This collection contains correspondence, deeds, land contracts, financial records and wills. The collection came to the archives in notebooks and organized by year.
St. Lawrence University acquired this collection between the years 1959-1963 from Susan Andrews Brush, and Neilson C. Brush, of Malone, NY and Orlando, FL. Mr. Brush was the grandson of Henry Neilson Brush.
Part of a Franklin County map showing the community of Brushton.
Collection Overview
Henry Nielson Brush was born March 12, 1810 in New York City. He was educated at Columbia College, moving to the town of Moira, Franklin County, New York where he owned two large farms, a stone grist-mill and a sawmill. He was the founder of Brush Mills, which today is called Brushton. He married Juanilla Marie de Jouve of Cuba in 1831. Henry was an active member of the Whig party and was postmaster for several years. Brush died November 2, 1872 in Brushton. This collection consists of correspondence, deeds, land contracts, financial records and their wills.