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Text
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Original Format
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Paper ledger, 15 x 12.6 in. folded to 7.5 x 12.6 in.
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Title
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Genesee Valley Canal tolls paid by Wadsworth Mills, Avon, N.Y., November-December 1846
Description
An account of the resource
The first paragraph of this handwritten document written by B. Boorman reads "Sir The totals of last Month (Nov.) which was put on book the beginning of this Month I do not know if you have taken act of Therefore give it below[:]
17 Bus 30 lbs Wheat 7/-
20 Bus Provender 2/6
1 Bus Corn 4/-"
The last paragraph states "The totals of this Month Dec are[:]
12 Bus 30 lbs Wheat 7/-
2 Bus Corn 4/-
1 Bus Buck Wheat 4/-
22 Bus Provender 2/-"
The document also lists December returns from several local farms, including flour and other grain products produced at the mills.
Creator
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Boorman, B.
Date
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1846-12-31
Source
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Wadsworth Family Papers, Cabinet 1, Drawer 2
Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo
Format
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jpeg, 1.22 MB
Type
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Text
Genesee Valley Canal
Grist
Milling
mills
wadsworth
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Title
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Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
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Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photo, black & white
Physical Dimensions
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3.12 x 4.12 in.
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Title
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Wadsworth Flour Mill, circa 1907
Description
An account of the resource
Two views of a Wadsworth grist mill located on Conesus Creek in the southern part of the town of Avon, N.Y. It was one of several mills in the area owned by the Wadsworth family of Geneseo, N.Y., beginning in the late eighteenth century.
Creator
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Wadsworth, Martha Blow (1864-1934)
A great amateur photog
Date
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1907?
Source
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Martha Blow Wadsworth Image Collection (cabinet 2, drawer 3, box 1a)
Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo
Format
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jpeg, 723 KB
jpeg, 705 KB
Avon, NY
GENESEE VALLEY
Grist
Milling
mills
wadsworth