A note asking William Lindsey to pay William Johnson $150.00 signed S. S. Conkling.

William Lindsey
(? - 1895)
Born in Trowbridge, England and came to the US in 1847.
A builder who built many of the houses in Middletown.

Stephen Sayer Conkling
(1819 - 1904)
On the board of directors of the Middletown & Crawford Railroad Company.

Stephen S. Conkling was born in Westtown, and in early manhood re-
moved to Middletown, where for many years he
was engaged in the lumber trade. He was also
engaged in building and in the real-estate busi-
ness, and laid out many lots and additions to the
city. Among the streets and avenues that he
laid out were Everett Street, Genung Street,
Liberty Street, Lake Avenue and Academy Ave-
nue. His lumber-yard was located near the Erie
depot. He is now living a retired life in his
beautiful residence located on Wickham Avenue.
In politics he is a strong Democrat. Relig-
iously he is a member of the Congregational
Church, in which body he has always taken an
active interest, is a member of the Official Board,
and served on the Building Committee when the
present church building was erected.

From:
"Portrait and Biographical Record of Rockland and Orange Counties, New York. Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties. Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States"