Augustus Harris Burley papers

  • Creator Names Burley, Augustus Harris, 1819-1903.
  • Title Augustus Harris Burley papers [manuscript] 1852-1899
  • Physical description 5 items Document signed and typescript 32 x 39.5 cm
  • Collection summary Chicago; Includes: Indenture involving A.H. Burley's sale of the north half of block no. 11 in Bushnell's Addition to Chicago to George F. Rumsey (1852 December 31); Deed to George F. Rumsey for north half block 11 Bushnell's addition to Chicago. Witnessed by Charles G. Smith and William M. Riley. Notarized on verso by Voluntine C. Turner, January 3, 1853 (1852 December 31); Reminiscences of Augustus H. Burley - chiefly a description of Chicago on this arrival here in 1836, includes anecdotal remarks regarding early Chicago history (1891 May - 1899 December 20); "Matches" by Augustus H. Burley - remarks on matches of the 1830s and 1840s (undated); and Early Unitarian Church in Chicago, an address by Augustus H. Burley (undated).
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  • Names
    • Rumsey, George F. 1820-1881 local
    • Riley, William M.
    • Smith, Charles Gilman, 1828-1894.
    • Turner, Voluntine C.
  • Subjects
    • Matches
    • Real property Illinois Chicago.
    • Unitarian Churches in Chicago
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Description and travel 1837.
    • Chicago (Ill.) History 1813-1861.
    • Bushnell Addition (Chicago, Ill.) local
  • Genre Deeds. aat