Two page letter from Wnykoop Kiersted to John Kiersted Jr. regarding land obtained at tax sales and details the effects of a heavy rain on local bridges, sawmills, booms and dams and the flooding of the Delaware River. The dam used to power Wnykoops tannery in the Mongaup Valley in the Catskill Mountains was damaged.

Identifier
NYSL_SC17820_B2F2_002

Date Original
April 24 1863

Language
English

Source
New York State Library, SC17820, John Kierstead Family papers, Box 2, Folder 2.

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