Farm Leases, Burns and Whitney
00-1984-04-0
Scope and Contents
Burns and Whitney farm leases, 1984-04-0, include two two-year leases, one from April 1896 and the other from April 1899, between Katie L. Burns and Lucius L. Whitney regarding the Harry Clemons farm.
Dates
- created: 1897-1899
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1983
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical or Historical Information
Harry Clemons was born in 1831. He married Mary Ann Chapman and they had at least three children, at least one pre-deceasing them. Harry Clemons died in 1887 and he and his wife and one child are burried in the Bantam Cemetery. Burried with them in the same plot is Frances K. Burns (1892-1909), identified as a daughter of D. H. and K.L. This may be Katie L. Burns' daughter. Katie may have been the daughter of Harry Clemons.
Note written by
Extent
1.00 folders
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Howard Whitney
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
- Title
- Farm Leases, Burns and Whitney
- Author
- Kathy Craughwell-Varda
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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