Download or read book John Cromer Family Papers written by Cromer (Family (Rochester, N.Y.)) and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main part of the Cromer family papers consist of forty-three letters, most of which were written by George Cromer to his parents in Rochester, while he was serving with the 91st New York Infantry in Key West, Florida in 1862. The letters chronicle daily camp life and describe the local inhabitants and economy, as well as several skirmishes with Confederate troops in the area. There are also a few letters by his brother, Phalon L. Cromer, who was serving with the 5th Regular Infantry in New Mexico Territory, and one letter by a third brother, William Cromer. There is a typescript of the letters with the collection. Also included in the papers are miscellaneous correspondence and documents relating to other members of the family, and to a Mauder family of Rochester. One group of correspondence relates to the murder of Phalon L. Cromer in Taos, New Mexico Territory, in 1885, and the efforts of his family in Rochester to determine the circumstances of his death and the disposition of his estate. Numerous legal instruments, such as birth certificates, baptismal records, deeds, indentures, wills, and receipts are in the papers, including an 1853 indenture of an apprentice to a ship-builder in Rochester.