Advertisements; Fire engines & equipment; Fire extinguishers;
The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This illustrated advertisement was sent to store owner Joseph...
Notice dated August 18, 1783 offering a reward of five dollars each for the return of three run away slaves, named William, Harry, and John. The slaves ran away together from David Hasbrouck, Nathaniel Lefever, and Andries Lefever, Jr.