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Photograph of two men behind a counter in a store.

Store ledgers, account books, and other business records from Germantown, NY.

Signed check

Correspondence and documents, 1853-1948, created and received by the Olcott Family of Albany, New York.

receipt

This collection contains materials created and maintained by the Overseers of the Poor of Schenectady, Glenville, and Rotterdam. These materials capture important information about the treatment and condition of poor people in Schenectady County in the 19th century.

Proceedings of the Commissioners of the Land Office of New York State

The Proceedings provide a record of land disposed or acquired by the State of New York, including lands for New York’s canal system.