The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont
5105
Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware 19735
Telephone:
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: North family
Title: Papers
Dates: 1817-1879
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 54.93,
Ph 1292, Ph 1296
Quantity: 4 boxes, 6 microfilm reels
Location: 17 J 5, microfilm cabinets
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Jedediah North, the son and
grandson of blacksmiths, began his career in that trade; he then became a
toolmaker, working in central
In 1825, North's younger brother,
Edmund North (1797-1874), who had worked as a journeyman blacksmith in New York
City in 1820, became his partner, forming the J. & E. North Manufacturing
Company in
Jedediah
North’s tool factory no longer stands.
In 1879, his family sold the building to Carroll Dudley, who renamed it
Dudley’s Mill. In later years the
building became a safety hazard, and in the late 1960s the town of
Many
members of the Jedediah North family are buried in the Wilcox Cemetery in East
Berlin, Connecticut. Fidelia North Booth
is buried in Fairview Cemetery in New Britain, Connecticut.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES:
Jedediah North was born in
Worthington parish in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, on June 22, 1789,
and he died on January 30, 1855. He was
the son of Levi (1760-1846) and Rachel White North. In 1813, North married Betsey Bulkely
(1794-1867) of
Jedediah
North’s sisters were Patty, Lucy (married Rev. Thomas W. Duncan), Sarah
(Sally), Beulah (Buly), Marilla, Rachel, Olive (married Thomas H. Skinner and
Jacob Chapman), and Julia (married Titus Penfield). In addition to Edmund, he also had brothers
Norris (born 1802, moved to Elmira, N.Y.) and Levi (1807-1885).
Jedediah’s
brother Edmund North (1797-1874) married first Clarissa Boardman (died 1826),
second Maria Wilcox (died 1847), and third Almira Kelsey Wilcox (died 1874). Edmund’s nieces and nephews often called him
Bos Edmund, rather than Uncle Edmund. Edmund’s children were Harriet Miriam (married
Charles F. Dowd), Sarah M. (born 1833), Julia Sophia (1835-1923, married Orrin
Mildrum), Helen W. (born 1840), and George (born 1846). Julia Sophia North was a student at Mount
Holyoke Female Seminary.
Jedediah’s
brother Levi North (1807-1885) married Ann Taylor (1808-1885, perhaps the Aunt
Ann sometimes referred to in letters).
Their sons were Norris C. (1834-1875; he was a student in the
preparatory department at Oberlin College), Edwin C. (1841-1842), and William
A. North (killed at Antietam, Sept. 1862).
Daughter Mary Olive North (1843-1909) married Thomas A. Bunce.
Betsey
Bulkley North (1794-1867), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, was the daughter
of Mabel Boardman (1760-1804) and Justus Bulkley (1752-1829). Her siblings included Sophia, Chesterfield,
Lorey (a brother, died in Illinois), Margaret Clarissa, Justus Jr. (married
Ruth Savage), William, and Harriet (married George Bunce). (A genealogy site also lists Lora, but that
may be a mistake for Lorey.) Margaret
Clarissa Bulkley Shipman moved to Illinois.
Her son William C. Shipman became a missionary in Hawaii.
Clarissa
Amelia North (1814-Sept. 5, 1843) married Hezekiah C. Bridgham (1811-1906) in
1833. Their children were Jane Eliza
(Jennie, 1835-1930), Emily North (born 1838-1897), and Clara North (July 16,
1843-1916) Bridgham. Hezekiah Bridgham
is probably the man who married Elizabeth Spencer (see .474). In September 1857, Jennie (Jane Eliza)
Bridgham married George H. Murphy (1830-1910) in Mystic River, Connecticut. Emily North Bridgham married Henry Adams. Clara North Bridgham married William Murphy
(1837-1922) in 1865.
Emily
North (1816-1841) married the Rev. Samuel Cicero Churchill (1815-1891) in August
1840, and they moved to Summit County, Ohio.
Emily and her infant son Samuel died in August 1841 and are buried in
Akron, Ohio.
Jane
Elizabeth North lived 1821-1844 and did not marry. Her name has also been found listed as Betsey
Jane.
Adaline
North lived 1824-1844 and did not marry.
Augusta
Ann North (Sept. 1830-August 1866) married Willis Wedworth (Wed) Dowd
(1829-1902) in 1854. Wed Dowd was a
teacher and a Presbyterian minister.
They did not have any children.
(Mr. Dowd married a second time and then had children.) Wed was the son of Wylls William Dowd and
Rebecca Graves. Some of his siblings were
John Luther, Charles F. (married Harriet Miriam North), Jane Rebecca, Harriet
A. (married Henry Norris Galpin), Nancy A., and Henry M. (married Susan
Penfield). Some of these siblings are
mentioned in letters. Wed Dowd taught at
the preparatory school of Newton University in Baltimore from 1854-1856; he
then was principal of Franklin Ladies’ Institute in the same city from 1856-1859. He next became superintendent of the Danbury,
Conn., schools before joining his brothers Henry and Charles at the North
Granville Ladies’ Seminary in Granville, New York, in 1864. Wed received honorary degrees from Union
College and Middlebury College.
Fidelia
Maria North (1833-1874) married William Squire Booth (circa 1826-1888) of New
Britain, Conn., in August 1857. In the
1850 census, Mr. Booth was listed as a buckle maker; in the 1860 census as a
mechanic; in the 1870 census, as a manufacturer. From various census records, these names of children
are found: William (Oct. 1859-1867), Mary Augusta (April 14, 1863-1944; married
Edward Folger Peck), Bessie (age 3 in 1870), Alice (age 1 in 1870), and Walter
(age 9 in 1880). (Mr. Booth remarried
and had at least one other daughter, Belle, who was age 1 in 1880.)
Frederic
Marius North (1833-1914) married Emily Angela Benjamin (1839-1911) in
1865. In various censuses, he was listed
as a mechanic, blacksmith, farmer, and peddler of farm produce. He and his wife had several children.
Caroline
Sophia (Carrie, Callie) North (1836-1912) married Edward M. Griswold (circa
1841-1873), and they had two sons: Edward (born June 1866) and William (born
1870). The Griswold family letters give
the names of other members of Edward’s family.
Additional
genealogical notes are included with descriptions of some of the letters.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This
collection contains over 800 items, documenting the business and personal life
of the North family. Most of the items
are the original documents; there are some photocopies and microfilm copies of
records held in other repositories.
Included
in the original business records are a daybook from 1825-1828; lists of tools
sold by the North family; miscellaneous bills and receipts primarily from
Hartford merchants for iron, paint, steel, hardware, dry goods, and food (some
of these were for personal expenses); property deeds; legal documents; and an
inventory of tools and objects in the forging shop. Also included are miscellaneous correspondence
and orders for tools from tinsmiths. As
well, there is a photocopy of the Ledger No. 2 of the J. & E. North Co.,
covering 1845-1857. Additional account
books and letterbooks are available on microfilm. The letterbooks cover 1848-1849, 1856-1857,
and 1868; the daybooks and account books cover 1814-1828 and 1851-1855.
Personal
items include an inventory of Jedediah's house, his cyphering book (arithmetic
book), personal letters to and from various family members primarily concerning
family news, and several folders of school compositions and poems by Jedediah's
daughters Adaline, Augusta, and Fidelia.
The compositions by Jane E. North are perhaps by a cousin. Some of the bills and receipts noted in the
paragraph above were for personal items.
Many of
the letters are simply about the daily lives of the writers, but they often
mention holiday celebrations, school programs, church activities (many of the
North family were devoted Christians), fires, elections, crops, sewing and
mending clothes, hard times endured when factories closed, illnesses, deaths,
etc. Several of the Norths either taught
school, were married to school teachers, had friends who were teachers, or were
students themselves, and their letters mention subjects being taken or taught,
textbooks used, school activities, the quality of their pupils or their fellow
students, etc. Some of the letters were
written by Julia Sophia North, a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary,
while others were written by a student at the normal school in New Britain,
Connecticut.
Betsey
Bulkley North’s sister Clarissa Bulkley Shipman moved to Illinois around 1837;
two letters from her are in the collection.
One mentions the Mormons who lived nearby. Clarissa Shipman’s son William C. Shipman
became a missionary in the Sandwich Islands, and the collection includes two of
his letters, one of which describes the voyage to the islands. (Both these letters are incomplete.)
ORGANIZATION
The
original materials are in folders 1-49; photocopied materials are in folders
50-54. In both groups, the business
papers are filed first, followed by personal papers.
Folders
1 and 2 contain Jedediah North’s daybook and cyphering books (called a “Business
Practice” book by someone). Folders 3-12
hold bills and receipts, for both business expenses and personal items. In folders 13-15 are found a variety of
accounts, legal documents, and promissory notes. Folders 16-23 contain business letters,
mostly of Jedediah North, but also of J. & E. North. Folder 24 has the correspondence of Frederick
M. North; folder 25 the correspondence of Orin S. North; and folder 26
miscellaneous business letters. Papers
relating to the settlement of the estate of Jedediah North are found in folders
27-28. In folder 29 are the personal
letters of the Griswold family. Folders
30-37 contain letters addressed to Caroline S. North (later Mrs. Griswold). Other North family correspondence is in
folders 38-44. Folder 44-A has a few
letters from the Shipman family; folder 44-B has some letters of the Marsh and
Jared Smith families. School papers of
various members of the North family, but especially Adaline, Fidelia, and Jane
E., are in folders 45-49.
The photocopy of the account book of J. &
E. North is divided between folders 50 and 51.
Jedediah’s receipt book from 1820-1822 is in folder 52. Business letters are in folder 53, and
personal letters in folder 54. The
letters complement the original documents in the collection.
The
original documents in this collection are also available on microfilm at this repository,
reels Mic. 2438-2440. Other business
records are found on reels Mic. 1555 and Mic. 1556.
A name
index to 53.93.13-.883 is appended to the end of this finding aid. It was compiled when the collection was
originally arranged. In 2016, corrections
were made to the finding aid, but not to the index.
Because
members of the extended North family shared the same first names, it is probable
that some letters are filed under the wrong name. Also, multi-page letters sometimes lost their
second pages; second pages might be filed in the wrong place or they might be
filed by themselves.
Accession
numbers on folders are no longer accurate.
Use the finding aid to find an item.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The
materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection
is open to the public. Copyright
restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased
from Albert Bates,
Photocopies
of ledger book and letters and Mic. 1555 purchased from the Connecticut State
Library.
Mic.
1556 purchased from
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Information about Jedediah North
and the North family is available in:
Demer, John H. Jedediah North's Tinners Tool Business,
an M.A. thesis,
North,
Dexter. John North of
ACCESS POINTS
People:
North, Jedediah, 1789-1855.
North, Edmund,
1797-1874.
North, Caroline Sophia
(Caroline Sophia North Griswold), 1836-1912.
North family.
Dowd family.
Topics:
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
Account books.
Arithmetic - Study and teaching.
Business records - Connecticut -
19th century.
Children's writings -
Commercial correspondence.
Deeds of trust.
Faith.
Family
- Correspondence.
Inventories.
Inventories of decedents’ estates
\z Connecticut \z Berlin.
Invoices.
Land titles.
Legal documents.
Legal instruments.
Mathematics - Study and teaching.
Missionaries - Hawaii.
Mormons - Illinois.
Ocean travel.
Pioneers - Illinois.
Poetry
- Specimens.
Students - Correspondence.
Teachers - Maryland \z Baltimore.
Teachers - Connecticut.
Teachers - New York (State)
Tin
industry - 19th century.
Tool and die industry -
Inventories - 19th century.
Tool and die industry - United
States - 19th century.
Tools - Inventories.
Valentines.
Women - Education.
Baltimore (Md.) - Social life and
customs.
Berlin (Conn.) - Social life and
customs.
New Britain (Conn.) - Social life
and customs.
Daybooks.
Accounts.
Essays.
Tool and die makers – United States.
Toolmakers.
Additional
authors:
North, Jedediah, 1789-1855.
North, Edmund,
1797-1874.
North, Adaline,
1824-1844.
North, Fidelia Maria
(Fidelia Maria North Booth), 1833-1874.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
COLLECTION
Location: 17 J 5 and microfilm
cabinets
[note:
accession numbers begin with 54.93, unless otherwise noted]
Box
1: folders 1-22
.296 Day Book No. 3, by Jedediah North, Berlin,
dated from May 26, 1825 to June 16, 1840, but the accounts are not in strict
chronological order.
Entries
seem to be mostly for personal and agricultural expenses. Farm accounts focus on livestock (including
pasture and treatment of animals), rental of horse and wagons, and produce. Various
people are paid for labor (often not specified); William Savage was paid for
erecting a barn and a wood house. There
are a number of accounts for Catherine Bunnel, perhaps a servant. Accounts mention purchases of textiles, gallons
of molasses, spectacles, apricot trees, a flat iron, shoes, etc. North was paid with loads of walnut wood,
meat, services, etc. Accounts of lost time (apparently of E.N. and J.N.) give
the reasons: haying, traveling, or attending lectures, meetings, elections.
.384 Jedediah North's cyphering book, no
date. This opens with practice
exercisers, and includes notes and examples on tare and trett, interest, tables
of even parts, discount, equation of payments, fellowship, barter, loss and
gain, double rule of three, and allegation, and useful rules.
(home-made volume, with
paper covers stitched on)
North probably compiled
this when he was at school, probably in the early 1800s; dated examples are
from the 1790s and refer to monetary amounts in pounds. Someone referred to this as a “business
practice book,” although this resembles other cyphering books from the
time. For a more descriptive account
see: John H. Demer, Jedediah North's Tinners Tool Business, p. 42-43.
Folder
3: Receipts and bills to and from Jedediah North, Berlin, Conn; 1817-1820
.13 Money receipt from Stephen Brooks, July
3, 1817. [missing, Oct. 25, 2016]
.14 Money receipt: Gabish Dickenson paid for
work done.
.15 short letter: Stephen Brooks, Pepperell
[Mass.?], July 3, 1819[?]. Received the
money for the note that North held against Abraham Mercy.
.16 Money
receipt: Charles Sigourney & Co., per H.N. Curtiss, Hartford, July 6, 1820,
received payment in full for account.
.17 Money receipt: Uri Boardman bought a cooking stove from James
Lamb of Berlin, Nov. 8, 1820, and charged it to Jedediah North.
.18
Bill: Erastus Wilcox bought a
cooking stove with pipe, tea kettle, extra hearth, dripping pan, etc., from
James Lamb of Berlin, Dec. 22, 1820, and charged them to Jedediah North.
Folder
4: Bills, receipts: 1821
.25
bill from Charles Sigourney,
Hartford, Jan. 1, 1821, for steel.
.26 Receipt for Russia old sable iron and horse
nail rods purchased from D. Watkinson,
.27 Money
Receipt from David Watkinson & Co.,
.24 Money
receipt for Wm. H. Imlay, per Ruben Tinker, Hartford, Jan. 1, 1821.
.28 Bill from E. Brandigee,, Jr., Berlin, for
sugar, nails, textiles, logwood, codfish, cocoa, mouse trap, basket; March 25,
1821.
[Elisha Brandigee’s
first and surnames were found spelled various ways, and the correct spellings
are not known. In this finding aid, the
surname has been standardized to Brandigee.]
.29 Bill for iron from E. & H. Averill,
.30 Receipt for a Russian iron and English
steel purchased from David Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collins, Hartford,
April 5, 1821.
.31
Receipt for share molds and cast steel
purchased from David Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collins, Hartford, April 18,
1821.
.32 Bill for a pair of stockings and
unspecified goods from E. Brandigee, Berlin, April 23, 1821.
.33 bill for goods on account, from E.
Brandigee, Berlin, June 1, 1821.
.34 Physician's bill from Dr. D. Carpenter, for
visits, Berlin, June 14, 1821.
.35 receipted bill for English and cast steel
and Swedish iron, from William H. Imlay, per W. Miller,
.36 receipted bill for Russian iron, horse
nail rods, English steel, share molds, flat Swedish faggot iron, and English
hoops, from David Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collins, Hartford, August 22,
1821.
.37 receipted bill for bastard cut files,
round smooth files, handsaw files purchased from James H. Wells, per John
Wicksteed, Hartford, August 22, 1821.
.38 Receipt for bushels of coal bought of
Willis Fields, per Stephen Taylor, Berlin, Sept. 28, 1821.
.39 Receipt for bushels of coal purchased from
Wyllis Fields, per Hiram London, Berlin, Oct. 13, 1821.
.40 Receipt for iron purchased from David
Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collins, Hartford, paid Nov. 2, 1821.
.41 Receipt: Edmund North paid for thirty-two
days of work, Berlin, Nov. 6, 1821.
.42 Bill of lading from Capt. Horace[?] Bacon
of the sloop "Cornelia," for two boxes marked Jos. S. Parks Boston
and B & E N. York,
.43 Bill for lathes, English readers, and
something else purchased from Frederick Hinsdale, Berlin, Dec. 31, 1821.
.57 Money receipt: E. Brandigee, Berlin, paid
on account, Jan. 31, 1822.
.58 Bill for textiles (gingham, Scotch plaid,
bocking, blue calico, flannel, velvet), buttons, vest, twist, from A.M.
Collins, Hartford, Feb. 5, 1822.
.60 receipted bill for iron from Wm. H.
Imlay, per W. Miller,
.61 receipted bill for English and Swedish
iron, German steel, and 3 sets of “1 horse wagon wood axl boxes,” purchased
from D. Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collins, Hartford, March 7, 1822.
.59 Bill for chrome yellow and white lead, from
Wm. H. Imlay,
Endorsed on back as a
bill to North & Parmele
.63 Bill for German and cast steel; Russia,
American, English, and Swedish iron, from David Watkinson & Co.,
.67 Bill for scrap iron bought from Robert
Hunt, Berlin, June 6, 1822.
.71 Bill for horse nail rods, hoops and
square Swedish and English iron, from D. Watkinson & Co.,
.70 Bill for cast steel from Charles
Sigourney & Co.,
.69 Bill for sugar, tea, spices, and molasses,
from Denison Morgan,
.72 Money receipt: paid on account, Charles
Sigourney & Co., per John Munn, Hartford, October 15, 1822.
.73 Bill for iron vises, tacks, snuffers with
trays, and hack files, from James H. Wells,
.97 Bill for a set of tools, double scamer
[skimmer], and laying a pair of shears, purchased from Israel Deming on
December 6, 1822, but this bill dated Feb. 20, 1823.
.100 Bill of lading for shipment of one box to
Boston and on to Portland from W. Ramon[?], sloop Winston, May 22, 1823.
.101 Bill for textiles (plaid gingham, striped calico,
Irish linen, and book muslin inserting) from A.M. Collens [or Ami Collins],
Hartford, June 11, 1823.
.102 Bill for soap from Nichols & Humphrey,
June 11, 1823.
.103 Bill for molasses, tea and rice from
Denison Morgan,
.104 Bill for anvil, cast steel, lock, tacks,
from Charles Sigourney, Hartford, June 11, 1823.
.105 Bill for textiles (Hartford stripe,
sheeting, shirting), from Watkinson & Arnold, Hartford, June 11, 1823.
