In between I'll post photographs and updated research on these Hudson River tales!
March 9, 1938
Quaker Hill, NY
Mehitabel Wing, 18th Century Anti-Rent (1 page)
from Rev. Warren Wilson
April 12, 1938
Poughkeepsie, NY
Shad fishing, whaling, Tower Suicide and Murder, Aunt Dina, Innes Dye Industry, Intercollegiate Regatta (9 pages)
from Mrs. Fred Lovejoy, George Buckhout, Mrs. Elsie Davis, Miss Carrie Raymond, Silas Hinckley, Jim Reynolds
April 13, 1938
Poughkeepsie, NY
Rural Cemetery and Lover's Leap, Andrew Jackson Downing, shad fishing (2 pages)
April 15, 1938
Poughkeepsie, NY
Livingston as author of "The Night Before Christmas," Pollipel Island, Spencer and Roosevelt "Krum Elbow" controversy, Rhinebeck violets, Danskammer (2 pages)
from Mrs. Elsie Davis
April 19, 1938
Poughkeepsie and Beacon, NY
Mesier Family, Captain Moses Collyer, the Mary Powell and other Hudson River boats, DeWindt and A.J. Downing, Mt. Gulian and James Brown (3 pages)
from Louie Whittemore, George Seamon, Bayard Verplanck
April 27, 1938
Kingston, NY
Shad fishing details, sociological islands
from Gruver, Kelly of the Freeman
April 28, 1938
Kingston, NY
John Vanderlyn, Reminders of what Carmer heard: "Fresh Shad," and "Why the deWindts built the dock that the Verplancks landed on." Cheese mines of Hurley, Brickmaking, Rondout Creek.
from Nick Lamersdorf
April 29, 1938
Rosendale, NY
Canalers, Cement burners, AJ Snyder Cement, Abe Samon and Sam Haley's applejack, the Vermonter fights the Irish gang, the ghost of a girl in a scow (4 pages)
from Joseph Fleming and Jake Snyder
May 10, 1938
Newburgh, NY and Washingtonville, NY
A.J. Downing, Brotherhood Winery myths and facts, The Traps, Widow Rayner
from Walter Haible, Superindent of Parks; John J Gleason, Brotherhood Winery Manager; Dwight Akers.
May 11, 1938
Roseton, NY
The Armstrongs, The Jovas, The Jukes and the Baisleys of Newburgh, importing labor for brickmaking,
the Burr-Hamilton dueling pistols, the character people of the east and west banks of the Hudson, Wiltwyck.
from Noel Armstrong, Major L.K. Savercoll.
May 12, 1938
Kingston, NY
Plans to visit Hardenburgh Sheep at Stone Ridge, plans for Carmer's next visit.
May 13, 1938
Kingston and Malden, NY
Raising sheep, wild dogs
from Cornelius Hardenburgh and
The Bigelow Family
from Poultney Bigelow
May 14, 1938
Catskill, NY
Joseph Waltz, murderer of Hoelcher and Constable Ernst, the Old Heidelberg, the suicide of Ellen Way and the drowning of her husband, the Salisbury family and the silken noose, the Catskill Abeels, relations of Cornplanter, witches, Uncle Sam, hears of "sociological island:" Bushwackers in Columbia County
from Constable Ernst's son and others.
May 14, 1938
Coxsackie, NY
Rev. Delber Clark's history, Hudson River Flood of 1906, Hallenbeck and novel about deLeon, mushroom production in the old ice houses.
May 14, 1938
Stuyvesant, NY
Italian boy singer becomes Albany coal dealer. A version of the Elena Vespucci-John Van Buren scandal.
May 20, 1938
Highland, NY
Bolognesi Vineyards
May 21, 1938
Eagle's Nest, west of Hurley, NY
Stories and superstitions
from Cornelius Haasbrouk
May 21, 1938
Napanoch, NY
Yama Farms
from Mrs. Frank Seamon
May 22, 1938
The Traps
Witches and Witchcraft, The Smiley Family's land acquisition.
from the Burgers
May 27. 1938
Coxsackie, NY
Bronck Barn, reminders to Carl from interview at the Traps.
May 28, 1938
Tivoli, NY
The plan for Tivoli, Hudson River Aristocracy
from Mrs. Redmond and Angelica Livingston
May 30, 1938
Lake Charlotte, east of Hudson, NY
Pondshiners,
from George Proper, Fran Ingalls, Carrie Simmonds, Freeman Hotailling, Bertha Sigler. Also Mayme Thomson, teacher.
