History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
The Butler House, 1742

[This information is from Vol. I, p. 685 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

Butler House, 1742

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Photo: The Butler House, 1742.

On Switzer Hill, one mile north of Fonda. The home of Col. John Butler and his son, Capt. Walter Butler, the Tory villain-murderer of the Revolution. Photo by Mr. Harry V. Bush, Canajoharie.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925The Butler House, 1742

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
The Butler House, 1742