.106 Bill for German and blistered steel, cut nails,
Russian and Swedish iron, horse nail rods, from Watkinson & Co.,
.107 Bill for shingles and clapboards, from
R.& D. Rand & Co., Middletown, June 14, 1823.
.108 Bill from Dr. Sylvester Bulkley for visits,
consultation, forceps and physic, July 8, 1823.
.109 receipted bill for Russian iron from D.
Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collins, Hartford, July 14, 1823.
.110 Bill for shoe repair (for Clarissa, Emily,
Mrs. North, Sally Bogue[?], and Julius Bulkley) from Joseph Savage, August 5,
1823.
.111 Bill of lading for one box marked Burage
Yale on the sloop Mary for Boston,
signed for Henry Churchill by Lyman Beckley, Hartford, August 11, 1823.
.112 Receipt for property bought at auction of
the estate of Isaac North, deceased, from E. Sage & John North,
.113 Tax receipt from John Stanley, State &
Town Collector, Berlin, October 7, 1823.
.114 receipted bill for files, cut tacks, and
steel, with discount for cash, from Charles Sigourney & Co., by John Munn,
.115 Bill for a shirt[?] bought from Watkinson
& Arnold, Hartford, October 11, 1823.
.116 Bill for textiles (flannel, plaid, calico,
silk lace, ribbon, etc.), spelling book, chamber [pots?], sugar bowl, pitcher,
butter, and a stove pot, from E. Brandigee, Berlin, November 14, 1823.
.118 Bill for an old sable iron; blistered,
German, and cast steel; French[?] and Swedish iron, from Beckley & Shipman,
Berlin, December 15, 1823.
.119 Bill for textiles and button molds from Beckley & Shipman,
Berlin, December 30, 1823. The items
were purchased by Julius Bulkley and the bill sent to Jedediah North.
.120 Bill for textiles (shirting,
handkerchiefs), thread, indigo, arithmetic book, and buttons from Beckley &
Shipman, Berlin, December 31, 1823. The
items were purchased by Selah Savage and charged on the account of Jedidiah
North.
Folder
7: Bills, receipts: 1824
.142 Receipt for wood (northern fir) bought at
an auction sale from Walter D. Smith,
.143 Bill for E.B. [English blistered?] and cast
steel from C. Sigourney,
.144 Bill for blistered steel, horse nail rods,
Russian iron, from D. Watkinson & Son,
.145 Bill for calico and skeins of silk, from Beckley
& Shipman, Berlin, March 4, 1824.
.146 Bill for English blistered steel, from
Watkinson & Co.,
.147 Receipt for payment made to D. Watkinson
& Co.,
.148 Bill for velvet, silk, braid, fancy
handkerchief, muslin, bought from Beckley & Shipman, by Miss Susan Morgan,
Berlin, April 9, 1824.
.149 Bill for plates, sad irons, chimney,
waiter, snuffer tray, raisins, tea, and something else, from Samuel Spalding,
Middletown, April 22, 1824.
.150 Receipt: Jedediah North paid Josiah Edwards
money for the Association to Cultivate a Missionary Field in the Southeast
District in Washington[?], which money was to go to the agent of the Foreign
Missionary Society, Berlin, May 3, 1824.
.151 Bill from Beckley & Shipman for calico,
silk lace, and ribbons, purchased by Miss Susan Morgan, Berlin, May 7, 1824.
.152 Bill for English steel from Elisha Shepard
& Son, Hartford, May 25, 1824.
.153 receipted bill for English steel, horse
nail rods, cut nails, flat Swedish fagot iron, Russian iron, from David
Watkinson & Co., per D.C. Collin, Hartford, May 25, 1824.
.154 Bill for soap, molasses, coffee, sugar and
rice from E. Shephard & Son, Hartford, May 25, 1824.
.155 Bill for cambric, linen lace, cotton,
calico, ribbon, thread, linen, vest pattern, molds, from Beckley & Shipman,
Berlin, June 9, 1824. “Goods bought for
Julius Bulkley.”
.156 Receipt for Swedish iron, from Beckley
& Shipman, Berlin, June 16, 1824.
.157 Bill for repairs on chairs (including new
seats and painting), rockers on chair, cricket stools, “small gray,” from
Abijah Flagg, Berlin, June 23, 1824.
.158 Bill for coal from Jude Clark, Berlin, July
2, 1824.
.160 Bill for cast steel and a pair of shears, from
Charles Sigourney & Co.,
.161 receipted bill for English, German, shear
steel, from D. Watkinson & Co., per Geo. C. Clark,
.162 Bill for files, tea spoons, shaving brushes,
from James H. Wells, Hartford, July 20, 1824.
.163 Bill for cambric and 2 pairs cotton hose
from Beckley & Shipman, Berlin, July 31, 1824. For Susan Morgan.
.164 Bill for molasses, lamp oil, coffee, tea,
brown sugar, pearl ash, cod fish, chocolate powder, crackers, soap, from E.
Shepard & Sons, Hartford, October 2, 1824.
.165 Bill for English steel and cut nails from
David Watkinson & Co.,
.166 Bill for castor oil and borax from Lu &
Hopkins, Hartford, October 2, 1824.
.220 Bill for visits (including one to an
apprentice), medical prescriptions and advice from Sylvester Bulkley, October
16, 1824. (Bill paid May 28, 1825.)
.167 Receipt for work done on two [law] suits
against Jesse Andrews, from Daniel Dunbar, Berlin, October 19, 1824.
.168 Bill for dressing cloth and red flannel,
from Selah Galpin, November 20, 1824.
.169 Bill for textiles, ribbons, velvet, skeins
of silk, from S. Pattison & B. Willcox, Berlin, Nov. 20, 1824.
Endorsed on back: C.Winchel’s bill of goods.
.170 Bill for buying a one horse finished wagon
from Nathaniel Parmele, Berlin December 6, 1824.
.171 Bill for textiles (flannel, plaid, and velvet),
spool thread and skeins of silk, clasp, from Pattison & Willcox, Berlin,
December 16, 1824.
On back: Pattison is
spelled Patterson, and the name Edmund North is found.
Folder
8: Bills, receipts: 1825, 1826, 1827
.217 Bill for German and English steel, horse
nail rods, from D. Watkinson & Co.,
.218 Bill for textiles (calico, velvet, muslin),
silk gloves, cotton hose[?], thread edging, nutmeg, from Gill & Ward, March
24, 1825.
.219 Bill for rails, from Elisha B. Wilcox,
.246 Receipt: Frederick Hinsdale was paid,
Berlin, Jan.3, 1826.
.250 Bill for beef from Benjamin Willcox,
Berlin, Jan. 3, 1826.
.247 Bill for butter, sugar shirting, and
something else, from Beckley & Shipman, Berlin, February 4, 1826.
.248 Receipt: Ward & Bartholomew were paid,
Hartford, February 4, 1826.
.249 Receipt: Pattison & Hinsdale were paid,
Berlin, February 9, 1826.
.251 Bill for Russian old sable iron, from Beckley
& Shipman, Berlin, August 16, 1826.
.258 Bill for a large box stove for the meeting
house from Joseph B. Gilbert, Hartford, January 11, 1827.
.260 Bill for sugar, nails, rhubarb, pair of
hose, tape, vinegar cruet, ribbon, pepper box, cotton, calico, rice, butts,
etc., from E. Brandigee, Jr.,
Note on back: received
of Shubach Patterson from Samuel W. Lu [or Lee] to be applied to his note of
Sept. 7, 1822.
.261 Bill for projection[?] [illegible], from
Watrous & Dickinson, Hartford, February 26, 1828.
.266 Bill for flannel and skeins of silk, from
Johnson & Ransom, Hartford, March 20, 1830.
.117 Bill for textiles (gingham, calico,
cambric, silk), ribbons, comb, wadding, etc., from E. Brandigee, Jr., Berlin,
December 3, 1830.
.267 Bill for textiles, vest patterns, trimmings
and linings from Johnson & Ransom, Hartford, October 10, 1831.
.268 Bill for boots shoes, pumps, and repairs
from Seth Savage, Jr.,
On back: writing
practice
.280 Bill for gingham, linen, calico, cashmere,
velvet, cravat, buttons, gloves, tippet, etc., from Fagan[?] & Collins,
September 18, 1836.
.269 Bill for mending, polishing, and soling shoes,
lace boots, pumps, slippers, from Edwin Savage, Berlin, May 23, 1837.
.270 Bill for cambric, ribbons, lace, needles,
etc., from E. Brandigee, August 10, 1837.
.276 Bill for gloves, cravat, mitts, linen,
silk, etc., from Joseph Tobey, May 25, 1843.
.277 Bill for textiles (flannel, calico, silk
muslin, cashmere, etc.), thread, handkerchiefs, batting, ribbons, buttons,
braid, etc., from Fagan & Co., January 2, 1843 to March 27, 1845
.281 Bill for cotton, buttons, carpet yardage,
one rug, etc., from Chittenden & Hotchkiss, January 7, 1846.
.282 Bill for cotton, fringe, gloves, ribbon,
toweling, tape, etc., from Joseph Tobey, Middletown, July 22, 1847.
.283 Bill for two tables, rocking chair, textiles
(gingham, alpaca, cambric), needles, skeins of silk, etc., from Curtis L.
North,
Printed billhead: dealer
in staple fancy dry goods, carpetings, oil cloths, furniture, looking-glasses,
and feathers. Also a general assortment of hardware, boots, shoes, caps,
&c.
.286 Bill for chairs, wash stand, sewing chair,
looking-glass, from Hodges & Sage, Middletown, April 19, 1849.
.288 Bill for gingham, linen, white shirting,
trimming, ribbons, cord, from Collins & Fagan, Middletown, June 23, 1849.
.289 Bill for tuition for son Frederick and
daughter Fidelia, from John R. Freeman,
.291 Bill for tuition for son Frederick and
daughter Fidelia from John R. Freeman,
.292 Bill for beef and pork from L. Beckley
& Co.,
.293 Bill for oil and a shaft for carriage from
O.A. Parmelee, June 1850; paid Aug. 27, 1851
.294 Bill for hat, shoes, gloves, cravat, etc.,
from Charles W. Newton[?], April 21-Aug. 19, 1851.
.295 Bill for horse shoeing, from Henry J.
Bowers, Middletown, Jan. 18, 1852.
.299 Bill for benefit dues, apples, shoeing
horse, some daily work, pasturing cows, from Titus Penfield, August 4, 1854.
.301 Bill for milk pans, work on pump, lining
stove, pipe, tin collar for floor, shad, from Henry L. Dickenson, May 25-Dec.
27, 1854.
.300 Bill for beef, from Jedediah North to
Edmund Hovey, December 29, 1854.
Payment recd. for the
estate, Frederick M. North. Credit was
given for work.
[Betsey Bulkley North’s
sister Sophia was married to Edmund Hovey.
This may be the same man.]
.302 Bill from George Morgan for patching roof,
cutting timber, setting hoops, cutting up beef, digging grave, January 5, 1855.
.303 Bill for sugar, soap, lard, bottle of lemon
extract, cream of tartar, oil, from Daniel Belden, East Berlin, August 30, 1855. Credit was given for pork and use of horse,
Feb. 27, 1855.
.304 bill for raisins, roll of s. blacking,
stove pot, salt, tamarinds, sad irons,eggs, something else, from Hagen &
Morland, Jan. 22-July 10, no year
.305 bill for geese feathers, arm chair, pair of
andirons, ream of paper (purchased by Levi North), payment received by E. Sage,
no date.
Endorsed on back: L.
Hubbard estate decd. Bill.
.306 bill for eight days tuition, from N. Willcox,
no date
.386 bill for repair job, mentioning repairs by
E. North & Co., undated and nameless
.434 An account of Fidelia North's board, two
weeks and five days between Oct. 1-Feb. 15, no years, signed Mrs. S. Dobson..
Folder 11: Letters, bills and receipts from and to J. & E. North, 1824-1825, 1845, 1855, 1857
.186 “Copy of a letter to E. Drew or Norris
Galpin,” from [J & E North], Berlin, June 1824, with list of tools and
their prices. The Norths hoped that the
person who received the letter could sell their tools in New York City. [see also .234]
Items mentioned include
blow horn, funnels, candle molds, needle cases, hollow punches, raising hammer,
pepper box, coffee pot, colander, shears, etc.
.234 Copy of a letter to William Austin from
J.& E. North, Berlin, May 11, 1825.
About their work and prices of tools.
[The contents of this letter is similar to that of .186.]
.237 Copy of a letter to James Boyd, from [J
& E North], Berlin, June 28, 1825.
Requests price of refined iron by the ton, delivered to their shop near
the turnpike from Farmington to Middletown.
.279 Bill for three gallons of oil and blacking,
from Hagen & Morland, September 1, 1845.
.334 Due bill for Wm. N. [or W.] Smith in
settlement of book account from J. & E. North,
.335 Found due [to] J. Chauncy [James C.] North
in settlement of book account from J. & E. North, East Berlin, October 19,
1855.
.385 Bill for rental of factory contra half a
bill of repairs, from E. North & Co.,
Folder 12: Miscellaneous bills, receipts and purchase orders, dated and undated.
.99 Bill for a set of tools, shears, pepper
box, blow horn stake, etc., signed John Harlet [?], March 22, 1822.
.62 Receipt for gingham and calico purchased
from A M. Collins, Hartford, April 9. 1822.
.64 Bill of lading, signed James Parker.
Hartford, May 29, 1822. Benjamin A. N.
Ellsworth delivered a box on board the sloop Hercules, of Barnstable, marked Burage Yale, to be delivered to
Mason & Barnard in Boston.
.65 Receipt for Swedish iron, bought of David
Watkinson & Co. by Benjamin A.M. Ellsworth.
.66 Receipt for English and Swedish iron
bought of David Watkinson & Co., by Benjamin A.M. Ellsworth.
.184 Short note about a draft on a bank in
Hartford to pay for tools, from Burage Yale, Boston, May 20, 1824.
.159 Bill for tow cloth, from by A.M. Collins,
Hartford, July 20, 1824.
.
98 Bill for shingles, from R & D
Rand & Co., addressed to Wm. Savage, Middletown, March 21, 1825. “Paid for cartage by Jed. [North?]”
.68 Bill for files bought of James H. Wells,
Hartford, August 2, 182[torn].
.339 Memorandum about notes of Truman Dunham, F.
Roys, R. Scofield, J. Dickinson, L. R. Burns, Wm. M[illegible], notes dated
August 31, 1842-April 7, 1856.
.236 Memorandum about a letter written to Mr.
Charles Yale of Richmond, about a box of tools for A. H. Brooks of Staunton,
[Virginia,], June 21, 1825.
.243 Copy of a letter to E. Drew about receiving
a payment for ordered tools and about some additional tools, including a new
pair of shears.
.275 Memorandum: “Items on hand for
distribution,” with values, including grist mill and factory, wood lot,
pasture, horse shed, hay scales, personal property at house and barn, along
with a list of notes due from various people.
No date on memorandum, but two of the notes are dated August 31, 1842,
and Aug. 7, 1844.
.278 Bill for vinegar, butter, peas, candles,
garden seeds, with credit given for eggs; payment received by H. Bowers, March
1-June 22, 1848.
On back: memorandum
listing grocery items, snuffer and tray, wash bowl and pitcher, small pitcher,
and textiles.
.284 Bill to J. North for textiles by Collins
& Fagan, May 6, 1848.
.285 Receipt for tuition of Master Fred M. North
by Wm. Whittlesey, Worthington Academy, Berlin, July 22, 1848.
.287 Receipt for payment of textiles, signed F.
& H.[?] Boyd & Co.,
.298
a,b Two memoranda about cash,
July 16, 1851-March 14, 1855. Two names
are given: Mrs. E. North and Oliver Talcott.
.388b Memorandum about grain sold. April 7-Nov. 12, 1855.
.429 Receipt: Homan H. Griswold received money
from Edward M. Griswold.
.430 Receipt: N. A. Cowley received payment from
E.M. Griswold for insurance on goods and fixtures.
.431 Bill for goods, Noah Hamblin bought goods
from C. N. Vensel [?].
.433 note of reference for Chancey Steel[?],
Jr., who recently worked at the Belden & Tuttle factory and at Mattison
& Russell’s Lock Factory.
.342 Bill for textiles and trimmings and for
cutting coats for Mrs. North, from Collins & Fagan, no date
.341 Formula of a medical prescription, and the
dosage, but not what it was to cure.
.340 “Cushman’s Account of Wool,” mentioning
sacks of wool, no date
.338 Memorandum for rent of shop, barn, pasture,
no date.
.337 Expenses for April, including insurance,
taxes, grape vine, reams of paper, 9 loads of something, flour, boards,
shingles, etc.
Folder 13: Accounts, legal documents, bond:
Accounts:
.387 Jessie Clark’s Prices for grinding tools,
March 1854.
On back: list of names
and dollar amounts, some crossed out.
.388 “Account of sundries other than tinners'
tools sold by E. North since April 7, 1855.”
Includes nails, copper, charcoal, coal, borax, pipe, old hinges and files,
grind stone, steel, tin bakers, leather, flour, etc.
.389 “Amount of tinners' tools sold by E. North
after April 7, 1855.” Includes names of
customers and amounts paid or owed, but not a list of the tools themselves.
.390 Account of cash received by E. North of
company money, April 9-December 1, 1855.
Mostly a list of names of the people or companies from whom money was
received, but also includes money received from sales of nails, copper,
buckwheat flour, etc.
.391a-d Account of cash paid out of company
funds by E. North, April 9, 1855 to November 28, 1855. Mostly a list of people to whom money was
paid.
.392a-b “Tools sold by E. North since the
inventory Apr. 7” [1855]. Although the
account begins with a list of names, most of the account lists “sundry articles
sold,” mostly supplies such as nails, soap, borax, steel, oil, but also old
files, an ice cream shovel, and tin bakers
Legal
documents:
.259 Receipt of settlement up to January 1, 1827
from Dodge & Gregory, New York, April 26, 1827. R. P.[?] Ames received money from General
Ezra Adams for Dodge & Gregory.
[Document has no known relation to North family.]
.432 Appointment as legal guardian by the Court
of the State of Connecticut of Carrie S. Griswold [Caroline Sophia North
Griswold] for the minors [her sons] Edward N. Griswold and William B. Griswold,
New Britain, District of Berlin, November 1, 1876. William S. Booth also gave bond. [printed form]
.779 Court order allowing Carrie S. Griswold to
sell real estate in Plainville for the two minors [her sons] Edward N. Griswold
and William B. Griswold. New Britain, District of Berlin, December 26, 1881. [printed form]
Bond:
.778 From Carrie S. [North] Griswold of Berlin, and
Wm. S. Booth of New Britain, to State of Connecticut, December 15, 1881. This is in relation to the selling of the
real estate on behalf of her sons.
[printed form]
.307 From Jedediah North & Edmund North,
Berlin, November 2, 1838, to Middletown Savings Bank.
.308 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
November 2, 1838, to Middletown Savings Bank.
Payments are recorded from April 23,
1839 to October 25, 1855.