May 30, 1938
Barrytown, NY
The Chandler Family
from Chandler Chapman
July 9, 1938
Mechanicville, NY
The Champlain and Hudson Canal, paper mills.
from Joe Caringi and Tony Fargnoli
July 9, 1938
Schuylerville, NY
Jesse Billings murder
from Tom Hanrahan
July 10, 1938
Fort Edward, NY
Duncan Campbell, Jane McCrea and Jesse Billings
from W.H. Hill
Logging
from George Thebo
Baroness Reisedel
from the Bullards
Logging
from O'Hearn and Griffin
July 11, 1938
Glens Falls, NY
Duncan Campbell, Solomon Augustus Park, Jane McCrea, Solomon Northrup, pickle boats on the Champlain Canal.
from Fred Richards
July 12, 1938
North Glens Falls, NY
Lumber camp life
from Albert Fisher, Henry, Earl and Julius Palmer, Yankee John Galusha
July 15, 1938
Tahawus, NY
McIntyre Iron Works, Roosevelt's Mid-Night Ride
from Noah LaCasse
July 16, 1938
Minerva, NY
Lumber Camp and log driving life,
Eloise Cronin, Jack Loveland, Mike Breen
July 18, 1938
Hartford, NY
Guilder Hollow
from Van Guilders and neighbors, Hicks, Martins, Will Norton.
from Gruver, Kelly of the Freeman
April 28, 1938
Kingston, NY
John Vanderlyn, Reminders of what Carmer heard: "Fresh Shad," and "Why the deWindts built the dock that the Verplancks landed on." Cheese mines of Hurley, Brickmaking, Rondout Creek.
from Nick Lamersdorf
April 29, 1938
Rosendale, NY
Canalers, Cement burners, AJ Snyder Cement, Abe Samon and Sam Haley's applejack, the Vermonter fights the Irish gang, the ghost of a girl in a scow (4 pages)
from Joseph Fleming and Jake Snyder
May 10, 1938
Newburgh, NY and Washingtonville, NY
A.J. Downing, Brotherhood Winery myths and facts, The Traps, Widow Rayner
from Walter Haible, Superindent of Parks; John J Gleason, Brotherhood Winery Manager; Dwight Akers.
May 11, 1938
Roseton, NY
The Armstrongs, The Jovas, The Jukes and the Baisleys of Newburgh, importing labor for brickmaking,
the Burr-Hamilton dueling pistols, the character people of the east and west banks of the Hudson, Wiltwyck.
from Noel Armstrong, Major L.K. Savercoll.
May 12, 1938
Kingston, NY
Plans to visit Hardenburgh Sheep at Stone Ridge, plans for Carmer's next visit.
May 13, 1938
Kingston and Malden, NY
Raising sheep, wild dogs
from Cornelius Hardenburgh and
The Bigelow Family
from Poultney Bigelow
May 14, 1938
Catskill, NY
Joseph Waltz, murderer of Hoelcher and Constable Ernst, the Old Heidelberg, the suicide of Ellen Way and the drowning of her husband, the Salisbury family and the silken noose, the Catskill Abeels, relations of Cornplanter, witches, Uncle Sam, hears of "sociological island:" Bushwackers in Columbia County
from Constable Ernst's son and others.
May 14, 1938
Coxsackie, NY
Rev. Delber Clark's history, Hudson River Flood of 1906, Hallenbeck and novel about deLeon, mushroom production in the old ice houses.
May 14, 1938
Stuyvesant, NY
Italian boy singer becomes Albany coal dealer. A version of the Elena Vespucci-John Van Buren scandal.
May 20, 1938
Highland, NY
Bolognesi Vineyards
May 21, 1938
Eagle's Nest, west of Hurley, NY
Stories and superstitions
from Cornelius Haasbrouk
May 21, 1938
Napanoch, NY
Yama Farms
from Mrs. Frank Seamon
May 22, 1938
The Traps
Witches and Witchcraft, The Smiley Family's land acquisition.
from the Burgers
May 27. 1938
Coxsackie, NY
Bronck Barn, reminders to Carl from interview at the Traps.
May 28, 1938
Tivoli, NY
The plan for Tivoli, Hudson River Aristocracy
from Mrs. Redmond and Angelica Livingston
May 30, 1938
Lake Charlotte, east of Hudson, NY
Pondshiners,
from George Proper, Fran Ingalls, Carrie Simmonds, Freeman Hotailling, Bertha Sigler. Also Mayme Thomson, teacher.
May 30, 1938
Barrytown, NY
The Chandler Family
from Chandler Chapman
July 9, 1938
Mechanicville, NY
The Champlain and Hudson Canal, paper mills.
from Joe Caringi and Tony Fargnoli
July 9, 1938
Schuylerville, NY
Jesse Billings murder
from Tom Hanrahan
July 10, 1938
Fort Edward, NY
Duncan Campbell, Jane McCrea and Jesse Billings
from W.H. Hill
Logging
from George Thebo
Baroness Reisedel
from the Bullards
Logging
from O'Hearn and Griffin
July 11, 1938
Glens Falls, NY
Duncan Campbell, Solomon Augustus Park, Jane McCrea, Solomon Northrup, pickle boats on the Champlain Canal.
from Fred Richards
July 12, 1938
North Glens Falls, NY
Lumber camp life
from Albert Fisher, Henry, Earl and Julius Palmer, Yankee John Galusha
July 15, 1938
Tahawus, NY
McIntyre Iron Works, Roosevelt's Mid-Night Ride
from Noah LaCasse
July 16, 1938
Minerva, NY
Lumber Camp and log driving life,
Eloise Cronin, Jack Loveland, Mike Breen
July 18, 1938
Hartford, NY
Guilder Hollow
from Van Guilders and neighbors, Hicks, Martins, Will Norton.
I am definitely looking forward to the letters about the Van Gilders and Winchells. There is a lot of information in each letter and takes rereading.
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