Interim Content
Bainbridge Township, New York
Summary
Located 110 miles southwest of Albany, New York. Hilly land cut by Susquehanna River. Organized as Jericho, 1791, as part of tract of land given by New York to “Vermont sufferers” who lost land titles after border dispute between New York and Vermont. Name changed to Bainbridge, 1814. Bainbridge village incorporated, 1829. Population in 1835 about 3,000. Township contained Episcopal, Methodist, Congregationalist, Baptist, and Universalist churches. Josiah Stowell Sr., of South Bainbridge area, hired JS to work on crew to locate an abandoned mine. JS married Emma Hale, 18 Jan. 1827, in South Bainbridge. In 1830, JS was taken to South Bainbridge to stand trial on accusations of “being a disorderly person,” but he was exonerated of the charges.
Links
papers
places
- Appendix 1: Agreement of Josiah Stowell and Others, 1 November 1825
- Appendix: Docket Entry, 20 March 1826 [ State of New York v. JS–A ]
- Appendix: Reminiscence of William D. Purple, 28 April 1877 [ State of New York v. JS–A ]
- Fee Bill, 1826 [ State of New York v. JS–A ]
- Fee Bill, 4 July 1830 [ State of New York v. JS–B ]
- Fee Bill, circa 20 October 1830 [ State of New York v. JS–B ]
- Fee Bill, circa 9 November 1826 [ State of New York v. JS–A ]
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Introduction to State of New York v. JS–A
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Letter, Joel K. Noble to Jonathan B. Turner, 8 March 1842
- Trial Report, 28 August 1832 [ State of New York v. JS–C ]
- “Mormonites,” 9 April 1831 [ State of New York v. JS–B ]
- Township
- Bainbridge Township
- County
- Chenango County
- State/Province
- New York
- Country:
- United States of America