.309 From Jed. North & Ed. North,
Middletown, July 18, 1840, to Middletown Savings Bank.
Payments are recorded from January
16, 1841 to July 28, 1855.
.310 From Jed. North & Ed. North,
Middletown, July 18, 1840, to Middletown Savings Bank.
.312 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
January 1, 1848, to Rachel North.
Payments are recorded from January
1, 1850 to April 2, 1855.
.313 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
June 5, 1848, to Buly [Beulah] North.
Payments are recorded from June 5,
1849 to June 5, 1855.
.313a From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin, June
19, 1848, June 29, 1848, October 2, 1848, to Marilla North.
Payments are recorded from Oct. 2,
1849 to 1855.
.314 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
September 7, 1848, to Sally, Buly, Rachel, and Marilla North.
.315 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
November 15, 1849, to Sarah North.
Payments are recorded from November
15, 1849 to November 15, 1855.
.316 From Jed. North & Ed. North,
principals, and Levi North, surety, Berlin, January 8, 1850, to Caroline Wilcox.
Payments are recorded from January
24, 1851 to February 13, 1856.
.317 From Jed. North & Ed. North, principals,
and Levi North, surety, Berlin, January 8, 1850, to Lucy Ott[?] Wilcox.
Payments are recorded from January
24, 1851 to February 13, 1856.
.324 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
February 15, 1851, to Lucy Churchill.
.325 From Jed. North & Ed. North, Berlin,
February 15, 1851, to Lucy Churchill.
.326 From Jed. North & Ed. North, East
Berlin, April 16, 1854, to Orrin Gilbert.
Payments are recorded from April 21,
1855 to January 1, 1856.
.327 From Jed. North & E. North, East
Berlin, December 26, 1854, to Julius W. Burr.
.328 From Jed. North & E. North, East
Berlin, January 2, 1855, to Edward Wilcox.
.329 From Jed. North & E. North, East
Berlin, January 2, 1855, July 1, 1854, October 9, 1855, to William A. Mildrum [?
or Mildman].
.330 From Jed. North & Ed. North, East
Berlin, January 2, 1855, to Levi North, February 9, 1855, October 12, 1855.
.331 From Jed. North & Ed. North, East
Berlin, May 21, 1855, to Thomas W. Duncan.
.332 From Jed., North & Ed. North, East
Berlin, August 15, 1855, February 14, 1855, August 15, 1855, to Henry N.
Penfield.
.333 From Jed. North & Ed. North, East
Berlin, October 13, 1855, to Julius W. Burr.
Payments are recorded from February
1856 to March 5, 1856.
.336 From Jed. North & Ed. North, by E.
North, East Berlin, April 8, 1856, to Levi North.
Folder 15: Promissory notes, from Jedediah North
.297 From Jedediah North, Berlin December 29,
1842, to Benjamin Wilcox, executor of estte of Noah Barnes.
Payments
are recorded from February 3, 1844 to July 1850.
.311 From Jedediah North, Berlin December 24,
1847, to Rachel North.
.318 From Jedediah North, Berlin January 25,
1850, to Edmund North.
.319 From Jedediah North, Berlin January 25,
1850, July 14, 1852, April 4, 1850, December 29, 1842, to Edmund North, but
Dec. 1842 is to Benjamin Wilcox, executor of estate of Noah Barns.
Payments recorded from February 3,
1844 to July 1850.
.320 From Jedediah North, Berlin April 4, 1850,
to Edmund North.
.321 From Jedediah North, Berlin July 14, 1850,
to Edmund North.
.322 From Jedediah North, Berlin February 5,
1851, to Lucy Churchill.
.323 From Jedediah North, Berlin February 5,
1851, to Lucy Churchill.
.303b "Aug. 25.1854 wrote for 500 on 24 Oct. 1854."
Folder 16: Business correspondence of
.19 from Arno Bittues, South Reading,
February 28, 1820: request for tinplate working tools by the first of April.
.20 from Arno Bittues, South Reading, May 4,
1820: request for immediate delivery of the missing horn stake in the set.
.21 from John Badger, Portsmouth, December
11, 1820: ordering a set of tools to be sent to the firm of Dupree & Badger,
Block and Pump Makers, near India Wharf.
.22 copy of two letters on one sheet of paper;
letters not signed, but from Jedediah North, Berlin.:
to Arno Bittues, September 1820, about
delay of payment for tools received; and
to Joseph S. Parks, August 4, 1821, about
a reduction in price for a set of tools including a blowhorn stake.
.44 from Wm. Werner, corner of King and St.
John Streets, Charleston, March 26, 1821: orders a good set of tinnery
tools. [part of letter is missing]
.45 from Truman Cowles, Kingston, Ulster
County, New York, April 9, 1821: asking for information about what tools are
necessary to set up a one man tinware business; please name the articles in the
set.
.46 from Wm. F. Bowne, New York, April 30,
1821: order for some bright tools with
instructions; includes two drawings of designs for making pepper boxes.
.47 from Wm. Werner, Charleston, June 26,
1821: order confirmation and request for the missing tools to be sent.
Inquiring about where to find a journeyman and the wages one would work for. Includes a list of the tools he has received.
.48 from Joseph S. Parks, Boston, August 16,
1821: encloses payment; request for one more set of tools.
.49 from Shelton & Peny, Woodbury, August
23, 1821: sending shears to lay; request their return as soon as possible.
Payment to be made by stage driver.
.50 from Wm. F. Bowne, New York, September
16, 1821: Dissatisfied with the prices he was charged for tools.
.51 from Joseph S. Parks, Boston, October 7,
1821: order by for set of tools, with specifications. Includes drawing for a stake. [Oval hole in paper shows where a template
was cut out.]
.52 from John P. Fellows, Troy, October 9,
1821: order for tools
.53 from Samuel W. Lee.
.54 from A. H. Brooks, Staunton, Va. November
24, 1821: order for set of tinners tools.
.55 from Miles Cook, South Reading, December
8, 1821: delayed order of tools, price quotations and some specifications
.56 from Andrew Seger, Bowery Lane, New York,
December 20, 1821: order for set of tools, with some extra ones, and request
for lowest price possible
Folder 17: Business correspondence of Jedediah North, 1822
.74 from William Austin, Templeton, Mass.,
January 31, 1822: request for a pair of shears
.75 from A.H. Brooks, Staunton, May 1, 1822: request
for sending the tools to Mr. Yale and the payment arrangement.
.76 from Andrew Seger, New York, May 2, 1822:
payment for tools to be sent through Mr. Seth Peck (who appointed Seger as New
York agent for selling his patent machines for working tinware). May have an opportunity to sell a set of
North’s tools, if he can send a set to Seger.
.77 from Robert Fairchild. Woodbury, June 6,
1822: request for price quotation for a set of tools, needed by September 1.
.79 from Andrew Seger [endorsed as Archer
Seger], New York, July 5, 1822: send all the repaired shears, together with a
large new one for sheet [metal], as soon as possible.
.80 from A.H. Brooks, Staunton, July 6, 1822:
asking for the ordered tools and blaming J. North for the time lost; unhappy
about their delay because he discarded the old ones before the arrival of new
tool shipment
.81 from Albert North, Otsego Fly-Creek,
August 5, 1822: assurance of payment for a set of tools sent to Hiram Savage
.82 from A. H. Brooks, Staunton, August 26,
1822: explains delay of payment for ordered tools.
.83 from Miles Cook, South Reading, August
29, 1822: requests price quotation for a list of tools.
.84 from Rice & Miller, Worcester August
29, 1822; request for price of a set of tinman’s tools and what is in the set
.85 from Wm. F. Bowne, Paterson, August 31,
1822: explains delayed payment.
.86 from Amos M. Read, Pawtucket, September
10, 1822: heard from Silas North of Westbrook about Jed. North's tinplate
workers tool business and asked the price of a set of common tools.
With added note from
North: gave Read price of set delivered to Providence.
.87 from N.C. Sanford, Woodbury, September
19, 1822: sending tools for repair and orders a raising hammer
.88 from Rice & Miller, Worcester,
September 23, 1822: order for tools (gives list), with a diagram of a
[illegible]
.90 from N.C. Sanford, Woodbury, October 21,
1822: returns some wedges and asks for either repair or replacement of the
same.
.91 from Amos M. Read, Pawtucket, November 4,
1822: encloses money for tools, with instructions about where to send them.
.92 from Trotter & Douglass, Cooperstown,
November 12, 1822: order by for one set of tinman tools, listing the unwanted
ones of the set. Instructions for shipment.
With postscript from Linus North
about health of friends and family.
.93 from Wm. C. Stimpson, Boston, November
19, 1822: requests price for set of tinplate makers tools, and asks that each
tool in the set be named. Requests
price for some other tools as well.
.94 from E.A. Yale, South Reading, November
23, 1822, to John Dunham Jr.
.23 from Wm. C. Stimpson, Boston, November
26, 1822: needs the tools shipped soon
.95 from N. C. Sanford, Woodbury, December
22, 1822: explanation for delay of payment, acknowledgement of tools received
Folder 18: Business correspondence of Jedediah North, 1823
.121 letter from Henry Eld, New Haven, January
4, 1823: Isaac Mansfield of Kentucky requests tools. Asking for immediate delivery
before the harbor is frozen over.
.124 letter from cousin Albert North, Otsego
Fly-Creek, February 3, 1823: needs information about the tinners' tools ordered
by Linus North, which he had supposed were left with Messrs. Trotter &
Douglass in Albany. Linus plans to move
to Palmyra. Includes other family news, including
the marriage of Albert's brother Stephen to Miss Patience Spaulding.
.125 from Henry Eld, New Haven, February 13,
1823: inquiry for a third person about price of set of tinmans’ tools, with a
blow horn stake.
.126 request from Seth Peck, Southington, March
3, 1823: for three sets of tools to be sent, as soon as the Hudson river is
free of ice, to the agent William Dustin of Albany, New York. Recommendation to
pay a commission to him.
.127 letter from Seth Peck, Southington, March
8, 1823: regarding the order of William Dustin, Albany, New York, recommending
to give him a discount for the tools since he buys to re-sell, advising Jed.
North to appoint him as his agent.
.128 letter from Augustus Filly, Lansingburgh,
March 24, 1823: his visit is delayed due to the weather. Request to send the
tools for Davis & Coble to New York and then, by water on board the
Lansingburgh sloop, to Filly himself.
.129 letter from Linus North, Palmyra, March 26,
1823: left Coopertown and settled in Palmyra, Ontario County, New York. Setting
up a shop for Tin Sheeting and Patent Combs with one of his brother-in-laws in
the name of "North & Pierson." More details regarding his
business, tool purchases and religious reflection about the churches in the
area.
.130 from Augustus Filly, Lansingburgh, April
10, 1823: order for set of tools for J. Petitt of Waterford
.131 from James Sinclair, New York, May 30,
1823: request for a set of tin plate workers tools and asking that they will be
warranted and priced equal to those sent to John Powers.
.132 from James Sinclair. 52 Bowery, New York,
June 9, 1823: encloses payment and request for immediate delivery of a set of
tools.
.133 from Robert Hunt, Glastonbury, June 12,
1823: regrets for being unable to furnish the needed iron.
.134 from Isaac Mansfield, Louisville, Ky., June
23, 1823: order for tin tools [lists the tools wanted] of good quality and
workmanship, to be delivered to Henry Eld of New Haven. Please ask Mr. Flagg to make mallets; needs
ones of "good stuff as the wood of this country will not do for mallets at
all."
.135 letter from cousin Linus North, Palmyra,
July 12, 1823: explains the delay of sending the full amount of money for the
ordered tools. Waiting to be ordained as a missionary by the Presbyterian
Church of Otsego.
.136 from Amos M. Read, Pawtucket, July 24,
1823: urgent request for $8 size.
.137 from Burrage Yale, South Reading, September
5, 1823: payment of bill sent through Mr. Geo. Loveland
.138 Letter from Henry Eld, New Haven, September
15, 1823: gives list of tools desired by Isaac Mansfield in Kentucky. Included in
Manfield’s letter was half of a Bank Bill for payment of the ordered tools, the
letter containing the other half has not as yet come to hand.
.139 from Jonathan Morrison, tinplate worker,
Portsmouth, N.H., September 26, 1823: requests a large, stout pair of shears
for cutting tin & sheet iron; was referred to North by Ephraim Bidwell
.140 from Oliver Buckley, Westbrook, November
12, 1823: order for tools and asks for price quotation; asks for news about
Silas North, who is not working for him anymore, hoping to learn soon that all
is well.
[written after close of
letter: Nathan Winslow, merchant, Portland, Maine; perhaps the address to which
tool order was to be sent]
.141 letter from Wm. Austin, Albany, December
26, 1823: the market for turners tools seems to be promising. All tools being
bought by Seth Peck for him were sold. Order for another set of tools as soon
as possible.
Folder 19: Business correspondence of Jedediah North, 1824: January-July 12
.172 from Nightingale & McKim, Baltimore,
January 1, 1824: request for price list of tinman's tools; they keep a
wholesale ironmongery store
.173 letter from George Mitchell, Bristol,
January 4, 1824: the two pairs of shears sent to North for repair were brought
by a peddler from the State of Maine
.174 copy of a letter from North, Berlin, to Mr.
Harvey Filley, Philadelphia, January 5, 1824: an order for tools for John
Martin of Harrisburg are being sent to Filley; what are prospects of selling tools in Philadelphia.
.175 letter from Lyman Gilbert, Harrisburg,
January 8, 1824: about a set of tinmaker's tools sent to Mr. Tilly for John
Martin, and request for some tools for himself to be shipped at the same time.
.176 letter from David Watkinson & Co.,
Hartford, January 28, 1824: prices for Russian old and new sable iron, flat swd
[Swedish?] iron, English blistered steel, and German steel
.177 letter from Oliver Buckley, Westbrook,
February 8, 1824: about payments for ordered tools
.178 letter from Wm. Austin. Albany, February
16, 1824: request for a set of tinman’s tools to be sent as soon possibly by
stage and request that another set be sent as soon as the Connecticut River is
navigable
.179 letter from Wm. Austin, Albany, March 10,
1824: tools received; and a new order for a set of tools, since market is good
for selling.
.180 letter from H. Eld, New Haven, April 18,
1824: about tools received for Isaac Mansfield and explanation for delayed
payment.
.181 letter from Wm. Austin, Albany April 22,
1824: the ordered box of tools received; payment by bank certificate, and
promise to deliver the enclosed money to Josiah Edwards.
.182 from Henry Eld, New Haven, May 2, 1824: encloses
money from Isaac Mansfield for tool bill.
.183 from Oliver Buckley, Westbrook, May 12,
1824: order for tools and payment arrangements
.185 from Linus North, Palmyra, May 25, 1824:
long explanation of delayed payment, including management of firm Pierson &
North and Linus North’s work as a missionary
.187 from Wm. Austin, Albany, June 5, 1824: order
for two sets of tools; sent some money by the hand of North’s friend Josiah
Edwards.
.188 letter from Simon Pettes, Bellows Falls,
Vt., June 7, 1824: wants to hire a journeyman of steady habits and good moral
character
.189 Edward Drew, New York, June 10, 1824: proposal
by to buy many sets of tools, making prompt payments in return for remaining
the sole agent for Jedediah North in the area. Also an account of tools sold for North.
.190 from Edward Drew, New York, June 25, 1824:
follow up letter, asking again to become sole agent for selling sets of tools
and, therefore, suggesting better terms for him.
.191 from Wm. Austin. Albany, July 2, 1824: order
for tools and, payment for previous order
.192 from Burrage Yale, South Reading, July 2,
1824: request for confirmation of receipt of a draft
.193 letter from Linus North, Palmyra, July 2,
1824: explaining his delay of payment, because of poor health and slow business.
.194 from Cook & Wilcox, Springfield, July
12, 1824: request for repairing some shears for sheet iron, and order for some
tools
Folder 20: Business correspondence of Jedediah North, 1824: July 19-December
.195 letter from David North, Jr., Meredith,
July 19, 1824: explains his delay of payment because still waiting to be paid
by Linus North in Palmyra, and having the ague and fever. Including some family
news about a house he bought, some acreage to be logged off and seeded for
grass, cattle farming, setting up his trade in Meredith and hoping to buy some
tools [see also Ph1292.27, in folder 51]
.196 from Edward Drew, New York July 21, 1824: payment
forwarded; requests acknowledgement of its receipt; orders some tools
.197 from Samuel Clary, Portland, August 10,
1824: requests price quotation on tools; payments to be made by a draft on Hartford,
Middletown or New York, references available from Silas North of Berlin (for
whom Clary worked).
.198 from Wm. Austin, Albany, September 2, 1824:
letter about receipts, credits and order of a set of tools
.199 from Norris Galpin, New York, September 22,
1824: money transfer, order for tools with some measurement instructions; offer
by to become his agent in the area.
.200 from Edward Drew, New York, September 23,
1824: order for some tools, with packing instructions [paper watermarked Owen & Hurlbut, with a
star]
.201 from John Badger, tinplate maker,
Portsmouth, NH. October 1, 1824: order for some tools, with promise of payment after
receipt of the articles; tools may be sent to Samul May, hardware store,
Boston.
.202 from Edward Drew, New York, October 2,
1824: request for acknowledgement of payment, and order of some tools
.203 from David Watkinson & Co., Hartford,
October 4, 1824: returns a counterfeit five dollar bill to Jedediah North.
Endorsed by North: "The bill I received of Mr. Harvey Filly"
[paper watermarked Hudson]
.204 from Caleb Pond. Hartford, October 15, 1824:
about payment of a note
.206 from brother Edmund North, New York,
October 21, 1824: ordering some tools for Mr. Drew. Includes some personal
notes about his job in a shop that makes printing presses, hoping for a $2.25
wage per week.
.205 letter from Anson Mathews, Southington,
Conn., October 25, 1824: inquiring for an apprenticeship for his son in North’s
business.
.207 from Edward Drew, New York, October 27,
1824: order for some tools to be sent as soon as possible, and asking about
delay of previous order.
.208 letter from Norris Galpin, New York,
October 28, 1824: explains why payment is in form of a draft from Phelps &
Peck on the Phoenix Bank at Hartford and not in bills. N.B."I saw Edmund
this morning in health."
.209 from W. Austin, Albany, October 29, 1824:
order for tools and enclosing a receipt from Chester Bulkley for balance due.
.210 from cousin David North, Jr., Meredith,
November 1, 1824: about sending some money.
.211 letter from Seth Peck, Southington,
November 20, 1824: about a land purchase; has little interest in having the 2
acres surveyed
.212 from Oliver Peck, Berlin, December 7, 1824:
about payment for tools sent to Peck’s son Hosea
.213 letter from Linus North, Palmyra, December
16, 1824: reasons for delay of payments; personal notes about his preaching
activities in Williamson, near Palmyra. David is with Mr. Pierson.
.214 from Edward Drew, New York, December 24,
1824: acknowledgement for tools received, have sold almost all sets of tools
previously ordered; ordering more sets to have on hand before spring business
begins.
Folder 21: Business correspondence of Jedediah North, 1825
.222 from Reuben Woodruff, N. Hartford[?],
January 25, 1825: request for a pair of shears "made of the best of stuff
not to have any exceed them in the state"; also mallets.
