker, Mrs. Katherine Carpenter and N. Burr Nichols.
Scope: The Nichols Family Papers include family financial and land transaction records, 1786-1909, as well as receipts associated with the Estate of Robert S. Perine, 1859-1868.
Notes: Shares a box with CL 153 - Collson/Lockner Collection.
Extent .5 Linear Feet
Date Span 1786-1909
Abstract This collection contains Nichols family financial and land transaction records, 1786-1909.

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Title Document Box Number Folder Number Location
Deed for the sale of land in the Village of Horseheads from A. Wolverton to Simeon Royce, April 12, 1880. Document A 05 07
Letter from William Perne to his uncle Nathan B. Nichols regarding family news and life in Kansas, January 30, 1885. Letter A 05 08
Deed for the sale of a parcel of land in the Town of Horseheads from Civilian Braun and wife Fanny to Harry Greenman and family, March 4, 1885. Document A 05 09
Ticket for admission into the Horseheads Union School as a foreign scholar issued to Burr Nichols, March 30, 1885. Document A 05 10
Receipt for $1700.87 received from Nathan B. Nichols as part of a settlement in a court case, May 8, 1888. Receipt A 05 11
Invoice from Drake and Sons, furniture dealers & undertakers, Horseheads, for a casket, 1891. Invoice A 06 01
Lifetime lease of a property in the Town of Southport from Nathan B. Nichols to Moletus and Burnett Streeter, May 5, 1891 Document A 06 02
(2) Letters from Harriet N. Whitaker to her aunt and uncle Burnett and Moletus Streeter regarding family news, June 9, 1892 & May 1, 1893. Letters A 06 03
Letter from P. Whitaker to aunt Burnett Streeter regarding family matters, October 26. Letter A 06 04
Lease agreement for a farm in Horseheads between Nathan B. Nichols and Grant Carpenter, January 4, 1896. Document A 06 05
Agreement between Nathan B. Nichols and William VanDuzer, Chemung County Superintendent of the Poor, regarding the care and upkeep of Moletus Streeter of Southport, Match 5, 1898. Document A 06 06
Burr Nichols transfers 1/3 interest on four acres-worth of tobacco to an unknown party, September 30, 1897. Document A 06 07
Receipt for $50 paid to J.B. Everet by Moletus Streeter via Nathan B. Nichols, November 11, 1898. Receipt A 06 08
(2) Receipts for monies paid by Nathan B. Nichols to A.K. Allen and Thomas Hibbard, May & August 1898. Receipts A 06 09
Deed for the sale of land in the Town of Southport from Nathan B. Nichols to Moletus Streeter, May 10, 1860, with a record of payments through January 1, 1897. Document A 06 10
Agreement between Nathan B. Nichols and Richmond C. Nichols to lease the Streeter Property in the Town of Southport, April 12, 1899. Document A 06 11
Invoice from Brown & Carpenter, grocers, Horseheads, ca. 1900. Invoice A 06 12
Nathan B. Nichol's account of an encounter with burglars at his farm, August 2, 1900. Document A 06 13
Claim for damages to trees on his property on Sing Sing Road, Horseheads filed by Nathan B. Nichols against Charles D. Clark, October 1, 1901. Document A 06 14
Invoice for services rendered by Frank S. Bentley, attorney, and receipt for payment by client Nathan B. Nichols, August & November, 1901. Document A 06 15
Agreement between Nathan B. Nichols and Lewis J. Kinner to lease the Streeter Property in the Town of Southport, April 1, 1902. Document A 06 16
Deed for the sale of land on Eleanor Street, Horesheads, from Nathan B. Nichols to James Dean, September 30, 1902. Document A 06 17
Promissory note signed by Teresa and Burr Nichols for monies owed to Frank S. Bentley, March 12, 1903. Document A 06 18
Fire insurance policy issued to Nathan B. Nichols by the Home Insurance Company, March 27, 1903. Document A 06 19
Invoices and receipts from Charles Marvin Law Offices; T.J. Wintermute (general merchandizer); P. Whitaker (grocer); and M.H. Ronan (creamery), 1904-1905. Documents A 06 20
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Collection Title	CL 152 Nichols Family Papers	Creator	Booth Library
Processed By	Rachel Dworkin
Date Completed:	July 2015
Provenance:	The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by Lauren Caister and Seth Caister-Rivera in 2014.
Terms:	Genealogy--Nichols Family; Horseheads (N.Y.); Southport (N.Y.)
Historical:	Nichols Family - Samuel Draper, originally of Vermont, settled in New York State in the 1790s. His sons, Draper and Nathan B. Nichols (d. 1904), settled in Southport. Nathan and his wife Ann owned several tracks of land in the towns of Southport and Horseheads and were engaged in tobacco farming. Their children included Mrs. Harriet Whitaker, Mrs. Katherine Carpenter and N. Burr Nichols.
Scope:	The Nichols Family Papers include family financial and land transaction records, 1786-1909, as well as receipts associated with the Estate of Robert S. Perine, 1859-1868.
Notes:	Shares a box with CL 153 - Collson/Lockner Collection.
Extent	.5 Linear Feet
Date Span	1786-1909
Abstract	This collection contains Nichols family financial and land transaction records, 1786-1909.

