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J. Elet Milton Collection

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Milton, J. Elet.
Title: J. Elet Milton Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1848-1958
Quantity: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract: Correspondence, financial records, and legal papers from the Brewerton, NY historian
Language: English
Repository: Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

J. Elet Milton (1881-1968) was a long-time resident of Brewerton, New York. Milton was interested in local history; he donated his substantial collection to the Fort Brewerton Historical Society and made available the land where the first Brewerton Museum was built on Library Street in 1965.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The J. Elet Milton Collection consists of ledgers and subject files. All materials are photocopies.

Ledgers consists of microfilm and bound copies of financial records from an assortment of construction and boat companies.

Subject files cover the Fort Brewerton Bridge and the Syracuse Northern Railroad. The Fort Brewerton Bridge file includes a letter to Milton from 1958 regarding a clipping, copies of the bridge toll receipts for the years 1872-1876, and the 1956 petition to extend the bridge’s charter. The Syracuse Northern Railroad file includes construction specifications for the railroad and an 1869 contract between the Syracuse Northern Railroad Company and what appears to be Davison Belden.

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Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

The Brewerton and West Monroe Plank Road Company and Fort Brewerton Bridge Company financial journals are also available on microfilm.

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Subject Headings

Persons

Milton, J. Elet.

Corporate Bodies

Brewerton and West Monroe Plank Road Company.
Fort Brewerton Bridge Company.
Syracuse Northern Railroad.

Subjects

Bridges -- United States.
Railroads -- United States.

Places

Brewerton (N.Y.) -- History.

Genres and Forms

Contracts.
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Ledgers (account books)
Legal documents.
Microfilms.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

J. Elet Milton Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of J. Elet Milton, 1963.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MRC
Date: 25 Oct 2010
Revision history: 26 Oct 2023 - collection processed (SAB)

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Inventory

Note on alternate formats:

The Brewerton and West Monroe Plank Road Company and Fort Brewerton Bridge Company financial journals are also available on microfilm.

Ledgers
Oversize 1 Brewerton and West Monroe Plank Road Company financial journal and William H. Carter's Steamboat Company Captain's settlement book for steamer Oswego (Manhattan) 1856-1893 - two ledgers bound into one book
Oversize 1 Fort Brewerton Bridge Company financial journal 1848-1877
Oversize 1 Oneida Lake and River Steamboat Company financial ledger book 1853-1857
Subject files
Box 1 Fort Brewerton Bridge 1856, 1872-1876, 1958
Box 1 Syracuse Northern Railroad 1869

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