Thank you for sharing info. I am related to the Storms,Brinkerhoffs,Conklins thru the Humphrey Family. I would be so grateful for scanned copies. Thank you so much Vickie J Glover WOLF6PACK@aol.com wrote: Listers, I have been fortunate to be contacted by a fellow genealogist who is also a stamp collector. He purchased a letter to Elijah Conklin from Garret Conklin, his brother, which he then scanned for me. Soon after he told me he was outbid on another letter. I contacted the seller and he generously emailed me scans of the letters he had. These letters are very interesting peeks into this family and life in Dutchess County the 1850s. I have transcribed the letters, a friend has posted them online for me. _http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/conklinltrs/index.html_ (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/conklinltrs/index.html) Surnames mentioned within the letters include: Billings, Brinckerhoff, Christy, Clark, Cowles, Cromwell, Davis,Dorland, Dunklin, Egbert, Frost, Goodsell, Lafette, Moors, Platt, Potter, Reynolds, Skidmore, Storms, Sweet, Todd, Vail, Wheeler If anyone is related to this family or to anyone mentioned within the letters I will email you the copies of the letters. Judy Wolf Descendants of Jeremiah Conklin 1 Jeremiah Conklin b: Abt. 15 Dec 1748 d: 13 Sep 1830 in Putnam County, NY Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY .. +Tamar Tompkins b: Abt. 05 May 1763 d: 11 Apr 1837 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ........ 2 John Conklin b: Abt. 1786 in NY d: in Unionvale, Dutchess County ............ +Martha Brower b: Abt. 1797 in NY ................... 3 Garret B. Conklin b: Abt. 1820 in NY ....................... +Emily W. b: Abt. 1834 ............................. 4 Ida R. Conklin b: Abt. Mar 1870 in NY ............................. 4 Ernest Conklin b: Aug 1871 in NY ................................. +Blanche O. Doty b: Apr 1874 in NY m: Abt. 1898 ............................. 4 Eugene R. Conklin b: Abt. 1874 in NY ................... 3 Elijah Conklin b: Nov 1823 in NY ....................... +Deborah Dubois b: Dec 1832 m: Abt. 1860 ............................. 4 Dora Conklin b: Abt. 1869 ................... 3 Jane Conklin b: Abt. 1831 in NY ....................... +David Bennett d: Bef. 1860 ................... 3 Amelia Conklin b: Abt. 1836 in NY ........ 2 Jane Conklin ............ +Jones Tompkins ........ 2 Jeremiah Conklin d: in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY ............ +Dorinda Carpenter b: 01 Dec 1812 m: 17 May 1843 in Yorktown, NY d: 17 Aug 1900 ................... 3 William Conklin ................... 3 Emma Conklin ....................... +Leonard Price ........ 2 Nathaniel Conklin d: in Putnam Valley, NY ........ 2 Mary Conklin ............ +William Ladue ........ 2 James Conklin b: Abt. 19 Dec 1798 d: 14 Sep 1829 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ............ +Juliana b: Abt. 12 Jan 1803 d: 12 Oct 1831 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ................... 3 Ann Conklin b: Abt. 20 Nov 1826 d: 14 Jan 1829 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ........ 2 Elijah Conklin b: Abt. 21 Jan 1801 d: 03 May 1808 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a wonderful find, and THANKS for sharing the info with us! I relate to the Conklins through my VAIL-TRAVIS-CUTLER line, and would very much appreciate scanned copies of the letters. Suzanne@wades.com Thank you! -----Original Message----- From: nydutche-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nydutche-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Victoria Glover Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:23 AM To: nydutche@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Garret B. Conklin,Dutchess Co. 1850s letters to Eijah Conklin in California Thank you for sharing info. I am related to the Storms,Brinkerhoffs,Conklins thru the Humphrey Family. I would be so grateful for scanned copies. Thank you so much Vickie J Glover WOLF6PACK@aol.com wrote: Listers, I have been fortunate to be contacted by a fellow genealogist who is also a stamp collector. He purchased a letter to Elijah Conklin from Garret Conklin, his brother, which he then scanned for me. Soon after he told me he was outbid on another letter. I contacted the seller and he generously emailed me scans of the letters he had. These letters are very interesting peeks into this family and life in Dutchess County the 1850s. I have transcribed the letters, a friend has posted them online for me. _http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/conklinltrs/index.html_ (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/conklinltrs/index.html) Surnames mentioned within the letters include: Billings, Brinckerhoff, Christy, Clark, Cowles, Cromwell, Davis,Dorland, Dunklin, Egbert, Frost, Goodsell, Lafette, Moors, Platt, Potter, Reynolds, Skidmore, Storms, Sweet, Todd, Vail, Wheeler If anyone is related to this family or to anyone mentioned within the letters I will email you the copies of the letters. Judy Wolf Descendants of Jeremiah Conklin 1 Jeremiah Conklin b: Abt. 15 Dec 1748 d: 13 Sep 1830 in Putnam County, NY Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY .. +Tamar Tompkins b: Abt. 05 May 1763 d: 11 Apr 1837 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ........ 2 John Conklin b: Abt. 1786 in NY d: in Unionvale, Dutchess County ............ +Martha Brower b: Abt. 1797 in NY ................... 3 Garret B. Conklin b: Abt. 1820 in NY ....................... +Emily W. b: Abt. 1834 ............................. 4 Ida R. Conklin b: Abt. Mar 1870 in NY ............................. 4 Ernest Conklin b: Aug 1871 in NY ................................. +Blanche O. Doty b: Apr 1874 in NY m: Abt. 1898 ............................. 4 Eugene R. Conklin b: Abt. 1874 in NY ................... 3 Elijah Conklin b: Nov 1823 in NY ....................... +Deborah Dubois b: Dec 1832 m: Abt. 1860 ............................. 4 Dora Conklin b: Abt. 1869 ................... 3 Jane Conklin b: Abt. 1831 in NY ....................... +David Bennett d: Bef. 1860 ................... 3 Amelia Conklin b: Abt. 1836 in NY ........ 2 Jane Conklin ............ +Jones Tompkins ........ 2 Jeremiah Conklin d: in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY ............ +Dorinda Carpenter b: 01 Dec 1812 m: 17 May 1843 in Yorktown, NY d: 17 Aug 1900 ................... 3 William Conklin ................... 3 Emma Conklin ....................... +Leonard Price ........ 2 Nathaniel Conklin d: in Putnam Valley, NY ........ 2 Mary Conklin ............ +William Ladue ........ 2 James Conklin b: Abt. 19 Dec 1798 d: 14 Sep 1829 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ............ +Juliana b: Abt. 12 Jan 1803 d: 12 Oct 1831 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ................... 3 Ann Conklin b: Abt. 20 Nov 1826 d: 14 Jan 1829 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ........ 2 Elijah Conklin b: Abt. 21 Jan 1801 d: 03 May 1808 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message