.223 letter from Lyman Adams, Baltimore, March
5, 1825: heard of North’s business from the tinplate makers of the city of
Baltimore. Orders a set, asking what
constitutes a set and their prices. Includes a reference about himself as
Justice of the Peace.
.224 letter from brother Norris North, Rochester,
[N.Y.], March 7, 1825: family news, warm weather during the winter season, wait
for arrival of the tools once the canal is free of ice.
.225 from Peck & Phelps, Lenox, March 9,
1825: order for tools
.227 from Edward Drew, New York, March 12, 1825:
order for tools
.228 from Wm. Austin, Albany, March 15, 1825:
order for some tools; encloses Chester Bulkley’s receipt; received payment from
Mr. Kline of Albany on the account of North & Pierson of Palmyra. Money was
not current and had to be exchanged for current money for a fee.
.226 from Edward Drew, New York, March 19, 1825:
order for set of tools, with request for a good supply of tools before
"supplying strangers"
.229 Pettes & Thayer, Bellow Falls, [Vt.],
March 25, 1825: order for a set of tools for the tinning business; ask for
credit because of opening a second shop, and best terms.
.230 letter from Abijah L. Dunnell, Springfield,
New Jersey, March 28, 1825: about having seen a pair of cast steel shears for
cutting tin made by Jed. North, and asking for a pair to be made according to
instructions for cutting very thin copper.
.232 from Burrage Yale, South Reading, May 4,
1825: order for tools to be shipped to Boston
.238 from Willcox & Dickenson, Brattleboro,
July 11, 1825: order for a set of tools
.244 letter from Truman Alderman, Burlington,
October 17, 1825: explains delay of coal shipping.
Folder 22: Correspondence addressed to and from J.& E.
North,
.231 from Edward Drew, New York, April 29, 1825:
request for an immediate shipment of set of tools
.233 copy of letter from J. & E. North,
Berlin, to Burrage Yale, May 10, 1825: announcing the formation of the
partnership of J. & E. North. Expressing
a wish to supply old customers first and gives new prices.
.235 answer from Burrage Yale, South Reading,
May 20, 1825, to above letter: request of shipment for ordered tools as soon as
possible. P.S.: "It is hoped you will finish them in your best style, in
other words, equal to Mr. Buckley’s best manner."
.239 copy of letter to David North, junior,
[from Jedediah North,] Berlin, July 18, 1825.
with urgent request for a second payment.
[names of some of
Jedediah’s children are written on back]
.240 copy of two letters from J. & E. North,
one to Edward Drew, July 21, 1825, and the other to James Boyd, July 23, 1825.
To
Drew: about a shipped order and bill; gives reasons for increased prices of
shears: different sizes, weights, and fastening with rivets vs. screws (screws
being more expensive). Difficulty
working because of warm weather.
To Boyd: concerning delivery
and prices of iron bought by the ton, transportation charges and quality of the
iron.
.241 from Caleb Newcomb, Worcester, July 23,
1825: payment for tools ordered and instruction to send them to Boston,
"direct the tools in care of James & Cornell Boston"
.242 from Rice & Miller, Worcester, Mass.,
August 1, 1825: order to make a bick iron
.245 letter to dear Friend [probably Jedediah
North,] from David North, Jr.
.252 letter from Linus North, Palmyra, March 14,
1826: about money matters, its delay because it is now a court issue, personal
news about his health, how feeble he has become, how his business has suffered
due to his illness.
.253 letter from Alfred Wilcox, New York, May
31, 1826: about the delay of an acknowledgement of a deed.
.254 letter from A.R. Tiffany, Palmyra, June 15,
1826: about getting the money due north by Pierson & North.
.255 letter from cousin David North, Jr.,
Meredith, July 10, 1826: about sending some money since business is very good.
.257 letter from Linus North, Palmyra, August
29, 1826: about the delay of the money settlement from Mr. Pierson, Mr.
Tiffany's success in getting part of the money, making out a draft to be
forwarded, though it will not cover the whole bill. Writing about his health,
having been unable to talk loudly for three months now.
[Rev. Linus North studied and was
ordained at the Auburn Theological Seminary, Auburn, N.Y., but his health
failed him, and he lost his voice to such an extent that he was unable to
preach.]
.123 from Augustus Filley, Lansingburgh, January
30, 1829: order for tools for himself, Elijah Cobb of Troy, and William Davis.
.264 from Samuel W. Lee, Northampton, June 13,
1829: explains payment delay and confusion arising because of another person with the
same name in the area; wishes to find his lost brother.
.265 letter from J. North, Berlin, to Samuel W.
Lee, Northampton, June 24, 1829: details about endorsements of the notes. Several months ago, the lost brother said he
was going to work in Meriden.
Written on back: part of
a poem about friendship, and the names of Jedediah’s daughters
.343 from Wm. F. Bowne, letter postmarked
Paterson, N.J., May 12: explanation for late payment
.344 Request to Mr. North to send a medium sized
catheter, signed E. Brandigee, Jr.[?]
Folder 24: Correspondence to and from Frederick M. or F. M. North, 1859, 1867-1868
[Frederick
Marius North (1833-1914) painted buildings and railroad cars when he lived in
Baltimore in the late 1850s.]
.394 letter from E. M. Reed, Hartford, February
22, 1859: about a paint used by Mr. Saltonstall and its insufficiency, compared
to a different one used on roof of the engine house in New Haven and its
superior quality.
Letterhead
stationery: Office of the Hartford and New Haven R.R. Co.
.393 letter from C.A. Stetson, New York,
February 23, 1859: about roof coating
Letterhead
stationery: Astor House, C.A. Stetson.
.395 letter from Geo. Seeley, New York, February
28, 1859: about the Saltonstall paint: never authorized the vendor to give his
name as a reference.
Letterhead
stationery: Empire City Camphene & Alcohol Distillery, Office, No. 32
Burling Slip, Aaron Seeley.
.396 letter from Geo P. Sanborn, Bridgeport,
March 14, 1859: about the total failure of the paint made by H. Saltonstall of
.398 letter from Edwd. Wilcox, East Berlin, July
14, 1859, to F. M. North, Baltimore: about the delay of receiving some deed,
and payment arrangements by his brother.
With addendum dated July
20, 1859: sedning more information.
.399 from J. C. Wilcox, East Berlin, July 30,
1859: received the deed of land at last; payment enclosed.
.400 letter from H. M. Dowd, East Berlin, Sept.
27, 1859: about selling a coat and some slippers. Family news about Wed, Mr.
Booth and Fidelia, the baby, and Susie.
.401 from J. C. Wilcox; East Berlin, December 9,
1859: may be able to offer Frederick a job after January 1; trade is rather
slack now; inventory to be made in about ten days, and hope to start work at
the beginning of January.
.402 letter from Wm. A. Mildrum[?], East Berlin,
December 21, 1859: family news, Norris becoming a farmer, about Norris’
business, money sent to Orrin, Fred North & H. Belden working together
making blowhorns and tack pullers, and various other people and their
activities.
.427 bill from North, March 23, Feb. 26, Sept.
21, 1867, to C. S. Griswold, for apples, potatoes and wheat and rye flours.
On back: list of garden tools (hoe,
and manure, spade, and pitch forks and prices)
.428 promissory note from Frederick M. North, Berlin,
April 27, 1868, to pay money to Caroline S. [North] Griswold.
On back: lists of
payments received
Folder 25: Correspondence addressed to O[rin] S. North, Esq., 1850-1872
[The Orin S. North of
these letters is possibly the manufacturer Orrin Stanley North (1805-1874), son
of Anna Stanley and Alvin North of New Britain, Connecticut. The relationship to the Jedediah North family
is not known, and there could well be another O.S. North in the family. Orrin Stanley North married Sarah Clark in
1831, but they had no children. The
first name is variously spelled Orin, Orrin, and Oren.]
.403 letter from Lee & Case [?], New York,
December 21, 1850: about mortgages and insurance.
.404 from Wm. H. Lee, New York, February 13,
1851: legal advice about a payment
.405 letter from O. R. Burnham, New York, May
24, 1859: please give enclosed sketch of Walnut Hill to his friend Burritt,
whom he missed seeing while staying in London; future travel plans to Russia
and Greenland.
.406 letter from R. Hillies [?],Beloit, Wis. May
14, 1866, addressed to “dear brother”: about family financial interests.
.407 from Richard Bullen[?], Office of Howard,
Sanger & Co., New York, December 8, 1866: confirmation of money received;
hopes to accept invitation to visit New Britain.
.408 letter from F. H [?] North, New Britain,
January 31, 1867: about a confidential meeting arrangement.
.409 letter from F. H. [possibly F. & S.]
North, New Britain, February 15, 1867: about a stockholder's meeting and its
results
.410a-b from G. P. Rockwell, secretary, New
Britain, April 19, 1867: announcement of an upcoming meeting of directors of
New Britain Knitting Co. With envelope
.411 letter from V.[?] B. Chamberlain, Laurel
Green, Fla.[?], July 8, 1867.about the health status of different people. “Business in Jacksonville just now is rather
dull.”
.412a-b letter from F.H. North, New Britain,
February 11, 1868: about an appointment to discuss election of directors of
North, Stanley & Co. With envelope
.416 letter from Julius Grey[?], Farmington,
October 22, 1869: about taking some levels for a drain
.417 account sheet: O. S. North in account with
Morton Rose & Co., signed S.E. & Co., London, [England,] 14 Oct. 1870
.418 letter from J. Dunning, Morton Rose &
Co., New York, October 29, 1870: about settlement of an account.
Letterhead: Morton Bliss
& Co. Bankers, N.Y.; Morton, Rose & Co., London
.420a-b account statement from Morton, Bliss
& Co. [formerly L.P. Morton & Co.], New York, October 29, 1970. With envelope
.419 letter from Morton Rose & Co., London,
November 24, 1870: acknowledgement for receipt of a sovereign on account
.423 letter from Isaac L. Stanley, New York,
June 7, 1870: heard that North is contemplating a sea voyage to relieve a bowel
complaint; Stanley advises taking a sailboat over a steamboat; come here to New
York to consult a doctor skilled in bilious and liver diseases; expect H. W.
Clark later this week.
.421 letter from Henry[?] W. Clark, Dubuque,
[Iowa], June [possibly Jan.] 30, 1871: haven’t heard from North: how was his
trip and will he travel again? Received a
charter from the city for fifty years to furnish water; “the mining interest
has not yet developed itself in such a way as to pay expenses.”
.414 letter from L.F. Judd, North & Judd
Manufacturing Co., New Britain, Conn., September 18, 1868, to Mrs. Jane H.
North: needs to talk to her about how to get control of the stock in "Mall
Iron Works."
.422 letter from O.B. North & Co.,
Manufacturers of Carriage and Saddlery Hardware and Malleable Iron Castings,
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 24, 1872, to Mrs. N. F.[?]. North: requests an endorsement of a note.
.397 printed letter, signed Joseph Ditto Co.,
New York, June 16, 1859: about several important improvements in Compound
Cement Roofing and the use of mica, sale of cement by the barrel for covering
vaults, cellar bottoms, cisterns, and prize quotations.
With hand-written P.S.
about price.
Folder 27: Estate papers related to Jedediah North (1789-1855) and J.& E. North: Bills and receipts
.347 receipt: Henry J. Bowers paid for setting
and sharpening shoes[?], December 1854.
Added in pencil: J.
& E. North’s bill, but original bill addressed to estate of Jedediah North
.348 receipt: Eli B. Kelsey paid by estate of Jedediah
North for wood provided January 5, 1854, and January 16, 1855.
.349 receipt: E. Brandigee paid in full for a
claim. September 29-Nov. 24, 1854, January 1-30, 1855. Payment received March 3, 1856.
.350 receipt: Wm. M. Smith paid for a black
walnut coffin [for Jedediah North], plate, cover, attendance with hearse,
February 3, 1855.
.387 bill from S. E. Case: for probate fees for
the period of March 1855-January 1856.
.351 receipt: William Bulkley paid for different
days of appraisal in April, June, October, and November 1855.
.353 memorandum of charges to account of Betsey
North [widow of Jedediah] with A. North, administrator of estate, with charges
for hay, plaster, boards, fowls, ashes, candles, hams, carrots, tallow, pork,
potatoes, lard, books, straw, and cash paid to Frederick and R. L. Espy, by
order of court, July 16, 1855.
.354 bill to Worthington Eccl. Society, for
subscription to repair of meeting house, October 31, 1854.
.355 receipt: S. C. Wilcox paid for work as
Comm.[commissioner?], October-November 1855; paid June 18, 1857
.356 receipt: Linus Cornwell, Berlin, November
7, 1855, paid for some iron work.
.382 bill from Josiah Wilcox, North Greenwich,
[no month] 18, 1855, addressed to "dear Brother," for appraising J.
North's estate
.383 letter from L. E. Case, New Britain, to
Alfred North, December 24, 1855: encloses copies of orders of family support in
cases of estates of Jedediah North and Lyman Wilcox, with lists of household
goods. [These copies no longer with
letter.]
endorsed on back: “order
for setting out household goods to Betsey North & Maria L. Wilcox.”
.358 receipted bill: S.S.& G.T. Batterson,
Berlin, paid for a gravestone for Jedediah North, May 27, 1856.
.359 receipted bill: Edward Wilcox and N.C.
Smith paid for setting out widow's dower, June 26, 1856.
.360 receipt for settlement of estate of Jed.
North, amount credited to E. North and charged to estate of A. North, signed F.M.
North, January 1857. Includes payments
made to Edward Wilcox.
.352 receipt: James Byrnes paid for amount due
from the firm J. & E. North, Berlin, June 18, 1857.
.361 receipted bill: Alfred North paid Day &
Clark, publishers of the Hartford Courant,
June 19, 1857.
[printed billhead:
Thomas M. Day and A.N. Clark were the principals of the firm.]
.362 receipt: Edmund North paid by A. North,
administrator of estate of Jed. North, at Berlin, June 20, 1857 for deeds, rent
of factory and cash to balance.
Edmund North received
half the mill property, half the barn and adjoining lot, and part of rent paid
by Roys & Wilcox for factory.
.363 receipt: Wm. M. Smith paid for taxes on
List of 1856.
[Printed form]
.364 receipt: William Bulkley paid by Alfred
North, administrator, for distributing estate of Jedediah North, Berlin, August
21, 1857.
[Jedediah North
died intestate and in debt.]
.365 probate notice, March 14, 1855: Judge Seth
E. Case appoints Alfred North to give notice to people who are interested in
the estate.
[printed form: Order
Distribution Executor – sold at the Courant Office]
.366 letter of administration for probation of
the Jedediah North Estate,
[printed form: Letter of
Administration, sold by Elihu Geer, Hartford]
[no
number] commissioner's notice to
appear at the court of Probate, Berlin, March 24, 1855: Judge Seth E. Case
appoints William Bulkley and Samuel C. Wilcox to examine and adjust claims of
creditors, with written notice attached, dated April 10, 1855
[printed form:
Appointment of Commissioners and Limitation of Claims, sold by Elihu Geer,
Hartford]
.367 Order for appointing appraisers, Berlin,
March 26, 1855: Judge Seth E. Case appoints William Bulkley and Josiah Wilcox
as appraisers
[printed form: Order
appointing appraisers, sold by Elihu Geer]
.371 inventory and appraisal of Estate of
Jedediah North, deceased. William Buckley, Joseph Wilcox, appraisers,
The thirteen page
inventory includes real estate (house, lots, manufactory, etc.), household
goods (apparently organized by room, although room names are not given),
finished tools, tools, toolbox, furniture, livestock, sleigh.
The stock and tools in
the manufactory made up the bulk of the estate, but only one-half of these
belonged to estate of Jedediah North.
.374 commissioners report on the estate of the
deceased Jedediah North, signed William Buckley and S.C. Wilcox,
Company debts,
individual liabilities, claim by James Byrnes for fulfillment of a contract,
schedule of Company debts of the late firm of J.& E. North.
.372 inventory of property of J.& E. North,
Tools, objects (mostly
iron and steel) in the forging shop, files in office.
.378 document pertaining to real estate, between
Middletown Savings Bank, State of Conn., and Alfred North, administrator of
estate.
[printed form]
.368 order of notice to settle Administration
account, Berlin, June 18, 1857. Endorsed
on back; “notice which was posted on sign post & taken off by me, July
3d/57, Alfred North.”
[printed form: Order of
notice to settle Administration account, sold by F. A. Brown, Hartford]
.379 order to sell real estate, Berlin, June 18,
1857. Includes description of real
estate to be sold.
[printed form: Order and
Return of Sale of Real Estate, sold by George B. Bassett & Co., New Haven]
.380 real estate transaction between Edmund
North and estate of Jedediah North, June 20, 1857.
[printed form: Warrantee
deed, sold by F. A. Brown, Hartford]
.369 copy of Return on Sale of Personal Property
signed by Alfred North, Administrator,
Statement of results of selling
North’s personal property, with list of private property which was not sold or
disposed of.
.381 probate record of settlement of Jed.
North's Estate,
[printed form:
Distribution, sold by G. B. Bassett & Co., New Haven]
.370 sketch of a distribution list sent to the
Probate Court for the District of Berlin,
Lists heirs and what
portion of the estate or what goods from the estate the administrator proposes
to give each heir.
.373 list of “personal property on hand for
distribution”: horse, carriage, wagon, garden tools, encyclopedia, watch, map
of Hartford Co., baskets. Unsigned and undated.
.375 copy of estate administrator’s accounts,
compiled by Alfred North, undated.
.376a-d
lists of liabilities account
due from J & E North, of which one half belongs to Estate of Jed. North. Undated;
perhaps compiled by William A. Mildrum.
.377a,b lists of debts to be
paid. Unsigned and undated.
[Caroline Sophia (Carrie) North
was married to Edward Griswold (circa 1840-1873). He was the son of Ozias Griswold (circa
1810-1858) and Sally Ann Rich. Various
letters give the names of other family members.]
.775 letter to Sarah [apparently Sally A.
Griswold] from Edward M. G[riswold], Plainville, July 25, 186[?]: Family news,
his bleeding spell, feeling better after having taken some salt and water;
Norman has come home; expect Martha to visit before she returns West.
.754 to brother Edward M. Griswold, from your
sister Martha H. Bird,
[Martha (Mattie) Bird
was a daughter of Ozias and Sarah A. Griswold, although she was later adopted
by Asahel and Anna Hooker. Martha was
born in Connecticut in 1835. Her husband
was Henry Norman Bird, a varnish dealer.
The Birds married in 1851.]
.720 to Mother from Norman [Griswold], New
Orleans, La. February 28, 1866: about sending her some money; his engagement to
Anna E. McChesney: "I am head over heels in love with her - she is from
one of the best families in the city ... they live in splendid style ... I do
not expect to get married for two or three years ..."
.769 letter to brother Edward from Norman H.
Griswold, New Iberia, La., January 14, 1870: family news, health and religious
thoughts.
