This is to certify that Charles M. Tainter has served as a Fireman in the city of Buffalo | Collections | The Huntington

This is to certify that Charles M. Tainter has served as a Fireman in the city of Buffalo | Collections | The Huntington

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Organized July 13th 1885. This is to certify that W. H. Conron is an exempt member of the Deposit Fire Department of Deposit, New York
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