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Denny-Frye family papers, 1853-1915
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Denny-Frye family
- Title
- Denny-Frye family papers
- Dates
- 1853-1915 (inclusive)18531915
- Quantity
- .28 cubic ft (113 items)
- Collection Number
- 0096 (Accession No. 0096-001)
- Summary
- Papers of Seattle pioneer families of Arthur Denny and George Frye
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Pioneer families of Seattle, Washington.
Seattle pioneer families of Arthur A. Denny and George F. Frye. Arthur Armstrong Denny was a banker, merchant, member of first territorial legislature, and territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress. George Frederick Frye was a businessman in milling, steamboating, and building construction.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Deeds, warranty deeds, other legal documents, correspondence, 1859-1915.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from this collection in digital format.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Deeds to PropertyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Denny, John |
|
Note regarding timing of C.D. Boren, A.A. Denny, and
David S. Maynard |
1853 | |
Lot 8, Block 12. Boren's Addition |
1866 | |
Lot 3, Block 20. North Seattle |
1870 | |
Lots 10-12, Block 18. North Seattle |
1872 | |
25 acres: SW corner of D.T. Denny's Claim, E 60 rods,
N 28 rods, W to Bay, S to Begin |
1860 | |
Lots 2 and 3, Block 2. A.A. Denny's
Addition |
1869 | |
Lots 1-3, Block 3. Denny's Addition |
1869 | |
Memoranda of transaction of Lots 1-3, Block 3. Denny's
Addition |
1869 | |
Lot 12, Block 10; Lots 1 and 12, Block 20; Lots 1 and
2, Block 29; Lots 1-6 and 12, Block 30. All North Seattle. |
1872 | |
| 1/2 - 1/3 | Denny, Arthur Armstrong |
|
Lot 8, Block 9. Boren's Addition |
1859 | |
Lots 1-4, Block 19; Lots 1-5, Block 29; Lot 4, Block
31. Maynard's Addition |
1868 | |
Lots 7, 10, and 11, Block 64. Denny's
Addition |
1877 | |
Lots 2 and 7, Block 1. Denny-Bell Plat |
1879 | |
Lot 9, Block 1. Denny-Bell Plat |
1879 | |
Lots 3-5, Block 5; Lots 5-9, Block 12. Edes and
Knight's Addition |
1883 | |
Lot 9, Block 24. A.A. Denny Plat |
1888 | |
Lot 2, Block 47. A.A. Denny's Sixth
Addition |
1888 | |
Block 1, bounded by Front Street, Union Street, 2nd
Street, and University Street |
1863 | |
Lot 5, One-third of Lot 8, Block 9. Denny-Boren
Plat |
1865 | |
Lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11, Block 18. A.A. Denny
Plat |
1873 | |
Lots 9 and 12, Block 1. Denny-Bell
Addition |
1874 | |
Lot 12, Block 24. A.A. Denny Addition |
1875 | |
| 1/4 | Frye, George Frederick |
|
40 feet square of SE corner of Lot 8, Block 9. C.D.
Boren's addition |
1860 | |
Lots 7 and 8, Block 16. D.S. Maynard's plat of
Seattle |
1860 | |
Lot 8, Block 9, Boren-Denny plat |
1884 | |
Affadavit of identity of Frye |
1908 | |
Sec. 1, Township 37; W of Range 2 East (1
acre) |
1872 | |
W half of NE 1/4 and E half of NW 1/4, Sec. 26,
Township 26, N or Range 5 E (160 acres) |
1874 | |
W half of Lots 7 and 8, Block 16, D.S. Maynard's
plat |
1894 | |
| 1/5 | Bagley, Daniel |
|
Lot 3, Block 3, Denny's addition |
1865 | |
Lots 1 and 2, Block 3. A.A. Denny's
addition |
1864 | |
| 1/6 | Denny, Mary A. |
|
Block 1: bounded by Front Street, Union Street, 2nd
Street and University St. |
1864 |
Miscellaneous DeedsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/7
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Grow, S. Lumson and Avery, Joseph H. |
||
Part of lot 8, Block 9. Boren plat |
1859 | |
McConaha, Ursula |
||
Part of lot 8, block 9. Boren plat |
1859 | |
Woodin, Ira |
||
Part of Lot 8, Block 9. Boren plat |
1860 | |
Denny, Arthur A. |
||
Lot 5, Block 46. A.A. Denny's addition |
1886 |
Warranty DeedsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/8 | Frye, George Frederick |
|
Lots 4 & 5, Block 107. D.T. Denny First
Addition |
1882 | |
Block 44. T. Hanford's plat of S. Seattle
addition |
1882 | |
3 tracts in Mercer's "Eden addition No. 2" |
1882 | |
E half of NW 1/4; W half of NE 1/4 Sec. 23, T29, N of
Range 6E. (160 acres, Snohomish County) |
1889 | |
Lot 10 & 11, Block 18. A.A. Denny's
Addition |
1905 | |
| 1/9 - 1/11 | Denny, Arthur Armstrong |
|
Block 1, D.T. Denny Addition. Lots 1, 4, 5, 8, Block
59, A.A. Denny addition. Lots 5 & 6, Block 23, Hanford addition. Block 1
and fractional block B in Union City; and 7 acres of tract adjoining Union
City |
1887 | |
Lot 3, Block 40; Lot 2 in Block 42; Lots 10 & 11,
Block 49. Denny-Bell plat |
1887 | |
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Block 19. Maynard's plat |
1880 | |
Lots 9 and 12, Block 3. Denny-Bell plat |
1879 | |
Lot 2, Block G. A.A. Denny plat |
1879 | |
Fractional Lot 7, Block 77. McNaught's
addition |
1878 | |
Lots 9, 12, Block 3, Denny-Bell plat |
1878 | |
Lot 11, Block 45. A.A. Denny addition |
1876 | |
Lot 2, Block 1. Denny-Bell plat. |
1876 | |
Lot 9, Block 24. A.A. Denny plat |
1881 | |
Part of lots 2, 3, 6 & 7, Block 1. Yesler
plat |
1866 | |
Lot 4, Block 33. Maynard's plat |
1884 | |
Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 3. A.A. Denny plat |
1871 | |
Lot 11, Block 1, Denny-Bell plat |
1877 |
Quit Claim DeedsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/12
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Frye, George F. |
||
Lot 6, Block 16. Maynard's plat |
1888 | |
Lot 3, Block 18. Denny's 3rd addition |
1897 | |
Lots 8 & 9, Block 144. Denny's Broadway
addition |
1891 |
Miscellaneous Land Papers and NotesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/13 - 1/16 | Denny, Arthur Armstrong |
|
Donation certificate, No. 314. [320 08/100 acres
settled in 1852] |
1864 | |
Field notes of the survey of Donation claim No. 40 of
Denny's.