[also mentions dead
sister Henrietta, and Frank and Arthur, who may be brothers; Libbie seems to be
Norman’s wife, found listed elsewhere as Anna E. McChesney.]
770 letter to dear brother Edward from his
sister[in-law] Anna G[riswold], New Iberia, La., January 15, 1870: about his
illness, Anna’s and daughter Delia’s cases of mumps, family news, prayers and
well wishes. Mentions Edward’s son
Eddie.
.771 letter to Edward Griswold, Esq. from
Benjamin F. Hewley[?], Bristol, April 25, 1870: about an insurance policy.
.724 to dear Mother from
.756 to dear brother [Edward Griswold] and
sister [sister-in-law Caroline S. North Griswold], from Mattie
[Bird],Cincinnati, December 22, 1870. family news and some religious
reflections; enclosing five dollars with Christmas and New Year's wishes.
Stationery has embossed
"B".
.757 to dear brother and sister [Edward Griswold
and his wife Caroline North], from Mattie [Bird], Cincinnati, February 7,
1871. letter about expressing sympathy;
enclosing ten dollars, "five dollars for your family and five dollars to
buy necessaries for mother".
Stationery has embossed
"B".
.637 to dear sister Carrie from your brother
Norman W. Griswold, New Orleans, April 17, 1871: a son was born April 12;
willing to give his share to support mother [mentions her children who should
be able to support her: Augusta, Mattie, Charlie, Frank, Arthur, and himself].
.772 letter to Uncle Edward from niece Irene,
Cin[cinnati], Ohio, June 26, 1872: about her illness of intermittent fever, her
birthday and a picnic invitation.
.638 to dear sister Carrie & brother Edward
from Libbie [McChesney Griswold], New Orleans, March 15, 1873: family news;
visit by the evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody, "for a week past we have had
Mr. D.L. Moody, the great evangelist, here, preaching in our church, he has
been talking especially to Christians and he has succeeded in waking us
up a little ...".
.773 letter to Edward from his brother Norman, New
Orleans, La. April 6, 1873: religious reflections, family news, and the
difficulty of making a living.
[The woman Norman calls
Libbie appears to be his wife, although he married Anna E. McChesney. Norman mentions children Daisy, age 5 ½ and
Harry, age 2. The 1870 census lists
daughter Delia, age 3, and this age corresponds with that of Daisy.]
.758 to dear brother and sister [Edward and
Caroline North Griswold] from Norman W.,
.774 letter to Edward from brother Norman W.
Griswold, New Orleans, La., July 22, 1873: More family news, good wishes and
prayers for recovery of his health. Daughter Daisy is in Texas with her grandmother
Mrs. McChesney.
.759 to dear brother and sister [Edward Griswold
and his wife Caroline North], from Mattie, Cincinnati, August 29, 1873. expressing sympathy and being distressed
because of Edward's suffering.
Stationery has embossed
"B".
.641 to dear sister Carrie from
Folder 30: Personal letters addressed to Caroline S.
North, (b.
.437 to Caroline from your friend [perhaps
cousin] Jane [Bridgham], June 5, 1849: about a new schoolhouse, celebration of
May Day with the girls; give love to Grandma.
The small envelope
addressed to Miss C.S. North may have held this letter.
.438 to Carrie from your friend Jane [Bridgham],
Norwich, April 2, 1850: about Miss Bradford’s school and its curriculum,
entering the Baptist Sabbath School and prayer meetings.
On the same sheet of
paper: to Augusta from sister S. B. Bridgham, no date but about April 2, 1850:
commenting about Jane's entering the Baptist Sabbath School with permission of
her father, recently moved; also mentions S. E. and Emily.
.441 to dear Carrie from friend Susan, New
London, August 6, 1852: Frederick’s recent visit; enjoyed her visit to Berlin;
about wanting to read more books; will you please send my undersleeves, which I
left at your house?
.646 to dear Carrie from Jennie, New London,
Aug. 20, [1852]: about her upcoming
birthday and feeling quite old, having reached the age of seventeen, and
personal news. Susan sends thanks for returning
her undersleeves.
.517 to dear sister Caroline from Fred, Lovejoys
Hotel, New York, Oct. 1, no year [possibly 1852]. He and Norris met Bos Edmund [the Norths
called their uncle Edmund North “Bos” rather than “Uncle”] and took cars to New
Haven and then by steamboat to New York, where “I couldn't get to sleep so
easy. The bed bugs were so thick that I didn't sleep…." Describing their
activity in New York: Brady Daguerrian Gallery, Battery Park, Trinity Church,
the museum [probably Barnum’s American Museum] )(where they "saw a house
full of curiosities" and the play ”Orphan’s Dream”), and Metropolitan Hall
(where heard Madame Sontag sing and Alfred Juell play piano). Hoped for a good
night's sleep in the Hotel "but the bed bugs bit worse than on the
Steamboat". Saw Uncle Julius and
Warner, the High Bridge, Greenwood Cemetery.
.442 to dear Carrie from friend Susan, New
London, November 2, 1852: about being now in school, taking singing lessons,
hope to secure a piano for the school; family news.
.466 to dear Miss North from Julie S. Fuller, Mount
Holyoke, June 4, 1854: about being married now, and other personal news.
.444 to Callie from Julie S., no place, January
2, 1853: sickness in Berlin and death of a person [not named] there; meetings
of the “Ladies’ Benevolent Sewing Society of East Berlin” and a book naming its
members; having received a "'rocco" needle book; looking at Wed’s and
Callie’s daguerreotypes; visiting the Kensington Mountain; a new telescope for
the Seminary; it is Fast Day; war has commenced between Turkey and Russia.
.443b
envelope addressed to Miss Carrie S.
North, East Berlin, Conn. Postmarked South
Hadley, Mass., Jan. 3, and despite the accession number probably goes with .444
rather than .443.
.445 to Carrie from Susan, New London, March 29,
1853: about school attendance (hopes to switch schools, mentions subjects);
going to John B. Gary’s temperance lecture; a German ball; waiting for canary
birds to hatch; greetings from Jane and love from Lizzie to Augusta.
.446 to Carrie from Jane Eliza, New London,
April 20, 1853: about weather, family news, and the construction of a new hotel
in Norwich, four stories high and to be named the Norwich House.
.449 to Carrie from Sue, New London, June 27 and
July 6, 1853: about the warm weather, and consequent early dismissal of school;
temperatures at 104 and 120 degrees; regrets not having permission to install a
swing in the garden: "it would be a dreadful thing but I do not think it
any worse than other things"; boat excursions from New London to Newport
and Sag Harbor over the 4th of July.
.450 to Callie [Miss Caroline S. North] from
Nannie, East Berlin, July 3, 1853: Religious reflections; mentions Norris.
.451 to Carrie from niece Jennie, New London,
July 14, 1853: some religious thoughts; fireworks on Fourth of July; “the old
settlers here are opposed to celebrations”; school terms soon being over and
its upcoming vacation till the 16th of September, and family news.
.452 to Carrie from Julie, Holyoke Seminary,
October 13, 1853: household chores, family news, church attendance, school and
her teacher Sarah Start, listening to a concert.
.453 to Carrie from niece Jennie, New London,
November 20, 1853: family news, attending school, about a robbery in father's
store and the unfinished court trial in Norwich, wishing to spend Thanksgiving
together in Berlin, and a fire at the former Methodist Church that had been
used as a piano manufactory.
.443 to Callie from cousin Julie, South Hadley
Female Seminary, [no month or date but probably December,] 1853: family news,
death of Bulkley and Mrs. Love’s baby stricken with the croup. Mentions Wed Dowd’s school. Christmas and New Year's preparations,
lamenting that “we poor girls of the Holyoke Nursery have nothing to look
forward to but study”; description of the household chores, and regret of no
leftovers of chicken, cranberry pies, doughnuts,
[Although this letter is
clearly dated 1853, the mention of Christmas would seem to mean it was written
in December. However, comparing this
with .444 would indicate that .443 was written in Dec. 1852, not 1853.]
.454a to my own dear Callie from [unsigned, but
probably Julie S.], no place [but from the Seminary], no date [but 1853
pencilled in, probably spring]: school activities and passed examinations, writing about a trip to the
mineral springs and bringing back some of the water; went through a miserable
neighborhood of Irish; trip to Easthampton; [letter unfinished or a page
missing; see note on .454b, May 26, 1854]
[no
number] stray envelope addressed to
Miss Carline S. North, East Berlin, Ct. or Conn., post mark begins with the
word South, but rest is missing, as is part of date.
.455 to Callie from Jennie, New London, January
15, 1854: chatter about weather, church- going and the sermons, a dreadful
shipwreck with a great number of passengers and soldiers from Fort Trumbull.
With small envelope
addressed to Caroline S. North, East Berlin, Conn., postmarked New London,
Conn., Jan. 17
.456 to dear Carrie from [not signed, but from
cousin Julie,] Holyoke Seminary, February 14, 1854: exchange of family news,
domestic work consisting mainly of peeling potatoes and other household chores,
description of her surroundings.
.457 to dear Cal [Callie S. North] at Uncle
[illegible] from Julie, February 22, 1854: .short note about not having
received any letters; a funeral passed by; many at school are ill
Stationery with embossed
seal: Mt. Holyoke Female Sem’y, So.
.458 to dear Carrie [Miss Caroline S. North care
of Nancy A. Dowd] from cousin Susan, February 24, 1854: personal news,
including that she is thinking about going west as a teacher
Laid inside: a note
addressed to Lina, from Judas[?], Berlin, May 13, 1852: are you going to the
society meeting this afternoon? When are
we going to collect for the library? has a new calico dress.
.459 to Caroline from Julie, March 2, 1854:
family news; typhoid fever, measles and smallpox in the area; having finally
received the mahogany tables with four legs and a drawer, and books she read.
.460 to Carrie from Julie, Quaker Ridge, March
5, 1854: about teaching school; visited Laura’s school; and personal news.
with, small envelope
addressed to Miss Carrie North, East Berlin, Ct., and return address of No.
Greenwich, Ct., Mar. 7.
.461 to dear Cally [ Miss Carrie care of Lady
Helen] from Julie Sophia North, Jr., Hospital Row, March 15, 1854: has not
received any letters, afraid the cause might be an illness; many cases of typhoid fever and measles in the
area and spreading on to Northampton; begging for some news.
.462 to dear Caroline Sophia from Julie, Mount
Holyoke Female Seminary, March 15, 1854: finally received some letters;
personal and family news; wind storm and breakage of some window panes; Hattie
returned to school and is taking music lessons; writing about food, living on
doughnuts and Sunday cake.
.464 to Cally from Julie, no. 93 Hospital Row,
March 29, 1854: personal news, an upcoming wedding, the sickness in the area
and its death toll.
[part of letter is faded
and difficult to read]
.465 to Carrie from Jennie, Norwich, April 13,
1854: personal news; visit to Mystic; prefers Norwich over New London [ink is
faded]
.454b incomplete letter [to Carrie] from J [Julie,
Female Seminary,] Friday, May 25 [sic,
i.e. May 26, 1854]. watching an eclipse
through a smoked glass.
[A solar eclipse
occurred on May 26, 1854, and was visible in Massachusetts. If this sheet concludes the letter in .454a,
then the proper year for that should be 1854.]
.466 to my dear Miss North from Julie S. Fuller,
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, June 4, 1854: personal news.
.467 to Cally from [unsigned but from Julie], Holyoke Seminary, June 10, 1854: about school,
personal chit-chat, gossiping about the separation of Jedediah Wilcox and his
wife Clarissa, uncle Norris getting married; went to dentist
.468 to dearest Carrie from Jennie, Norwich,
July 8, 1854: personal news, going to a meeting, attending a funeral.
Laid inside letter:
textile label (no brand or factory name, just a picture)
.469 to Carrie from Julie, My room [at Mount
Holyoke Seminary], July 17, 1854: about the burning down of the Roys &
Wilcox factory, family news.
.515 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Norwich, Sept.
13, [1854 – added in pencil]: announcing their upcoming arrival.
.470 to Caroline from cousin Norris, no place,
September 3, 1854: family news, scarcity of flour since the stream was too low
for grinding any grain, waiting for the rain to come, and living mostly on
potatoes.
.471 to Caroline from cousin Julie Sophia, North
Greenwich, September 31, 1854: personal news; about having one of the best boarding
places and schools; feeling lonely and wishing for some company; school
activities: marking her scholars both for conduct and lessons; gossips about
Emily Downs and Joseph getting married; many Quakers attending the school.
.472 to sister Cally from Augusta, Baltimore,
October 7, 1854: long letter containing family and personal news,
.473 to sister Caroline from Augusta, Baltimore,
October 9, 1854: personal plans for the winter, her sewing, Bible class, a
nearby fire, some gardening.
.474 to Carrie from niece Emily, Mystic Bridge,
[Conn.], October 20, 1854: about her father's marriage to Elizabeth Spencer of
Newport and watching a ship sailing on the river, going to New York.
.475 to Callie from brother Wed [brother-in-law
Wed Dowd], Baltimore, October 21, 1854: family news, looking for a position as
governess for his wife, and a large fire with damages up to $53,000 dollars.
On last page: letter
from Augusta to Mother: misses home but time is passing
.476 to cousin Caroline from W.L. North, Elmira,
October 22, 1854.: chit-chat about daily events. Went for a walk with Olive.
.477 to Carrie from Julie, North Greenwich,
October 25, 1854: misses companionship of the same age, her teaching and family
news.
.478 to Carrie from Jennie, Mystic Bridge,
November 7, 1854: family news, sewing activities, watching the launch of two
ships, and about the location where they live. [last page of letter is crossed]
.479 to sister Callie from Augusta, Mansion
House, [Baltimore,] November 27, 1854: mostly about sewing, buying material,
and making a talma [a cape or cloak]. Will miss having Thanksgiving dinner with
the family.
.480 to Cally from Jeanie, Mystic Bridge,
December 4, 1854: family news, attending singing school, made merino and straw
bonnets and doing other sewing.
.481 to Carrie from Julie, North Greenwich,
December 14, 1854: personal news, bad weather and being unable to teach, some
comments about the behavior of the school children.
.482 to Carrie from Emily, Mystic Bridge,
December 15, 1854: commenced school and its curriculum.
.483 to Cally from your sister A. [Augusta North
Dowd], Baltimore, December 23 [and 25], 1854: family news, had a toothache,
made a saque and working on a dress, described Christmas celebration –
surprised at firecrackers.
.463 to Caro from Julie Sophia, Hol Semy
[Holyoke Seminary]. Tuesday before anniversary, 1854[?]: personal news, and a
school test.
.516 to Carrie from sister J. [Julie], [added in
pencil: N. Greenwich, 1854.]: personal and family news; lists what had for
Thanksgiving dinner, and describes a “miniature Uncle Tom’s Cabin in one of the
windows”; heard that Bulkley was expected to die
.484 to Carrie from [unsigned], Mystic Bridge,
January 6, 1855: sleighing, school, sewing, attending a funeral, family news.
.485 to Carrie from "Coz" Jule
[Julie], Mr. Meads, January 25, 1855: about the winter and sleighing, family
news, being free from chilblains, school.
.486a,b
to Callie from Jennie, Mystic Bridge, February 2, 1855: family news.
with envelope addressed
to Miss Caroline S. North,
.487 to cousin from Norris, Elmira, May 7, 1855:
the beauty of Spring, meeting his new mother, and the many calls "to see
the new bride"; has a canary; saw snake eat a bird
.488 to Carrie from "Coz" Julie, North
Greenwich, May 9, 1855: teaching in school, and personal news.
.489 to sister Callie from Fidelia, no place, May
11, 1855: personal news and sewing activities.
.448 to my dear sister Callie from Augusta,
Baltimore, May 23 [pencilled in: 1853, but more likely to be 1854 or
1855]. shopping for dress material and
sewing talk, and other personal news.
[Augusta married Wed
Dowd in 1854, and is married to him at the time this letter was written. Callie is not in East Berlin but away at
school.]
.496 to sister Callie from Augusta, personal
news and school.
.491 to sister C. from Augusta, Baltimore,
December 27, [1855 – added in pencil]: personal news and school, Christmas
presents, firecrackers, and the family.
.492 to sister Callie from Fidelia, West
Meriden, January 5, 1856: family news, at Mrs. Foster’s, sewing and a grand
ball, a sleighing party, wanting a kitten because of the many mice running
around.
.493 to sister Cally from FMN [Frederic Marius
North], At Home [East Berlin.Conn.], January 5, 1856: E. North & Co. sold
to Roys & Wilcox Co., buying all the finished work, the stock, and tools of
trade; paid in Roys & Wilcox Co. stock; gives reasons and financial details
of the deal.
.496 to sister Callie from Augusta, January 15,
1856: about the cold weather, the unheated school, and personal news.
.475 to Callie from Fidelia, [at home of Albert
Foster,] West Meriden, January 16, 1856: sewing, school, and personal news.
.497 to sister Caroline from Augusta, Baltimore,
February 4, 1856: about playing backgammon, school activities and her teaching;
personal and family news; the election of N.P. Banks of Mass. to be Speaker of
the House of Representatives and some comments about it.
.494
to sister C [who had written from
Baltimore] from Frederic Marius North, no place [but in Conn.], no date [1856
added in pencil, late summer]: personal news, sending his mother a Gold Dollar,
recommending a homeopathic doctor for his mother's treatment, raising
watermelons and corn; his difficulties in making ends meet; “All the old women
are going to Aunt Jemima’s or Aunt Miranda’s in Rocky Hill to a quilting.”
.499 to Miss Carrie from your friend Emma J.
Wilson, Baltimore, October 11, 1856: about school and Miss North, asking for a
daguerreotype picture.
.500 to Carrie from Jennie, Norwich, October 20,
1856: personal and family news.
.498 to Carrie from Julie, Holyoke Seminary,
October 29, 1856: about school, personal news, and attending a concert given by
Professor Johnson of Boston.
.501 to sister Callie from Fidelia, at home, November
26, 1856:personal and family news, daguerreotype picture takings, the sewing
society.
.502 to Carrie from Julie, Seminary, December 9,
1856: personal and family news, winter and sleighing; asks about Fidelia
North’s husband-to-be
.652 to Miss C. S. North from your brother
Frederic M. North, no place, no date [January 1857]: about the cold weather,
enough snow for good sleighing, fair on New Year’s Eve, some fund raising
through grab bag opportunity, visit of Charles F. Dowd, Harriet, and Nancy;
death of Roswell Moore [died Jan. 1, 1857]; and other personal news.
[Charles F. Dowd was
married Harriet Miriam North, daughter of Maria Miriam Wilcox and Edmund
North.]
.503 to my Carrie from your niece Jennie, Norwich
Town, January 31, 1857: personal news, school curriculum.
.504 to sister Carrie from Fidelia, East Berlin,
February 18, 1857: personal and family news, talking about settlement of [their
father’s] estate.
.505a-b to sister C. from F[rederick]
M[arius] North, at home, May 29-30, 1857: about not having worked in the shop
lately, instead making fences, making a bridge in the lane way, getting a small
piece of land ready for corn, and working in the garden. Family and some farm
news; wishing that Dea. North would commence settling the estate; wants mother
to see someone other than Dr. Brandegee (mother is walking with crutches)
.506a [to Carrie?] from [Frederick Marius] F.M.
