Historic Pelham Blog Archive
December 2007

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Mon., December 31, 2007:  Research Regarding Anhooke, One of the Native Americans Who Signed the Treaty by Which Thomas Pell Acquired Lands That Became the Manor of Pelham

Fri., December 28, 2007:  February 1, 1689 Order by Lieutenant Governor Jacob Leisler and His Council Directing Inventory of John Pell's Gunpowder

Thu., December 27, 2007:  March 8, 1691 Letter from John Pell and Other Magistrates to the New York Attorney General

Wed., December 26, 2007:  The "Rediscovery" of the Deed Reflecting John Pell's Sale of the Lands That Became New Rochelle

Tue., December 25, 2007:  Biography of Theodore Montgomery Hill, Justice of the Peace in Pelham in Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Mon., December 24, 2007:  1923 Magazine Article About Edward Penfield's Mosquito Extermination Efforts in Pelham Manor

Fri., December 21, 2007:  1886 Poem Representing Fictionalized Account of the Pelhamville Train Wreck of 1885

Thu., December 20, 2007:  Two 17th Century Fairfield Probate Records Referring to Thomas Pell

Wed., December 19, 2007:  The Pelham Electric Light and Power Company and Its Incorporation Into the Westchester Lighting Company

Tue., December 18, 2007:  1648 Commercial Record Involving Claim Against Thomas Pell for Three Hundred Pounds

Mon. December 17, 2007:  1649 Record Whereby Thomas Pell Appointed Agent to Recover Bond Due from Pewterer Ambrose Adlam of the City of Bristoll

Fri. December 14, 2007:  Additional 17th Century Shipping and Commercial Records Mentioning Thomas Pell

Thu. December 13, 2007:  Abstract of Will of William Rodman Dated Oct. 28, 1782

Wed. December 12, 2007:  Another Biography of Frederick Hobbes Allen, President of Pelham Manor and Owner of Bolton Priory in the Early 20th Century

Tue. December 11, 2007:  Photograph and Biography of Edgar C. Beecroft, Pelham Town Supervisor in the Early 20th Century

Mon. December 10, 2007:  Data Regarding the Town of Pelham in 1898

Fri. December 7, 2007:  Another Biography of Congressman Benjamin Fairchild of Pelham, a Founder of Pelham Heights

Thu. December 6, 2007:  Biography of John F. Fairchild, Engineer of the Pelham Heights Company During the 1890s

Wed. December 5, 2007:  Photograph of the Old Wooden City Island Bridge

Tue. December 4, 2007:  Philip Pell of Pelham Elected To Chair Meeting of Supporters of the New York Gubernatorial Candidacy of George Clinton in 1789

Mon. December 3, 2007:  Notice of Chancery Court Order Directing Auction Sale of Nicholas Haight's Farm in Pelham in 1820 

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