Title	Document	Box Number	Folder Number	Location

Deed for the sale of land in the Village of Horseheads from A. Wolverton to Simeon Royce, April 12, 1880.	Document	A	05	07
Letter from William Perne to his uncle Nathan B. Nichols regarding family news and life in Kansas, January 30, 1885.	Letter	A	05	08
Deed for the sale of a parcel of land in the Town of Horseheads from Civilian Braun and wife Fanny to Harry Greenman and family, March 4, 1885.	Document	A	05	09
Ticket for admission into the Horseheads Union School as a foreign scholar issued to Burr Nichols, March 30, 1885.	Document	A	05	10
Receipt for $1700.87 received from Nathan B. Nichols as part of a settlement in a court case, May 8, 1888.	Receipt	A	05	11
Invoice from Drake and Sons, furniture dealers & undertakers, Horseheads, for a casket, 1891.	Invoice	A	06	01
Lifetime lease of a property in the Town of Southport from Nathan B. Nichols to Moletus and Burnett Streeter, May 5, 1891	Document	A	06	02
(2) Letters from Harriet N. Whitaker to her aunt and uncle Burnett and Moletus Streeter regarding family news, June 9, 1892 & May 1, 1893.	Letters	A	06	03
Letter from P. Whitaker to aunt Burnett Streeter regarding family matters, October 26.	Letter	A	06	04
Lease agreement for a farm in Horseheads between Nathan B. Nichols and Grant Carpenter, January 4, 1896.	Document	A	06	05
Agreement between Nathan B. Nichols and William VanDuzer, Chemung County Superintendent of the Poor, regarding the care and upkeep of Moletus Streeter of Southport, Match 5, 1898.	Document	A	06	06
Burr Nichols transfers 1/3 interest on four acres-worth of tobacco to an unknown party, September 30, 1897.	Document	A	06	07
Receipt for $50 paid to J.B. Everet by Moletus Streeter via Nathan B. Nichols, November 11, 1898.	Receipt	A	06	08
(2) Receipts for monies paid by Nathan B. Nichols to A.K. Allen and Thomas Hibbard, May & August 1898.	Receipts	A	06	09
Deed for the sale of land in the Town of Southport from Nathan B. Nichols to Moletus Streeter, May 10, 1860, with a record of payments through January 1, 1897.	Document	A	06	10
Agreement between Nathan B. Nichols and Richmond C. Nichols to lease the Streeter Property in the Town of Southport, April 12, 1899.	Document	A	06	11
Invoice from Brown & Carpenter, grocers, Horseheads, ca. 1900.	Invoice	A	06	12
Nathan B. Nichol's account of an encounter with burglars at his farm, August 2, 1900.	Document	A	06	13
Claim for damages to trees on his property on Sing Sing Road, Horseheads filed by Nathan B. Nichols against Charles D. Clark, October 1, 1901.	Document	A	06	14
Invoice for services rendered by Frank S. Bentley, attorney, and receipt for payment by client Nathan B. Nichols, August & November, 1901.	Document	A	06	15
Agreement between Nathan B. Nichols and Lewis J. Kinner to lease the Streeter Property in the Town of Southport, April 1, 1902.	Document	A	06	16
Deed for the sale of land on Eleanor Street, Horesheads, from Nathan B. Nichols to James Dean, September 30, 1902.	Document	A	06	17
Promissory note signed by Teresa and Burr Nichols for monies owed to Frank S. Bentley, March 12, 1903.	Document	A	06	18
Fire insurance policy issued to Nathan B. Nichols by the Home Insurance Company, March 27, 1903.	Document	A	06	19
Invoices and receipts from Charles Marvin Law Offices; T.J. Wintermute (general merchandizer); P. Whitaker (grocer); and M.H. Ronan (creamery), 1904-1905.	Documents	A	06	20
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