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The following information comes from the papers of Richard Dunning, received by
me on January 2001 from Peggy Moss of Michigan. The papers were handed down to
her grandmother, Alice Dunning Haskell, and later passed on to Peggy. The
papers consisted of a number of individual pieces of script; many of which were
receipts given to Richard on behalf of payment made for a debt. Other pieces
included a number of deeds yet to be transcribed as well as his last will and
testament. You can find Richard's last Will and Testament posted in the
Saratoga Co NYGenWeb Archives. Some other pieces of interest that can be found
in this document include a list of notes belonging to Richard Dunning deceased,
and a letter written from Surrogate Thompson of Ballston Spa to Richard and his
wife, concerning the last will and testament of her father, John Neilson.
A solid line in this document denotes the beginning of an actual different
piece of paper from the collection. Brackets, [ ] indicate words that were
illegible. Many of the papers were folded and had notes written on the outside
of the paper, possibly a filing system of sorts used by Richard. These notes
appear here in Italics.
This document includes the largest number of separate pieces. There are also
two groups of receipts that were bundled and pinned. Those groups will be
transcribed into Part 2, a separate document.
The first document in this selection is most interesting. It describes how
Mrs. Haskell actually came into ownership of the papers. The note was written
on a piece of brown paper grocery bag stock, but was not dated. The second
document appears to be a note from Mrs. Barber (Richard Dunning's
granddaughter) to her cousin, explaining her wishes.
Any comments or questions can be brought to the attention of . Karen Hammond Clark
Dunning Papers -- In event of my death to be given to Alice Dunning Haskell of
Amherst, Massachusetts who is my nearest Dunning relative.
Dear Cousin: -
If there are any papers in this package of my own family affairs and, of no
use to any one please destroy as I do not feel equal to looking them over.
Ballston Spa Bank
March 12, 1841
Recd of Mr. Richard Dunning Sixty two 48/100 Dollars for Fifteen Hundred and
Fifty Rails
Grace Fowler
Cashier
George E. Denton & H. Clow receipt
| Richard Dunning To Hiram Clow | Dr |
| For 7 Days of Works at 10 ? | $8.75 |
| Rice Payment Rice Payment | Hiram Clow |
| for Geo. E. Denton | |
| Richard Dunning to Geo. E. Denton | Dr |
| For 23 Meals at 1/- | 2.88 |
| For 4 Days Work at 8/- | 4.00 |
| For ½ Days Work at ?? | .25 |
| By Rent | 7.13 |
| Recd Payment XXXXXXX George E. Denton | 2.00 |
| 5.13 | |
| 1 Bill of Shingles H | 15.20 |
| 1 Bill of Shingles | 5.75 |
| Paid Smith Parsons for Team | 1.25 |
| Paid Geo. Rogers for Team | 1.13 |
| Paid Nails | 2.05 |
Recd of Richard Dunning Six dollars and fifty three cents for nineteen rods of land lying in the road south of the Burying grounds. Malta May 17 th 1842
Henry Van Lyming
Parsonage recpt 1849
Recd Malta June 26
th
1849 of Richard Dunning Seven dollar to apply in his Inscription to build a
Parsonage sum $1.00
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his
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Joshua
x
Morse
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Mark
Witness CW Moore
E. Millard recpts
$4.12 Recd of Richard Dunning
Four 12/100 Dollars for Wood
East Line July 12
th
1844 E. Millard
1853 of Richard
& 75/100 dollars in
H. W. Sternburgh
(this paper cut in half – other half missing)
A.G.W. Harris recpt 1841
Recd B Spa Nov 9 1841 of Wm R Dunning Five Dollars on a/c
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A.W. Harris
Denton T. Moore recpt 1852
Rec of Richard Dunning Sixteen 75/100 Dollar in full on all Past A/c up to this
date
Denton T. Moore
Malta April 9
th
1852
Jas. M. Cook P[ ] B. Spa Bank recpt
Ballston Spa March 12 1841 Recd of Mr. Christain C. Becker Eight 93/100 Dollars
In full for 255 Rails which amount was paid by Mr. Richard Dunning
In full for 255 Rails which amount was paid by Mr.
