Scope and Contents From the Collection: The DeFreest Family papers (MC 6) are comprised of a small amount of personal papers and a larger number of legal and financial documents. The personal papers include invitations, photographs, a letter (including a reference to anti-rent activity in 1846), poetry, and other miscellaneous items. The legal and financial records include a variety of receipts, indentures, wills, and related materials. Land documents, such as indentures and bonds, document lease...