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The Gee Family Papers
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University - Ithaca, New York

In the words of the archivist at Cornell "A fascinating collection". Copies of some of the items are available at a cost of 20 cents/copy plus $5.00 postage and handling, but they do not routinely copy entire collections. Give the archivist your specific area of interest from the summary below.

NAME: Gee family.
TITLE: Gee family papers
DATES: 1777-1973.
QUANTITY: 1.2 cubic ft.
SUMMARY:
Orderly book, Aug. 27-Oct. 26, 1779, of Sullivan's campaign kept by Thomas Gee; correspondence, 1803-1934, concerning Thomas Gee, taxes, and his heirs; transcription, photocopy, and photos of the orderly book; photocopies and photographs of Thomas Gee's military service record and other legal documents; Gee family genealogy and family tree; correspondence with historical societies, libraries, archives, and genealogical societies concerning the compilation of the Gee genealogy, from Henrietta Gee McFarland; paper by Mrs. McFarland, "Frontier Fort,"; and photographs including Gee family gravestones and the graveyard at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Walden, N.Y., where many Gee family members were buried. Also, commission, discharge, and land grant, 1777-1790.

CITE AS: Gee Family. Papers, #4176. Division of Rare and Manuscripts Collections, Cornell University Library.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE:
Thomas E. Gee, d.1796, was quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the Sullivan expedition.
Contact:

Elaine Engst
University Archivist
Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections
2B Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853