North, [Conn., late fall, no year]: Aunt Harriet making and mending his
clothes, but doesn’t do such a good job; hasn’t gotten winter clothes yet; has
rented horse to George R. Andrus; selling hens and buying roosters;
Last page: headed
Wednesday morning the 23d, and begins “My dearest Mother”: had extra blanket on
bed and slept too warm; needs to practice writing and study bookkeeping
.507a-b to dear sister Carrie, [probably in
Baltimore, with their mother,] from Fred M. North, “my room,” September 21,
1857: about the newspapers Tribune, Family Guardian, and others; considering
renting the house for the winter; sold the horse; working at Mattabesett Works
.508 to sister C. from Frederick M. North. Esq.,
no place, October 6, 1857: about going to school meeting where those who care
want to vote down the proposition of having just one male teacher, and vote for
a tax increase to help support the school; but could instead attend talks by
missionaries or by Saxe; turned down the position of clerk of the caucus; James Bunce expecting to go to work in Meriden
with Orrin Welch on sewing machines, "Atwater Patent"; business quite
promising, with many on order.
.509 to Carrie from Coz. Julie, Holyoke
Seminary, October 14, 1857: school activities, personal news, about the changes
taking place in East Berlin in four years; foundry closed; "I saw the
daguerreotype of Norris' intended while I was home. She is not pretty but looks
smart."
.510 to Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
October 30, 1857: personal and family news.
Jennie and Fidelia were married about the same time
.511 to sister C from Frederic M. North, November
12, 1857: burnt an eye at the forge and so staying home; Roys & Wilcox
shutting down at end of the month, thus Frederic will be out of work; wishes he
could afford to go to mercantile school; Norris is teaching; wishing for a
better education, so that he too could earn some money by teaching.
.512 to Carrie from Julie Sophia, Holyoke
Seminary, November 29, 1857: about being homesick, celebration of Thanksgiving,
and the school curriculum.
.513 to sister Carrie from Fannie C. Booth, New
Britain, December 2, 1857: small talk; Libbie Squire has been sent to live with
a family in Salem, Mass.
.518,
.688 to Miss Caroline North in
Baltimore, MD, from brother Frederick, East Berlin, Ct. January 12-13, 1858: personal
news, especially about poor state of clothes; stockholder's meeting: all
dividends resulted in an oyster dinner "which Sam gave to them. He had
bought a gallon of oysters, I didn't feel very well and so didn't eat many ...
business prospects are very dull...." [section 2 is missing.] Section 3: Popcorn in garret has been stolen
by rats; information about Roys & Wilcox Co.; mentions books, Wed growing a
moustache; Chancey North is dead
Incomplete letter,
section 2 missing
.649a,b to sister C, and dear Mother from Frederic,
about Bible Christians, people being anti
or
pro slavery, Maine Law and anti-Maine Law, attending sermons at the Park St.
Church
and
[added
in pencil: Baltimore, but as he mentions Park Street and Old South Churches,
Fred is obviously in Boston, where he was in winter 1858]
[written
both sides on thin paper and difficult to read]
.519a-b to dear sister C. from your brother
Frederic, Boston, February 2, 1858: about his lodging and rent payments, food
prizes, school curriculum (bookkeeping, arithmetic, writing), and strolling
around Boston and looking at some of the great buildings like the Old South
Church, the Old State House, the Fanueil Hall, and the Boston Museum. "In
walking about I am reminded of Doesticks description of Boston, it was
something like this, that he should think that the men who took the job of
making cities, put all the odds and ends, the bits of alleys and lanes together
and made Boston. The streets were all Helter Skelter where I went
tonight."
.514 to dear sister Carrie from Fidelia M.
Booth, no place, no date [probably winter 1858]: personal and family news. Mentions Fred being in school in Boston
[which he was in the winter of 1858]
.520 to dear Coz. [Carrie] from Julie,
.521 to sister Carrie from brother[-in-law] Wm.
S. Booth, and one page written by her sister F [Fidelia], New Britain, March
10, 1858:, personal and family news, a rising religious interest in the area
"and there appears to be a general awakening through the whole place, we
have a union Prayer Meeting in which all of the four congregations take part,
Methodist, Baptist and the two Congregationals".
.522 to dear sister C. from Fred, East Berlin,
March 22, 1858: personal and family news, how to take care of mother and her
financial needs.
.523 to dear sister C from Fred M. North, [East
Berlin,] April 1, 1858: personal and local news. Also an envelope
.524a-b to dear sister C. from [Frederic], April
7, 1858: personal and family news, and the election of Buckingham by over 3000
votes.
.525 to dear sister C. from Frederic, [East
Berlin,] April 19, 1858: family news, school activities and a surplus of
teachers for the season, "the most important event concerning myself is
that I have a pair of new pantaloons." William A. North has been using Frederic’s
room to do some tailoring.
.526 to dear sister C. from F[rederic] M.
N[orth], East Berlin, April 21, 1858: about forwarding a Certificate of
Premiums paid on Father's Life Insurance Policy and some advise how to handle
it.
.527 to dear sister C. from F.M. North, April
26, 1858: family news.
.670 to dear teacher [Miss Carrie North] from
Josephine Turnbull, Baltimore, April 27, 1858: story of her cousin who invited
girls to a party without telling her mother ahead of time.
.671 to my dear teacher [Miss Carrie North?]
from Katie O. Wood, Baltimore, April 29, 1858: about gifts her cousin received
previous Christmas.
.528a-b to dear sister C. from Fred[eric], April
29, 1858: additional information about the insurance certificate and suggesting
using the money for needed house repairs; personal and family news; Mr.
.529 to dear sister C. from Frederic Marius
North, May 8, 1858: about how to get hold of the money, family news, garden
activities, and hoping that mother is staying off the medicine of
"Calomel". “It is ‘Lection’
with us…. Aunt Ann made some Lection Cake [election cake].”
.530 to dear Carrie from sister Jannie, New
Britain, May 10, 1858: about election week in New Britain and other personal
news.
.672 to teacher Miss Carrie North from Josephine
Turnbull, Baltimore, May 14, 1858: small talk, invitation to party
.673 to teacher Miss Carrie North, from Mary F.
Willis, Baltimore, May 14, 1858: answer to a letter and promise to learn and
study harder.
.546 to dear sister C. from F.M. North, Thursday
Evening, [May] 20, 1858: about missed garden activities due to rain; family and
personal news.
.531 to dear sister C. from Frederic, May 29,
1858: about garden activities and personal news.
.532 to dear sister C. from Frederic, June 8,
1858: personal and family news, leaving the Certificate of Premiums at
Middletown Bank to be forwarded to New York for payment of the money.
.533 to dear C. from Fred. M. North, June 21,
1858: ballgame between the married and unmarried men of New Britain attended by
some reporters from the Hartford daily paper, selling some eggs in the village
after the game, and more garden news.
.534 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
.674 to my dear teacher [Miss Carrie North] from
Annie B. Wood, Baltimore, July 13, 1858: about the breakup of the school and
feeling lonely. [mentions teachers Miss
Harriet Dowd and Mrs. Henry Dowd.]
.675 to beloved teacher [Miss Carrie North] from
Sallie Shurles, Baltimore, July 15, 1858: about missing her beloved teacher and
asking for a daguerreotype picture..
.540 to sister Carrie from Augusta, Baltimore,
July 15, 1858: personal news.
.676 to dear Miss Carrie from Lizzie Clarke,
Dover, Del., July 24, 1858: looking forward to going back to school next year
and small talk.
.677 to my dear Miss North from your scholar
Katie O. Wood, Baltimore, August 6, 1858: small talk, but mentions that Miss
North has been ill with chills and fever.
.678 to my dear Miss Carrie from your scholar
Annie Wood, Baltimore, August 6, 1858: about chills and fever, horseback rides
and trying to sell a horse. [mentions teachers Mrs. Henry and Miss Nannie]
.541 to dear sister C. from your sister Augusta,
Baltimore, August 19, 1858: family news and house cleaning.
.679 to Miss Carrie S. North, East Berlin,
Conn., from your dear little friend Annie Wood, Baltimore, August 27, 1858:
unhappy having not received a letter from Miss Nannie, wishing Miss Carrie to
come back and teach, strange story about a cat [?] being too bony to ride.
.536 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
September 7, 1858: small talk.
.535 to Carrie from Coz. Julie, Pine Meadow,
September 15, 1858: has view of Farmington River from window, but hears
machinery of cotton mill; a plane and rule factory employs many Irish and lower
class Americans; school and its pupils; turned 23 last week.
.680 to my dear teacher [Miss Carrie North] from
Annie B. Wood, Baltimore, September 18, 1858: school news, about books and
teachers, and the death of her horse due to gout in his toes.
.682 to my dear teacher, Miss North, present
[although she doesn’t seem to be], from Amanda Peirce, Baltimore, October 18,
1858: small talk, school activities and asking for her daguerreotype. Mentions teacher Mrs. Willis Dowd [Augusta
North Dowd] and Mr. Lefever’s [or
Lefevre] wedding, direct letters to Thomas Peirce
.681 to my dear teacher, Mrs. Henry Dowd, from
Amanda [Peirce], Baltimore, October 18, 1858. more school news, asking for
daguerreotype picture of her and Miss North.
.537a-c to
sister Carrie from her sister Augusta, Baltimore, October 19, 1858: about
wedding of Mr. Lefever, personal news, garden activities, visiting the Fort and
watching a drill.
.683 to dear Miss Carrie from your little friend
Louisa Cook, Baltimore, October 20, 1858: about studying hard in school, being
unhappy because having not received a medal card yet, remembering her kindness in
school and the strictness of Miss H. Dowd in comparison.
.538 to dear Carrie from niece Jennie, Mystic
River, October 24, 1858: a great fire destroyed $70,000 worth of property,
sewing winter clothes and quilting a comforter.
.684 to dear Miss Carrie from Josephine
Turnbull, Baltimore, October 26, 1858. about her vacation.
.553 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta, “school
room over kitchen,” no date [probably late fall; 1859 added in pencil, but it
is possibly from 1858]: personal news
and school activities; names the boys she is teaching; she and Nannie have
started painting pictures [describes them]; mention’s Mr. L’s upcoming
marriage.
[If Mr. L. is Mr.
Lefever, he married in October 1858. The
letter mentions that they expect Lizzie James to come soon. In acc. .542, it is reported that Lizzie has
recently arrived.]
.539 to dear Carrie from Susie [probably Susan
Penfield (Mrs. Henry) Dowd], Baltimore, November 6, 1858: school activities,
being treated with a ginger plaster for swelling of face, making picture frames
and taking painting lessons.
.542 to dear sister Carrie from [probably
Augusta; accession number was written on top of name], Baltimore, November 9,
1858: Susie's tooth ache being treated with a ginger plaster, painting a couple
of pictures, and the murder of a policeman.
.644 to cousin Carrie, signed Susie and Henry M.
Dowd, after Thanksgiving, [possibly 1858]: about Thanksgiving preparations,
playing backgammon and Blind Man’s Bluff; finished a bask [sic, i.e. basque].
[single page, first page
missing]
.547a to dear cousin Carrie from [unsigned but
seems to be from Susie P. Dowd; letter is incomplete], Baltimore, November 27,
1858: personal and family news; Hen added a note: ask Susie how she spells
basque? [This is probably in reference
to her spelling in .644.]
.547b this may be the end of .547a; it is signed
Susie; includes a small pattern for eyelet embroidery
.543a to dear cousin Carrie from Sisie [i.e.
Susie?], Baltimore, December 14, 1858: about a soiree taking place and having
to make a decision about what to wear, a marriage of Phoebe Peirce and the
reception (also lists some of the wedding presents); decisions about servants; family
news. [see also .669 for Phoebe’s
marriage]
.543b to dear cousin Carrie from [unknown, letter
incomplete, probably Sisie], Baltimore, December 28, 1858: Wed talking to
church session this morning; Augusta has been ill since the soiree; beautiful
Christmas gifts, and family news.
.544 to cousin Carrie from cousin Henry M. Dowd,
Baltimore, December 14, 1858: Short personal note. [on embossed stationery]
.545 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta, Baltimore,
December 15, 1858: having problems with servants, and some illnesses in the
family.
.547 to dear cousin Carrie from [Susie?] personal
news and sewing activities.
.761 to my own dear Friend [Miss Carrie North,]
from Annie B. Wood, Baltimore, December 7, 1858. wishing to see her once more in old
Baltimore: "I have got the blues so bad, I do not know what to do, if you
was only here to cheer me, I would give the world if I had it to
give." Gives news of other girls.
Decorated with an added
piece of scrap, reading “Constant I Trust”
.548 to dear sister Carrie from
.669 to dear teacher [probably Miss Carrie
North] from Amanda Peirce, Baltimore, January 1, 1858 [sic, i.e. 1859]: about Christmas gifts and marriage of Phoebe
Peirce. [see also .543a for Phoebe’s
marriage]
.549b
to dear sister Carrie from Augusta,
.551 to sister Carrie from Augusta, Baltimore,
January 10, 1859: personal news, backgammon playing and the very cold weather.
.550 to dear Carrie from cousin Susie, Baltimore,
January 19, 1859: about cold weather, sleigh rides, having not done much painting and other small
talk.
.552 to sister Carrie from Augusta, Baltimore,
February 7, 1859: school activities, personal news.
.554 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
February 7, 1859: about the previous Thanksgiving with the family and making
chicken pie for the first time, and Christmas. Liking their kerosene lamp "first
rate"; but feeling like a stranger: "nearly all Mystic are related to
each other they only have time to visit their own relatives"; talking
about the Longfellow's poem "Miles Standish" and the illustrations.
.555 to dear Carrie from cousin Susie,
.650 to sister Carrie from sister A [Augusta],
Baltimore, February 22, [1859]. personal and school news. Mentions Fred might
come to Balitmore.
.556a-b to dear Coz. Carrie from Julie, Pine
Meadow, February 28, 1859. personal news, playing checkers, winter pleasures
like sleighing, sliding and skating, studying phrenology.
.557 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
April 13, 1859. letter about the arrival of her baby [Carrie’s great nephew
Robert H. Murphy was born around mid-March].
.558a-b to sister Carrie from Augusta, Baltimore,
April 23-24, 1859. about hiring a new cook and kitchen activities, mother's
health and some garden activities; funeral of Bishop Dr. Johns, and some
medical problems in the family.
[Bishop Henry Van Dyke
Johns died April 22, 1859.]
.549 to sister Carrie from Fidelia, Monday,
.559 to dear sister C. from your brother Fred, [Baltimore],
May 13, 1859. writing about a visit to Augusta and Wed Dowd and some small
talk.
.560 to dear Coz. Carrie from Julie, Pine
Meadow, May 30, 1859. about school and the number of pupils, the town of
Farmington, its surroundings and its flowers, and family news.
.561a,
b to dear sister Carrie from
Frederic M. North, Baltimore, June 17, 1859.
about financial problems in the family, about himself and his work
(painting roofs and its paint), asking to be informed if Mr. Wilcox could make
out papers for his mother giving him power of attorney and the cost of it,
garden and farm activities.
.562 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
With postscript from
nephew GHM [George H. Murphy, Jennie’s husband]
.563 to dear sister Carrie from Frederic, [Baltimore,]
July 11, 1859. enjoying the news about
Henry’s baby, and other personal news, reading in the paper about another
ballgame in New Britain between the boys and the married men, and the cricket
club in the vicinity.
.564 to dear sister [Miss Carrie S. North] from
your brother Fred,
.565 to dear sister Carrie from Frederic M.
North,
.566 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
October 9, 1859. personal news, sewing a red dress for the baby.
.567 to dear sister C. from Fred M. North,
.568 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta,
.569 to dear aunt Carrie from your niece, Clara,
.570 to my dear Auntie from your niece, Clara, Mystic
River, January 26, 1860. thinking of her Aunt Carrie, having joined the sewing
society and family news.
.571 to my dear Carrie from Jennie,
.572 to my dear sister Carrie from Augusta, Baltimore,
April 4, [1860 – added in pencil, but as other 1860 letters are from Danbury,
the year may be incorrect]. small talk;
has new crumb cloth and has mats to protect carpets in other rooms; plans to
buy hoop skirt and bonnet.
.573 to dear sister Carrie from your brother
Fred [M. North],
.574 letter to dear Sister from Frederic M.
North, Baltimore, May 30, 1860.describing a visit to Washington: Capitol dome
and its paintings, House of Representatives, Senate Chamber, Patent Office, Willard
Hotel (saw the Japanese) and The White House. Mentions the senators and representatives he
heard speak.
.576 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.575 to dear Sister from Frederic,
.577 to dear Sister from Frederic M. North,
[The Democrats held a convention
in Baltimore on June 18, 1860. Senator
Stephen Douglas of Illinois was nominated as their candidate for president.]
.578 to dear sister Carrie from F[rederic] M.
N[orth], Calverton Hotel, [Baltimore,] July 2, 1860. about giving up the work of painting the
B&O R.R. depot roofs but taking on other paint jobs, and personal and
family news.
.579 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta, Danbury,
October 26, 1860. School, tests, and
personal news
.580 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta, Danbury,
November 19, 1860: about school and its attendance, a visit from Mr. Perry,
Secretary of State and Member of the Senate, looking for a school for his boys,
having never patronized public schools before. Some personal news and talk
about household chores.
.581 to dear sister Carrie from
.630 to dear Cousin Carrie from Susie, [pencilled
in: N. Granville, 1860s; “spring is coming”; possibly written from Baltimore,
early spring 1859]. small talk about
personal and family news
[The letter mentions Mr.
Lefevre, who lived in Baltimore, and mentions Fred coming, and mentions Lizzie
Clarke, who was a student in Baltimore.
So despite the penciled in “N. Granville,” where Susie did live for
awhile, it is almost certain that this letter was written from Baltimore in the
late 1850s.]
Folder
35: Personal letters addressed to Caroline S. North, 1861-1863
.582 to dear sister Carrie from
.583 to dear aunt Carrie from Emilie, Norwich
May 30, 1861. personal and family news.
.584 to dear sister Carrie from A [Augusta],
June 23, 1861. small talk, school.
.585a,b
to Carrie from J [Jennie B.
Murphy], Mystic River, June 24, 1861. about
family and personal news, household chores, the baby Robbie, many sicknesses in
the area like measles and scarlet fever.
.586 to Carrie from Jennie,
.587 to dear sister Carrie from
.588 to dear Auntie [Carrie] from Clara, Mystic
River, October 3, 1861. not feeling well
and wishing so much "to see my dear aunt Carrie" and other family
news.
.589 to dear aunt Carrie from Emily,
.590 my darling Auntie from Clara,
.648 to dear aunt Carrie from Clara, Norwich,
December 15, [1861?]. personal and
family news. Susie married Mr. Henney on Thanksgiving; mentions her millinery
business.
.591 to dear Aunt Carrie from Emily, January 1,
1862. New Year's Wishes.
.592 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara, Mystic,
January 12, 1862. personal and family
news.
