Can anyone out there help this gentleman? His name is Allen Dise and his email is [email protected] I am seeking any photos or other biographical information regarding Benjamin Franklin Gates (1801-1881, born in Ontario County, N.Y.) and any photos of his home or his tannery in the town of Barre, Orleans County, N.Y. I am the current owner of the property and am trying to assemble a history. In various sources, Mr. Gates is referred to as B.F., Benjamin F., B. Franklin, and Frank. Benjamin Franklin Gates was a resident of the village of Albion, Orleans County, N.Y. at the time of his death. William H. Gates (relation to B. F. Gates not known), born about 1817 in Ontario County, N.Y., owned and operated the tannery in the 1850s and 1860s, and I am seeking photos/information about him as well. Thanks. Allen Dise