original ) (raw )Robert Bell was born in Ireland of Scottish ancestry. He came to New York in 1847. His sons ran R. W. Bell & Co. and Bell Brothers of Buffalo, N.Y. Robert's farm, Pear Valley" had 1500 trees and 46 varieties of fruits. He won many awards for farm produce and animals. He was one of the founders of the United Presbyterian Church.
From the description of Ledger. (Rochester Museum & Science Center). WorldCat record id: 779476764
Gray Mansion, the subject of the original accession, was built in 1828 and torn down in the 1960s.
From the description of Robert Bell Collection, 1832-1910. (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 34760075
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Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911- University of Michigan
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Bell, Robert. Ledger. Rochester Museum & Science Center
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Alabama. Governor (1835-1837 : Clay). Pardons, paroles and clemency files, 1835-1837. Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Autograph letter signed : [London], to Robert Bell, [1862 May]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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Morice, A. G. (Adrien Gabriel), 1859-1938. Adrien Morice fonds. University of British Columbia Library
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Bell, Robert. Robert Bell Collection, 1832-1910. East Tennessee State University, TET
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Raymond, Rossiter W. (Rossiter Worthington), 1840-1918. Letters, 1886-1899. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Papers of Eugene O'Neill [manuscript], 1915-1940. University of Virginia. Library
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Bell, Robert. "The court the prison & the scaffold" [microform] : in three acts / by Robert Bell. University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
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Muir, James, of Philadelphia. Ledger, 1782-1795. American Philosophical Society Library
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Bell-Pearsall papers, 1795-1936. North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist
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Lee, Harper. Letters (6) and Christmas card (1) : to Robert Bell and Florence Kraus, 1960-1966. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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Bell, John. Power of attorney, 1858 February 5. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
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Bell family. Bell family letters, 1804-1820. Connecticut Historical Society
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Bell, Robert. [Greenlaw coal seams : sections] / Robert Bell, Edinburgh 2nd May 1846. National library of Scotland
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