.593 to dear sister Carrie from
.594 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.595 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.596 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.597 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta, [Danbury?],
October 5, 1862. personal and family
news and garden talk. Mentions Charles
[sounds like he was wounded in battle but was left on the field for over a day]
.598 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.599 to dear Carrie from Jennie, Mystic River,
November 9, 1862. read about William
North's death [in battle] in the paper; “we are just beginning to feel the
effects of the war ... I hope George will not be obliged to go ... I worry
about it so bad ... I wish there was no war ..." Hoping for a sewing machine but not able to
afford one at this time; child Carrie is not as strong as her brother was at
same age
.600a to sister Carrie from Augusta,
.600b to sister Carrie from
.601 to sister Carrie from Augusta, Danbury,
January 30, 1863. more details about the
hair and braiding it into bracelets and hoping to use the parents' hair
together for a pin, once the premium on gold will be less; some sewing and
garden information. Last page addressed to Clara with small talk.
.602 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.604 dear sister Carrie from Augusta, [Danbury,]
March 8, 1863. personal and family news,
a visit by the “Bohemian Glass Blowers” and details about their performance;
flowers.
.603 to dear Coz. Carrie from Julie,
.605 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.606 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta,
.607 to dear Carrie from Jennie,
.608 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara,
.609 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara,
.629 to dear Carrie from Susie P. Dowd, North
Granville, Sunday, December 20, [pencilled in: 1864-1866]. talk about marriages of Carrie (to Mr.
Griswold) and Uncle Fred at Christmas; hopes Mr. Griswold will be a good husband,
and other personal news.
[although someone
penciled in 1864-1866, Sunday, Dec. 20 occurred in 1863 and 1868. Because Frederic M. North married in 1865,
presumably this letter was written in 1863.
Carolina Sophia North did marry Mr. Griswold, but the date of their
marriage has not been found.]
.610 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara,
.611 to dear sister Carrie from
.612 to dear cousin Carrie from Susie,
.613 to dear sister Carrie from
.614 to dear Aunt Carrie from your niece, Clara,
.615 to dear Carrie from Augusta,
.616 to dear Sister Carrie from Augusta,
[Charles Dowd is head of
the seminary.]
.617 to dear Carrie from Susie, North Granville,
May 25, [no year, but probably 1864]. describing
where she lives and its surroundings and other family news.
.619a,b
to dear Aunt Carrie from Jennie
[Fenning, the girl adopted by Augusta and Wed Dowd], North Granville, September
1, 1864. personal and family news,
description of a trip and some garden talk.
.620 to aunt Carrie from Clara, Mystic River,
September 8, [1864 added in pencil].
some small talk about the baby, inquiring if people were drafted in
Berlin or if they all volunteered, and other family news.
.618 to dear Aunt Carrie from Jennie [Fenning
Dowd] with an added note from Augusta, North Granville, September 12,
1864. personal and family news and
school activities.
.621 to dear Carrie from Jennie Murphy, Mystic
River, September 25, 1864. about family
sicknesses and financial problems [due to high war prices]
.622 dear Carrie from Jennie B. Murphy,
.623 to dear sister Carrie from Augusta, North
Granville, January 31, 1865. about their
father being dead now for ten years; trouble with the servants and their
leaving after they were told what to do; heating the seminary by four furnaces
and eight stoves to keep the temperature at 75 degrees in the winter; fewer
Christmas gifts due to the hard times, and other family news.
.624 to dear sister Carrie from
.625 to dear Carrie from
.626 to dear sister Carrie from
.627 to sister Carrie from [name cut off, but
very likely from Frederic M. North], February 25, 1866. about Augusta's illness, a visit from Mr.
Rogers and family.
.628 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara,
[Clara’s grandmother Betsey
Bulkley North died on March 29, 1867.]
.631 to dear sister Callie from W. W. Dowd, North
[printed letterhead: North
Granville Ladies’ Seminary, with officers Charles F. Dowd, W. Wedworth Dowd,
and Henry M. Dowd.
.632 to dear Carrie from Jennie [Murphy], Brooklyn,
N.Y. October 25, 1868. note about staying in touch.
.633 to dear sister Carrie from Mattie H. Bird,
[Martha (Mattie) Bird was
a daughter of Ozias and Sarah A. Griswold, although she was later adopted by
Asahel and Anna Hooker. Martha was born
in Connecticut in 1835. Her husband was
Henry Norman Bird, a varnish dealer. The
Birds married in 1851.]
.634 to dear Carrie from Libbie Griswold, Moss
Side Plantation, St. Martinsvile, St. Martins Parish, La., May 29, 1870. about family and financial troubles, missing
going to Church and finding only Roman Catholic ones in the area, getting tired
of country life, and other personal and family news.
.635 to dear Carrie from E. E. Rich, 336 Asylum
Ave., no city, February 10, 1871. family news.
.636 to dear aunt Carrie from Clara, Mystic
.639 to dear Carrie from Jennie Murphy, Brooklyn,
NY, March 23, 1873: personal and family news.
.640 to dear sister Carrie from Emily,
[This Emily is
apparently Mrs. Frederic M. North.
Mentions her children Robbie and Gertie.]
.643 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara,
.642 to dear Aunt Carrie from Clara,
[hardly legible due to
fainted ink].
.654 to dear Cal from C., no date: short note;
small talk, but mentions that the factory has burned down and that cholera is
raging in the western states.
Addressed to Miss
Caroline S. North, care of Helen W. North, East Berlin, Conn.
.647 to dear Callie from Jennie, with postscript
signed Jane, [New London is penciled in], Monday, Sept. 5, no year: about a
visit and looking forward to it.
.651 to dear Callie from Fidelia, Tuesday, short
note, personal news.
.656 to dear Cousin Callie, [Baltimore,] from Cousin
Julie, no place, no date: about school activities. [Julie is a teacher.]
.645a
to my dear Carrie from Jane, New London,
July 12, no year: confirming an
invitation.
.655 to dear cousin Carrie from cousin Hen[?],
no place, no date: personal news. Mentions Susie several times [this might be
his wife, and possibly the letter is from Henry Dowd].
.653 to dear sister Carrie from Fidelia, no
place, no date [added in pencil: 60s]: family news. Mentions son Willie calling
for her. Not sure where Jennie and her
children could stay if they come to visit, as their mother is unwell and Fred
is out of work.
.447 to dear Carrie from Laura, at Mr. Beldin’s,
no date, short note about change of address.
Addressed to Miss Carrie
S. North,
.731 letter addressed to Miss Adeline North,
.732 to dear sister [in Norwich, perhaps
Clarissa,] from [missing page but perhaps Adeline], Berlin July 2, 1843. personal
and family news. Complaining about hot
weather.
.733 letter addressed to Miss Adeline North,
[letter written after
death of sister Clarissa North Bridgham on Sept. 5, 1843.]
.751 to dear brother [Frederic M. North,] from
Augusta, Baltimore, May 17, 1855. long
letter about sewing, gardening and plants, plans of a trip to Washington, a big
fire and news about the family and their health.
.440 to dearest Cousin [Fidelia] from Sarah,
Mount Holyoke Seminary, February 11, 1852.
Personal news; chimney fell on wood house, damaging roof, and letting in
rain, so wood is too damp to burn; faculty lectured the girls about the
foolishness of sending valentines; admires her section teacher.
.752 to dear brother from Caroline,
The letter has a note
added in pencil, apparently written by one of the teachers and addressed to
Caroline, advising her to more diligently apply herself to her studies.
.736 to dear sisters from Fidelia M., East
Berlin, November 24, 1856. family news
and plans for Thanksgiving.
.753 to dear brother W [Wed Dowd,] Baltimore, from
Frederic, East Berlin, April 2, 1857. about settling father’s estate, including
selling of some property; worries about mother's financial position and her
rheumatism; Dea North closing his business.
.737 to dear sister [not Augusta, possibly
Caroline,] from Fidelia[?], East Berlin, April 10, 1857. Fast Day; news about mother's illness.
[three pages are crossed
and therefore tricky to read]
.738 to dear sister [not Augusta, possibly
Caroline,] from Fidelia,
.739 to dear sister from Fidelia, New Britain,
October 15, 1857. family and personal
news, attending a course of reading "Kane's Expedition" [Elisha Kent
Kane]; “Hattie Booth got up a hard time surprise party” and surprised
Roxa.
.740 to dear sister from Fidelia, New Britain,
December 5, 1857. family and personal news
.741 to my dear sister from Fidelia, April 19,
1858. family and personal news, some talk about sewing activities.
.742a,b
to dear sister from Fidelia,
.735 to dear sister from Fidelia,
.743 to dear sister A [Augusta?] from Frederic,
.747 to dear mother and sister from Frederic M.,
.744 to dear Sister from Frederic,
.745a,b
to dear sister from Augusta,
.750 to dear sister [not Augusta,] from sister
Fidelia M., personal and family news. Mother not able to do any work because of
rheumatism. Made bread and commenced
quilting. Mentions starting a silk
dress.
.748 to dear sister [not Fidelia, as news of her
is mentioned in letter] from your brother Fred, about candidates for Normal
School selection and the examining committee; Nancy has taken a school in
Kensington.
[Embossed seal: logo of stationery
maker.]
.746 to darling pet-sister [Callie, who may be
at normal school,] from Augusta [North Dowd], Baltimore, June 12. Unseasonably cool in Baltimore and the picnic
was chilly. Hopes to be home before cherries
are gone; am being a substitute teacher; discusses styles of dresses; and other
personal news.
.749 to my dear sister from your sister Fidelia,
[New Britain]. Wanted to come for a
visit but Harriet has been ill and has had to help care for her [lists others
who are also giving care]; new plans for visiting; Saturday is her wash day;
awkward to bring hoops on train; went to Noah Stanley’s for Christmas dinner;
sewing plans; oleander in full bloom.
.658 incomplete letter, to [Caroline] from Julie
Sophie: mentions minister Mr. Love; write more often and “be a good and dutiful
child.”
.776 to dear Cousin, short note: please come to
prayer meeting tonight.
.790 to dear Friends at Home from your sister
Fidelia [North Booth]: personal news, especially about son Willie and new baby
daughter, and hoping that some "Election Cake" might be saved for
her. Mentions that O. B. North might
move his business to New Haven. [William
Booth might be working for this Mr. North, as Fidelia mentions moving there.]
[No date, but son Willie
is a little boy and Fidelia North Booth has just had a baby girl; presumably
this is Mary Augusta Booth, born in April 1863.]
.788 to dear Friends at Home from Augusta, Jan.
18. Not ready to come home because mat
is not yet finished. Mentions many
friends and family members, including Henry Dowd. Hope to hear Mr. Perkins’ talk about
Paris. Other news.
[Embossed seal: mark of stationery
maker]
.789 to dear Friends at Home from Augusta, Danbury,
May 14. About school opening (had 56
students); family news, including death of Walter Bulkley.
[note:
Walter H. Bulkley, a native of Berlin, Conn., died in New York City on May 10,
1862. This may be the death to which
Augusta refers.]
.791 to Cousin Augusta from your cousin Rox. Would like a rose slip. “I so most dreadfully want to go down to aunt
Betsy’s [illegible] ‘lection’….” Had
eight teeth extracted. “I have taken my
hands out of Election cake to scratch this….”
Laid inside letter:
piece of blue paper which is a pattern for something.
.785 to dear Friends, rest of the short note is
very difficult to read; the signature seems to be Adaline. C arrived safely. The children “take it for granted that they
must mind me. They now go to [the free]
school.” Invites them to come when it is
good for sleighing.
.256 to dear Mother, [from Fred?], short note
about some financial arrangements.
Mentions Wed [Dowd].
.725a
to dear Mother from your daughter,
Fidelia [Booth]. William was ill, but
went back to work and plans to go to union prayer meeting. Saw Hattie Dowd last week. Lester wants to go west. Other news of family and friends.
[Embossed seal for stationery maker:
Commercial P & P]
.726 to dear Mother from your own daughter
[Fidelia Booth]. Glad to hear mother is
better. Elisha has gone west and plans
to go to Iowa. Edward and Fannie intend
to teach this summer. I go to Deacon
Cornwall’s family often. Plans to join
South Church soon. More news of family
and friends. William bought me a pretty
plant stand; verbena is blooming well.
[Embossed
seal for stationery maker: Commercial P & P]
[Elisha may be William
Booth’s brother.]
.727 to my dear Mother from your daughter,
Fidelia [Booth], Fast Day. Misses receiving letters from Baltimore, but hears
news from C. F. Dowd. Family news.
[Embossed
seal for stationery maker: Commercial P & P]
.263 to dear Cousin [probably David North,
probably from Jedediah North], Berlin, June 5, 1829. have been without any news since April 1828;
saw the recipient’s father and brother Lemuel in Berlin; mentions David’s debt.
Endorsed on back: David
North, a copy; but the name Emily North is also written on the back.
Note: other letters from
David North are found in business correspondence
.271 to dear Cousin from David North, Delhi, [New
York,] December 1, 1834. about being ill
with bilious fever and probably having to work as a journeyman, sorry for not
sending any money,
Endorsed on back: from
David North, Jr.
.272 copy of a letter to dear Cousin David
North, [Delhi, N.Y.], from unknown person [probably Jedediah North], Berlin,
March 19, 1835. personal news and some
religious reflections. Mentions death of
Alden Savage, “who was for a number of years in our employment.}
Endorsed on back: copy
of letter, to David North, Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y.
.706 to the much respected Mother of my dearest
"E" [i.e. Betsey North, Berlin, Conn.,] from S.C. Churchill, Berlin,
April 26, 1840. A poem which begins
“Long shall these tears remembered be….”
Evidently written to celebrate his upcoming marriage to Emily North. [see also .274]
.274 side one: poem for Miss Emily North from
S.C. Churchill, Berlin, June 25, 1839; begins “Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is
vanity, and power a pageant….”
side two: poem dated
April 26, 1840, dedicated “To the mother of my dearest E”; slightly different
version from the poem in .706;
.345 to dear Friends from Emily and S.C.
Churchill [?],
addressed to Jedediah
North, Berlin, Conn.
.729 to my dear Parents & Friends, addressed
to Mr. Jedediah North, Berlin Hartford County, Conn.] from Emily [North
Churchill], Moravia, [New York], November 11, 1840. personal and family news, complaining about
not receiving any Connecticut newspapers.
Includes note about butter.
.730a,b
to my dear parents, sisters and
brothers from [Emily North Churchill], Massillon, Ohio December 24, 1840. personal and family news. Mentions taking canal boat from Moravia to
Buffalo.
[The first page is crossed;
probably a page is missing.]
.728 to dear Parents, Sisters & Brothers
from [Emily North Churchill], Coventry, [Summit County, Ohio,] January 14, 1840
[sic, means 1841]. personal and family
news. Samuel [her husband] gone on
business
.346 to my ever dear Friends [i.e. his family]
from your father Jedediah North,
addressed to Jedediah
North, Berlin, Ct.
.707 to my dear Mother [Betsey North,] from
Augusta,
.708 to my very dear Mother from Fidelia N.B., New
Britain, September 8, 1857. about having
learned from Mother Booth how to iron shirts, and other family, personal and
gardening news.
.709a-b;
.703 to dear Mother from Frederic [M.
North], East Berlin, October 2, 1857. personal
and family news, the hard times there [in East Berlin] and the very
discouraging business prospects, the discharge of half of the workmen at Roys
& Wilcox, and the possibility of shutting down some workshops when the winter
season comes; school distric news; Norris looking for a teaching job; harvest
of potatoes, pears, and apples (naming varieties)
[.703 is believed to be
the continuation of .709a-b and so is placed here]
.710 short note [to unknown person] from son Frederic
Boardman North, East Berlin, October 27, 1857. about hiring a school teacher for the winter
school. Death of widow Leonora
Belden. Road flooded at mill and might
not be able to run it today.
[This may be from
Frederic M. North, playing around with his middle name.]
.711 to my dear mother from your daughter,
Fidelia,
.712 to my dear Mother from your son, Frederic
M. North, December 21, 1857. being now
out of work at Roys & Wilcox, "I made out enough last quarter to pay
my board ... money comes very hard indeed from up here," some business
activities between uncle Levi and W.A. Mildrum and other financial discussions;
"have you read Buchanan's Message & Douglass speech on it, how do you
like Douglass - I wish you could go on to Washington to hear him ... I don't
think the President uses very good logic on Kansas affairs - I want the Tribune
very much next year but don't know as I shall have the money to spare for it
..." Future plans.
.713a-c
to my dear Mother from your son
Frederic, January 26, 1858. about
personal news and a visit to Fidelia, everyone depending right now upon William
and Elisha having gone West, his trip to Boston for six weeks or longer,
looking for a boarding home and a job, attending a meeting at the State House
of the Anti-Slavery Society and commenting about it.
.714a
to dear Mother from your son Frederic, Boston,
February 18, 1858. about having
commenced classes on bookkeeping: "I commenced on the Edition for Common
Schools and expect to finish that this afternoon when I shall exchange
for the Counting House Edition…. Last evening I went down to the Reading Room
of the Mercantile Library Association ..." and its description, being
quite impressed by the many daily newspapers: American, English, French and
German papers, as well as magazines; wants to visit the Free Public Library.
.715 to dear Mother from Fidelia M. Booth, New
Britain, March 10, 1858. personal and
family news.
.716 to dear Mother, [Baltimore,] from Frederic,
East Berlin, March 12, 1858. about
returning to East Berlin by the express without too many stops, reminisce about
his stay in Boston, the class on bookkeeping and more personal news.
.717a,
c to dear Mother] from your son
Frederic, having returned home and about letting the house, some personal and
family news. March 29, 1858.
With envelope addressed
to: Mrs. Betsey North,
.717b incomplete letter, probably to mother, from
Frederic, [Berlin, Conn.], no date but probably after March 12, 1858. Local news; hens laying well.
.718 to dear Mother from Frederic,
.719 to dear Mother from
.722 to Mrs. Betsey North, my dear Mother, from
W. W. [Wedworth] Dowd, As. Principal & Book-Keeper,
Printed letterhead
stationery: North Granville Ladies’ Seminary, North Granville, N.Y., listing
officers Charles F., W. Wedworth, and Henry W. Dowd.
.721 to my dear Daughter [not Augusta], from
your mother, Betsey North, Berlin, May 14, 1866. personal and family news.
.723 to Mrs. Betsey North, from W. W. [Wedworth]
Dowd, North Granville, NY. August 19, 1866. more about Augusta's illness and suffering.
Printed letterhead
stationery: North Granville Ladies’ Seminary, North Granville, N.Y., listing
officers Charles F., W. Wedworth, and Henry W. Dowd.
.763 to Fidelia from Sarah N., South Hadley,
December 1, 1851. about Thanksgiving; Lizzie Clark from the Sandwich Islands visited
her, "and she has been conversing in that language. It is quite amusing to
hear her".
