
Collection Facts
Extent:
7 itemsDates of Original:
1825 Collection Owner:
NYH Topic Area(s):
- Geography & Maps, Government, Law & Politics, Ethnic Groups
Additional Information
Historical Context
This collection features seven images covering 1825, a pivotal year on the Niagara Frontier. This year saw a visit from General Lafayette to the Buffalo area; Major Mordecai Manuel Noah purchasing land on Grand Island, N.Y., to create a city, Ararat (Arrarat), for "Jews of all nations"; the trial of the three Thayer Brothers for the murder of John Love; and a view of Buffalo from that time.
Scope of Collection
Drawings, newspaper clippings, and a book relating to events on the Niagara Frontier in 1825.