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The Daily Minnesota Pioneer
September 27, 1854
Smithfield Union Bank Counterfeit Money – 1854
March 23, 2020
Smithfield Exchange Bank Advertisement – 1845
March 23, 2020
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Posted in The New York Tribune
August 22, 1845
Rocky Point Poster – 1872
March 15, 2020
Possibly the only surviving example of this advertising poster.
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Smithfield Exchange Bank $1.25 Note
March 10, 2020
Image courtesy of Katie Law of Smithfield.
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Smith-Appleby Family Genealogy
February 13, 2020
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Persons Associated with the Smith-Appleby House ex
An early automobile in front of the Smith-Appleby House barn circa 1915.
Genealogy of the Smith-Appleby Family Line
February 13, 2020
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Genealogy of Smith-Appleby line ex
This posed photograph dating to about 1910 shows Maria Appleby with her father in the forefront surrounded by people presumed to be relatives.
Smithfield Bridewells – 1913
November 19, 2019
Smithfield Bridewells, aka Jails – 1913
The following images were taken from Smithfield Town Council records dated April 3, 1913 concerning the location and maintenance of Smithfield’s “bridewells”, also known as jails, and the duties of Smithfield police officers.
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Smithfield Police Ordinance – 1937
November 19, 2019
An town ordinance relating to the Smithfield Police Department was passed on May 28, 1937 establishing the structure, pay, appointments, and duties of police officers. It is copied here from Council Record Book #9, pages 18 – 23.
To view PDF file of 1937 ordinance, click on link below.
Staples Scan 11-19-2019_10-09-33-016
Below is a copy of the Smithfield Police Ordinance adopted April 3, 1913. It was repealed with the passage of the 1937 ordinance.
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1784 Deed – Jacob Arnold to William Arnold
October 2, 2019
1784 Deed between Jacob Arnold and William Arnold
Donated to the Historical Society of Smithfield by Mr. Robert G. Huckins of Bonsall, California, September, 2019. The document measures 12 inches by 15.5 inches. It was therefore scanned in two parts.
On the reverse side reads, “The written deed was received for record on 22nd of June 1784 and is recorded in Smithfield registry of deeds book 7, page 451”
Names on the document include: George Comstock, Susanna Comstock, Susanna Arnold, and signed at the bottom by Peleg Arnold – Justice of the Peace
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East Smithfield Water District Rules & Regulations – 1937
August 27, 2019
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