Jas M. Cook
In full for 255 Rails which amount was paid by Mr.
[ ] Clerk
Tailor Rcpt for clothes 1842
Recd Ballston Spa May 23 1842 of
Richard Dunning Eight Dollars
In full for making a suit of clothes
In full for making a suit
James Earley
Recd Malta Sept 6 1849 of Richard Dunning Ten Dollars Eight of [ ] the lot of
Subscription for parsonage [ ] the rest as a donation for the same purpose
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Trustee
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Moses Landon
McDonald recpt for shingles
Recd Malta August 6
th
1813 of Richard Dunning Five Dollars thirty cents for William McDonald on
account of a lot of shingles sold to him.
James McDonald
Westcott Kelly recpt 1841
$10
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Ballston Spa Nov 30
th
1841
Recd of W. Richard Dunning Ten
Dollars on a/c
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Westcott T. Kelly
Denton Moore 1852
Recd Malta March 13
th
1852 of Richard Dunning Eight Dollars on a/c
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Denton T. Moore
B. Spa Journal recpt 1848
$1.96 Recd B Spa March 17, 1848 of Mr.
Richd. Dunning, Ninetysix Cents in full for Ballston Journal to 23
rd
Nov 1847
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J. M. Comstock
Deed M -- To Richard May 20 1805
Enos Gregory – John Starr witnesses
Deed Jeremiah Betts To M.D.
John Adaus Michael Dunning (jr2) w/-
Controversy between M. D. & Abijah Barnum
Of Baurbury Conn. Joshua Starr
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Abijah Barnum
Noah Robert }
Thoddeus Benedict } wit.
8 blank checks from Ballston Spa Bank.
1 blue with the partial date of 185_
7 green with the partial date of
18__
New York Evangelist recpt 1846
(pre-printed form)
on left side -- W.H.BIDWELL, Proprietor.
on left side --
OFFICE, 120 NASSAU STREET
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Received, Malta Sar. Co, April 16, 1846
bsp; $2.50 from
Richard Dunning
for New-York Evangelist, for one year
from whole
; to inclusive,
being to Feb 1847.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX U. Mannaro agent For the proprietor.
List of Notes belonging to the estate of Richard Dunning decd
|
George Tripp
Carrie Smith |
} |
May 11-1855
Interest Enclosed |
$ 140.00 |
| James Tripp [ ] | April 19-1856 | 188.00 | |
|
G.P. Raymond
Wm. Stilwell |
} |
April 1
st
1854
Interest Enclosed |
100.00 |
| Thomas Arnold | April 19, 1856 | 200.00 | |
|
S. H. Sickler
James Tripp |
} |
July 17-1855 | 100.00 |
|
Wm. Stillwell 2
G. P. Raymond |
} |
April 17th
1854 Interest Enclosed |
250.00 |
| Wm. Stillwell | Oct 4, 1850 | 100.00 | |
|
Syvanus Arnold
Thomas Arnold |
} |
April 1 st 1856 | 500.00 |
| $1578 |
Richard Dunning and Esther, his wife
The people of the State of New York – To the [creditors]
[widow, next of kin, and legatees ] of John Neilson
S.S. late of the town of Stillwater in the county of Saratoga in the State of
New York [ ] [ ]
Whereas Charly Neilson and [ ] Neilson Executors
Of this last will and Testament of the said John Neilson
dec'd have been required by the Surrogate of the
County of Saratoga [ ] this application of B[ ]
[ ] B[ ] whose wife is a [legatee] of said dec'd
to redeem an account of this proceedings as such
Executors, and the said Executors are [ ] to
have the same [finall ] [ ] [ ] have applied
for a [ citat.... ] for that purpose ~
[You ][and] [each]of you are therefore hereby required to
appear be-
fore our said surrogate at his office in the village of
Ballston Spa in said County on this 25
th
day of
Of [May] next at 10 oclock in the forenoon to
[obtain] the settlement of this said account.
In witness
Whereof we have [ ] the seal of office of our said
Surrogate to be hereto affixed.
Witness John W.Thompson
Surrogate of said county at the village
of Ballston Spa in said county this 23
rd
day of
November 1835.
John W. Thompson Surrogate
To Richard Dunning and Esther, his wife
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