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Thomas D. Burall papers

 Collection
Identifier: SM-005

Dates

  • circa 1865-1872

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Biographical Note

Thomas Davies Burrall was born in Connecticut on 2 June 1786 to Jonathan and Charlotte (Davies) Burrall. He attended Yale College and graduated in 1803. He moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, shortly after and began practicing law before he relocated to Geneva, New York. Due to health concerns, he gave up his practice and purchased a nearby farm. He spent much of his time on the improvement and/or creation of agricultural tools. He gained patents for some of these.

Burrall was one of the original trustees of Hobart College, serving on the Board of Trustees until his death in 1872.

Extent

8 Files

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Small Collections Box / Archives Storage / Range 21A / Section 6

Provenance

These papers were given to the College by Halley J. Burrall after the death of his father, Charles S. Burrall, in 1930.

Title
Thomas D. Burrall papers: A Finding Aid
Author
Tricia McEldowney, Archivist
Date
December 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Warren Hunting Smith Library
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva New York 14456 U.S.A. US (United States)