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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series includes correspondence primarily between militia leaders and occasionally their subordinates. One can find a
number of telegrams and letters addressed to Major General Josiah Porter in Albany, Governor Roswell P. Flower, and Brigadier
Generals Peter Doyle and James McLeer. The content of these telegrams and letters centers on the mobilization of state militia
troops at Buffalo, but many also contain descriptions of the chaos erupting in the city.
Creator:
Title:
Telegrams pertaining to the 1892 Buffalo Riot
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1892
Series Number:
A4122
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