Includes field notes, maps, description, etc. Also transcript
of same.
|
undated | |
Denny's field notes and plat of Yesler's claim re:
Yesler vs. Denny et. al. |
undated | |
Certificate for Denny's ownership of the Strickler
Donation Claim |
1887 | |
| 1/17 | Maynard, David S. |
|
Maynard's donation claim (certified copy) and abstract
of Maynard's plat of Lot 4, Block 33 |
undated | |
| 1/18 | Ohm, Jacob |
|
Last will and testament |
1866 | |
Land patent |
1874 | |
| 1/19 | Denny, Arthur Armstrong |
|
Application to sell tide lands (copy) with five
supporting documents |
undated |
Mortgages, MiscellaneousReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/20
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Denny, Arthur A. |
1863 | |
Frye, George F. |
1894 | |
Chesney, Edwin L. |
1889-1894 |
BondsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/21
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Atkinson, M.A. |
1893 | |
Boardman, George W.
Includes draft and notes re: transaction
|
1891 |
Bills of SaleReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/22
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Wyckoff, Lewis V. and George F. Frye
Personal property (cows, wheat, etc.)
|
1869 | |
Frye, George F.
One iron safe
|
1894 |
Powers of AttorneyReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/23
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Frye, George F. |
||
Jacob Wiebens |
1867 | |
Appointment of Frye as executor of Wiebens'
estate |
1867 | |
Mary L. Fortson |
undated | |
Denny, Arthur A. |
||
Martin V.B. Stacy and Elizabeth Stacy |
1890 |
AgreementReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/24
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Denny, Arthur A. and George F. Frye with Henry
Yesler |
1866 |
Miscellaneous papers of Arthur A. DennyReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/25 - 1/30
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Account with Seattle Treasurer's office,and letter from
Denny to Mayor and City Council |
1881 | |
Settlement of financial account between Henry L. Yesler
and A.A. Denny
2 items
|
1873 | |
Memorandum accompanying a check for $3500 payable to
Dexter Horton and Company |
1882 | |
Notice of dissolution of partnership between A.A. Denny
and Hugh McAleer |
1881 | |
Notices of grade assessments
4 items
|
1876-1877 | |
Plat of an addition to the town of Seattle laid off by
A.A. Denny |
1872 |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/31 - 1/35
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Bogue, Elizabeth Frye |
||
From J. Thomas Turner to Mrs. Bogue |
1915 | |
Frye, George Frederick |
||
From Richard Lehn to Frye |
1905 | |
Denny, Arthur A. |
||
From Henry L. Yesler to Denny |
1863 | |
From W.T. Radir & Company to Denny
With enclosures: 2 letters to Radir from George L. Story; and
2 letters (copied by Story) from R. M. Spinney to D.W. C. Nelson, and from
Nelson to Spinney
|
1890 | |
Seattle and Walla Walla Trail and Wagon Road
Company
Toll scrip coupons
|
1884 |
Court PapersReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/36 - 1/40
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Fowler, Joseph Curney and Caesar, W.J., plaintiffs vs.
Anna M. Young, et al. |
1898 | |
Jarrold, Louisa Chapin vs. John Collins, et
al. |
1898 | |
Northen Counties Investment Trust, Ltd. vs. Arthur Quinn
et al. |
1895 | |
United States of America vs. Annie Tennant et
al. |
1898 | |
Clise, J.W. et al. vs. Rex L. Ross et al. |
undated | |
Boren, Carson D. |
||
Bothell Canning Company stock certificate |
1908 | |
Voucher for Indian War pension payment |
1912 | |
Bagley, Daniel
Affidavit re: George Frye's ownership of University Land
(copy)
|
1881 | |
Mason, Charles H. |
||
Letter from John Nugent, concerning the
Decaturand Indian War (copy) |
1855 | |
Muster roll |
1856 |
BondsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/41 - 1/44
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Bond binding Leander Terry and John N. Low to William N.
Bell (contemporary copy) |
1852 | |
Yesler, Henry L. |
||
Bond for Yesler as Clerk of the Probate Court, King
County, Oregon Territory |
1853 | |
Denny, Arthur Armstrong |
||
Original plat of the town of Seattle |
1853 | |
One bound volume containing surveying notes
(Knoxville, IL), journal of the route to Oregon, and sales journal
Transferred to A.A. Denny Papers
|
1850-1853 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Denny-Frye family--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Denny, Arthur Armstrong, 1822-1899 (creator)
- Denny, John (creator)
- Frye, George Frederick, 1833-1912 (creator)
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