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Joseph Lane Richardson
Birth: 6-5-1776
Death: 4-1853
Biography
Joseph Lane Richardson (1776-1855) was raised in the Quaker home of his uncle, near Philadelphia, with his cousin David Thomas (b. 1776). About 1795, Joseph and David rode on horseback to the Cayuga Lake region of New York. Joseph purchased a farm about two miles north of Aurora, and grew wheat. He studied law with Judge Wood and was admitted to the bar in 1802. In 1806, he moved to Auburn, establishing the family home, "The Locusts." He became partner of lawyer Enos T. Throop, who later became Governor of New York. In 1827, after holding several offices, Joseph Richardson was appointed First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County, a position he held for nineteen years by reappointments. His wife was Catherine Dole Richardson.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 6, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 25, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 8, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 16, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 24, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 9, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 23, 1834
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1832
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, March 28, 1832
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, January 13, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 27, 1832
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 9, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1831
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Biography:
Joseph Lane Richardson (1776-1855) was raised in the Quaker home of his uncle, near
Philadelphia, with his cousin David Thomas (b. 1776). About 1795, Joseph and David
rode on horseback to the Cayuga Lake region of New York. Joseph purchased a farm
about two miles north of Aurora, and grew wheat. He studied law with Judge Wood and
was admitted to the bar in 1802. In 1806, he moved to Auburn, establishing the family
home, "The Locusts." He became partner of lawyer Enos T. Throop, who later became
Governor of New York. In 1827, after holding several offices, Joseph Richardson was
appointed First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County, a position he
held for nineteen years by reappointments. His wife was Catherine Dole Richardson.
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