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Western Centinel newspaper page from September 7, 1796, with information about seizure and forthcoming sale of Hamilton-Oneida Academy building

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: yhm-arc-2016-028

Content Description

Western Centinel newspaper page from September 7, 1796, Whitestown, Herkimer County, NY (at this time Clinton was in Herkimer County, and had just changed in 1792 from being part of the town of Whitestown to being part of the town of Paris), framed. Item on Sheriffs Sale includes information about seizure of Hamilton-Oneida Academy building and forthcoming sale of the property on Sept. 13, 1796. A note included in the frame below the newspaper page has the words of this item copied out in longhand.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Framed document hanging in Buttrick until 7/13/2016

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • 1796-9-7