.764 to Cousin Fidelia from Sarah, Holyoke
Seminary, November 30, 1853. personal news. Lack of furniture in her room,
which is in the new wing
.765 to Fidelia from Susan,
.766 to Fidelia from Jennie,
.767 to Cousin Fidelia from Harriette,
.686 to Brother Fred [M. North] from Augusta,
.687a-b to Cousin Fred from Norris C. North,
Xenia, [Ohio,] January 9, 1859. about
school and teaching, "people are here very dressy ... ladies dressed in
white, necks and shoulders all bare, trying, it seemed to me, to hasten
themselves to their graves as soon as possible", writing about the
difference of teaching in a city and country teaching, and that the Oberlin
people will give the fugitive slave law a trial in the courts of Lorain County,
some news of Mr. Roys’ new business in Cincinnati and of Roys & Wilcox:
"they have too much of their capital invested in real estate ... they need
it as a floating capital instead".
.689 to brother F [Fred] from William [Booth,] and to the folks at home from Fidelia, New
Britain, February 3, 1859. about selling
a wood lot, and some personal news.
.690 to brother Fred from Carrie, East Berlin,
May 9, 1859. personal and garden news.
.691a-b to brother Fred from Carrie, East
Berlin, May 16, 1859. personal, family
and garden news.
.691b is headed
“Wednesday morning” and could have been added to several different letters, but
has been placed here.
.694 to dear brother Fred from Carrie,
.692a-b to brother Fred from Carrie, June 13,
1859. about selling a kettle by weight
for money, twelve cents a pound, and other personal and garden news.
.692b may not be the
completion to this letter.
.693 to dear brother [Fred, probably in
Baltimore,] from Fidelia, New Britain, July 14, 1859. about the Fourth of July picnics and
fireworks, and other personal news.
.695 to dear brother Fred from Carrie, E[ast]
B[erlin],
.696 to dear brother Fred from
.697 to bro. F[red] from W. W. [Wedworth] Dowd, East
Berlin, October 4, 1859. money talk.
.698 to dear bro. Fred from W. W. [Wedworth]
Dowd, East Berlin, November 7, 1859. sending
some money, having found a job in a school in Westfield paying $40.00 a month,
and request for taking some legal actions in his behalf.
.699-ab to dear brother Fred from Augusta,
including a word from Mother Dowd, East Berlin, November 1, 1859. Personal and family news, need to pay balance
of rent so their goods can be returned to them; Wed looking for teaching
position; Henry is husking corn for a living, being paid one dollar a day.
With envelope addressed
to Mr. F.M. North, Baltimore, MD, with a three cent postage stamp
.700 to dear Bro. Fred from W. W. [Wedworth]
Dowd,
.701 to dear Uncle Fred from Jennie [Fenning,
the girl adopted by Augusta and Wed Dowd], North Granville, October 28,
1864. personal news; subjects in school
.702 to Mr. Frederic M. North, East Berlin,
Conn., from W. W. [Wedworth] Dowd, North
On letterhead stationery
of North Granville Ladies’ Seminary
.714b incomplete letter, no recipient, not signed,
but from the recipient’s brother Frederic M. North, no date, but probably circa
1856-1858. About his employment; the tin
tool makers have agreed on the price of tools and, that they are under Bonds
now to keep the agreement including some price quotations for certain tools;
have taken shares in Roys & Wilcox; and personal news, mentioning Mother
and Fidelia [with whom he is living], including description of the middle room.
.704
incomplete letter to a sister from
Fredric M. North, no place, no date. personal
and family news, including mention that one of the sisters was to be making a
trip to Virginia; not sure he will be given enough work to finance a possible
trip to New York for the May anniversaries; [mentions the agreement he
discussed in letter .714b]; Roys & Wilcox Co. plan to make patent horse
rakes, patent corn shellers, patent door springs, ladies garden hoes, and
trowels; Bos Edmund and the new dam
.705
to sister C, from Fredric M. North, no
place, no date. Includes a copy of his
letter to Wed Dowd, in which he chastised Wed for not sticking to agreement to
let mother have money from sale of land; also a story about letting Mr. Bell
into a house
.506b incomplete letter, [to Betsey North, perhaps
in Baltimore,] from son Frederic, no place, no date. About her financial arrangements, his need
for new clothes; greased the Bay State stove in the kitchen; had to sleep in
the barn one night when was locked out of the house where he was staying
.221b incomplete letter from Fred, probably in
Baltimore, no date but summer, circa 1858?
Mostly about doing some painting for Mr. Winan and getting sunburned.
.1000 incomplete letter, from Frederic [M. North,]
no place, Monday, Nov. 30, no year [but 1857].
worked with William Mead on an alphabetical catalogue for the S.S.
[Sunday School] Library; he and James Bunce might study arithmetic and
bookkeeping together; there might also be an astronomy class for which he could
use his planisphere and his map of the heavens; Rev. Mr. Love has resigned
.1001 incomplete letter, no recipient, no author,
no place, no date. About problems of
getting a seat in church and attending Methodist church instead; mentions
Fidelia
.760 Copy of a letter to brother and sister
Duncan, [from Jedediah North,] no date.
Young people interested in singing school; many people have died in the
area; Norris has gone to Petersburg, Va.; other news
[Jedediah North’s sister
Lucy married the Rev. Thomas W. Duncan in 1822, and they lived in Jasper,
Steuben County, New York and New Hampshire.]
.426 to Mr. and Mrs. North from Harriet A.
Stanley, Cleveland, October 23, [no year].
personal news. Mentions receipt of a package and travels of Mr. and Mrs.
Clark.
.
13 to Jedediah North, 2d, Berlin,
from cousin Linus North, religious thoughts. September 26, 1812.
.
78 to Jedediah and Betsey North,
Berlin, from Lucy North Duncan, Oswego, June 29, 1822; religious reflections.
added note from cousin,
Albert North, Fly-Creek, July 1, 1822. Requested
Orrin Becckley to send a set of tools for working tinware.
.
89 to
.
96 to Jedediah North, Berlin, from
your cousin, Seth Hart, Meredith, December 26, 1822. about working as an apprentice for him until
he reaches the age of 21 years, and thoughts about his education.
.122 to Jedediah North, Berlin, from his brother
Norris North, Petersburg, [Va.], January 26, 1823. personal news. “We sleep, work and eat all under one rough
[sic, i.e. roof].”
.216 to Jedediah North from his brother, Edmund
North,
.215 to Jedediah and Betsey North, Berlin, from
Lucy [North] and T.W. Duncan, Antrim, [probably N.H.], December 26 and 27,
1824. religious reflections and personal
news.
.221 to Jedediah North, Berlin, from your
brother, Edmund North, New York, January 16, 1825. about some business thoughts: working as a
journeyman, going into business for himself, or joining his brother's business,
and personal news.
.256 to Jedediah North, Berlin, from his
brother, Norris North, Hartwick, [New York], August 7, 1826. personal news, including recent marriage to
Mary Alyer; not sure what profession he will follow
.262 to Jedediah North from David North, Jr. Meredith,
April 26, 1828. personal news.
.659 to dear sister “Northie” from your “sister”
Fannie, Cromwell, [Conn.] August 15, 1855.
Misses her companionship very much, and misses school [which was in New
Britain]; not fond of anyone in Cromwell; might try to teach this winter
[The letter writer is
Frances Marsh Hutchinson; her surname is mentioned in .661. In the 1860 census: Fannie M. Hutchinson, age
21, school teacher, living in Cromwell with parents Dr. Ira and Lucintha Cone
Hutchinson. She married the Rev. Elijah
Clark Baldwin in 1862. In her letters,
she mentions her sister Eveline (born 1831); she also had a brother Augustus
(born 1836), and other siblings.
“Northie” is probably
Caroline Sophia North.]
.660 to dear “Northie” from your “sister” Fannie
[Frances Marsh Hutchinson], Cromwell, January 16, 1856. The family servant is sick so Fannie and
sister Eveline have to do a lot of the work; disappointed that not able to
return to school; sleighing party
.667 to dear sister Northie from Fannie [Frances
Marsh Hutchinson], N.W. District Cromwell, Monday, June 9, [1856]. About teaching; has only a few Irish
students, and they are clean; describes writing tickets [i.e. rewards of
merit]; asks Northie questions about her school and boarding; personal news.
.662 to dear Northie from your twin sister Fannie
[Frances Marsh Hutchinson], Cromwell, October 10, 1856. About attending the Institute and hearing a
lecture by Dr. Cornings and meeting interesting people there; attending reunion
at their old school in New Britain [the normal school in New Britain]; mentions
“Northie” teaching in Baltimore the upcoming winter; mentions portraits of Mr.
Barnard and Mr. Gallaudet, to hang either side of that of Mr. North; personal
news.
.661 to dear “Northie” from your “sin twister” Fannie
[Frances Marsh Hutchinson], Portland, [Connecticut, Saturday,] January 17, 1856
[sic, but really 1857]. about teaching
school in Portland; fire in house where she boards; enjoying singing school; news
of mutual friends.
.663a-b
to dear sister Northie from your “sister” Fannie [Frances Marsh Hutchinson], Portland,
[Conn.], March 16, 1857. personal, school and local news, including supposed
murder of Elizabeth Sage’s brother Charles.
.664a-b to dear Northie from Fannie [Frances
Marsh Hutchinson], New Britain, April 15, 1858.
religious thoughts, some school news, including the trimming of trees to
hold presents [this may have been at Christmas, as the trimming took place
sometime in the past]; am back in school in New Britain; lists courses and
textbooks.
.665 to Northie from Fannie [Frances Marsh
Hutchinson], Cromwell, Sept. 21, 1858. personal
news; mentions Northie going back to Baltimore
Note: faded ink.
.666 to Friend Northie from Fannie [Frances
Marsh Hutchinson], Bethel, December 24, 1858.
personal news, being ill with influenza and chicken pox; talks about her
school; mentions sister’s upcoming wedding.
.668 to dear sister Northie from sister Fannie
[Frances Marsh Hutchinson], Cromwell, Friday eve. [no date, but possibly
summer/early autumn of 1856, as she mentions going to anniversary, or reunion
at old school; see .662]. about not
feeling well, personal news, considering some teaching.
.413 to dear Oren from [difficult to read, Geo.
S. Cone?], August 18, 1868. Encloses
money; “my old coat is preserved for future service”; regards to Sarah and
Almina[?]
.415 to Brother Oren from J.H. North, Nantucket,
Mass. September 21, 1868. some questions
about an order to Mr. Judd and not wishing to travel to Boston to meet him; am
getting stronger.
.424 to dear brother Oren from your sister
Harriet, Beloit, [Wisconsin], May 16, 1879.
thanking him for some advice regarding the setting of a cameo, being
relieved of him not going to Europe this year; Mr. Mills a little better and
may go to Waukesha Springs; bundles for the fire sufferers, and personal news.
.425 Uncle Oren from Meroin[?], Cleveland, April
30, [no year]. has a leave of
absence of twenty days on Surgeons Certificate, and wishes to see the girls
[his daughters?], requesting to be
informed by telegraph as soon as they leave Hartford.
.786 to my dear Friends from Fidelia Booth,
[Lorey Bulkley (born
1788) was a brother of Betsey North and Clarissa Shipman. Uncle William is probably their brother
William Bulkley (1797-1878).]
.787 to dear Friends at Home from Augusta [Dowd],
Danbury, January 11, 1863. personal
news, checking the list of the wounded soldiers that died at Washington, and saw
name of E. S. Booth. Mentions high price
of cotton textiles.
[William S. Booth’s
brother Elisha Smith Booth, Jr., died in hospital in Washington, D.C., on Jan.
5, 1863.]
.762 to my very dear Friends from Lucy, Newington,
March 16, 1863. family news, events and
stories of the time, "Mrs. Chauncey Churchill went to Washington, got her
son discharged….” “Milton left Columbia
[South Carolina] jail the 7th of October arrived at Camp Parole, Annapolis,
Md., the 15.... He was very sick with
brain fever in prison…. They sent home a box with specimens while in jail done
with a jack knife, a file, and a wire....
These they sold to the guards to get salt or … food."
[Lucy’s identity is not
known. She mentions brothers Josiah and
John.
Abigail Smith Webster
was married to Chauncey Churchill. Their
son Edward Henry Churchill lived 1844-1920.
Milton, whose surname is
unknown, was part of a prisoner exchange.]
.792 to cousin Miss Jane E. North from [unknown
person], no date. short note in pencil, bottom
part torn off. “Ask Mrs. Booth if there is a deep plate there … with a blue
edge.”
.793 to Miss Jane E. North from Ulysses E. Gauge[?],
no date. asking the ladies of Worthington [Academy] to collect funds for a present
for Mr. Woodworth. Permission given by
Sophia Ellsworth and Sophia Goodrich to do this.
.794 to W.A. Ames,
.777 to Miss Abigail Brown, Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., from Eleazar H. Brown, Rehoboth, [Mass.], June 25, 1830. personal news, including hopes for factory
work.
.784 to Miss Adelia M. Viets,
[Adelia Mary, or Mary
Adelia Viets was born in 1819, the daughter of Abigail Eno and John Viets. In 1848, she married Edward H. Bowers. She died in 1908.
Oliver Starr St. John
was born in New York in 1814, the son of Lucinda Taylor and David St. John. He graduated from Amherst in 1838, studied
theology at East Windsor Theological Seminary, and became a minister. In 1841, he married Elizabeth Grizzell Bull;
after her death, he married Eleanor Bonney.
He died in 1887.]
.795 to Alanson Warren, New Britain, Conn. from [brother]
James Warren, Fall River, Mass., August 28, 1842. personal news and referring to the unsettled
state of the tariff question and his being out of employment. Uncle Abraham died and “Father has come over
to faith.” Mentions Almira.
[Alanson and James
Warren were the sons of Elie/Alice Tripp and Elnathan Warren. Alanson (1808-1862) was married to Almira
Woodruff. James was born in 1814.]
.796 to Alanson Warren, New Britain Conn., from
James Warren,
[Uncle Russell Warren
(1783-1860) was an architect who worked in primarily in Rhode Island and South
Carolina. He was noted for his mastery
of the Greek Revival style.]
.645b P.S. note, unsigned and undated, about
traveling to Berlin via boat and railway.
Folder
44-A: Shipman family letters
.273 to dear Sister Betsey North, from Clarissa
Shipman, Pike County, Ill. July 16-17, 1837, and to Cousin Jane, from Lucretia
Shipman, July 18, 1837.
To Betsey: about having
no Sabbath School and nearest church is 6 miles away: "we shall not have
any until we get a different set of people ... settlement of Eastern people in
Worcester ... they have flourishing Sabbath schools... they have a week day
school of about thirty scholars"; brother Lorey joined the temperance
society;
To Cousin Jane: have no
school within four miles of their residence, signing a pledge of the temperance
society.
Addressed to Mr.
Jedediah North, Berlin, Connecticut
[Lorey Bulkley (born
1788) was a brother of Betsey North and Clarissa Shipman.]
.290 to dear Sister Betsey North, from Clarissa
Shipman,
Addressed to Jedediah
North, Berlin, Hartford Co., Connecticut
.782a-b
incomplete letter, to dear
Uncle and Aunt [probably Jedediah and Betsey North] from W.C. Shipman, Lahainaluna,
Sandwich Islands, November 21, 1854.
travel narrative of a
voyage from Boston to the Sandwich Islands [Hawaii]. "We left
[William Cornelius
Shipman (1824-1861) was the son of Margaret Clarissa Bulkley and Reuben
Shipman. William married to Jane Stobie
in 1853, and they went as missionaries to the Sandwich Islands, where their
three children were born. William died
in 1861, and Jane was asked to remain in Hawaii and teach school. She did remarry and she died in Hawaii in
1904. Their son William Herbert Shipman
became a wealthy businessman in Hawaii and was instrumental in helping to
protect the nene, the Hawaiian geese.
William’s mother
Margaret Clarissa Bulkley Shipman was probably the sister of Betsey Bulkley
North. William’s parents and siblings
moved to Illinois by 1837. William’s
siblings included Mabel Lucretia, James Henry, Mary Jane, and Alfred Shipman.]
.783 incomplete letter to my dear Aunt [probably
Betsey North] from [W.C. Shipman],
Waiohinu Kau, S.I. [Sandwich Islands], January 24, 1856. waiting to hear from the family, Henry Penfield
wrote of Uncle North’s death; have changed their place of destination: "It
was simply the fact that this place at the present seemed more needy than the
one for which we started, there seems to be some doubt about sustaining the
Micronesian mission, with the exception of the Strong's Island ..." and a
description of their surroundings: "The last missionary died about a year
before we came here ... we feel ourselves almost entirely alone being not
nearer than four days travel from our nearest neighbor. Our nearest neighbors
are the mission of families at
Folder
44-B: Marsh family letters; Jared C. Smith family letters
[It
is not clear what relation these letters or letter writers have to the North
family.]
.734 to dear sister M. [sister-in-law Matilda
Marsh,] from Sylvia [Sadd Marsh], Austinburg, [Ohio,] November 13, 1847. personal news, religious reflection, and
small talk. Mentions Rhoda.
[A search of a genealogy
web site found Sylvia Marsh, age 35, born in Connecticut, living in Austinburg,
Ohio in 1850. She had a daughter Mary L,
age 6, and lived with George and Jane Sadd, ages 33 and 29.]
[Sylvia Sadd Marsh (1814-1874) was the
daughter of Lydia Merrill and Harvey Sadd.
Her first husband was Wolcott Paschal Marsh (1810-1845), and their
daughter was Mary Louise Marsh (1845-1858).
Sylvia was Wolcott’s second wife; by his first wife Mary Gilbert Munson
he had a son bearing his name. (This son
is mentioned in the letter.) Sylvia’s
brother George Sadd married Jane R. Strong.
Wolcott Paschal Marsh’s siblings were Archibald, Wyllis Goodwin, Henry,
and Matilda Goodwin Marsh; half siblings were Rhoda and Nelson Gilbert Marsh.]
.768 letter to "dear Son Edward"
[Marsh] from his father F. Marsh, Winchester, Ct., January 16, 1864: about
purchase of timber trees, religious thought and prayers. Catharine [Marsh Carrington] caught cold
after going to a soldier’s aid society meeting.
Mentions Edward’s children Wolcott and Miron; also mentions Cynthia and
Joseph.
[Frederick and Parnal
Merrill Marsh had a son Frederick Edward Marsh (1816-1895; first names also
listed as Edward Frederick), who married his cousin Matilda Goodwin Marsh (died
1860; daughter of Wyllis and Rhoda Goodwin Marsh). Matilda and Edward’s children were Edward
Wolcott (born 1845), Myron Goodwin (born 1847), and Frederick Wyllis (born
1853). Edward’s sister Catharine Marsh
Carrington returned to their father’s home after the death of her husband in
1843. Joseph may be the man who was the
brother to Catharine and Frederick Edward Marsh.]
.755 to dear Brother [Jared C. Smith Esq.,
Milton, Mass.] from your sister Lois, no place, no date. Feels she needs to learn more in order to be
a better school teacher; father wants her to go to Normal School in Westfield;
Mrs. Experience Smith of Granby may be sent to Worcester Insane Hospital; and
other news.
.780 to Miss Caroline B. Clapp from H. P. [or
B.] Hamun [? possibly Hannum], Streetsboro, [Ohio,] October 4, 1844. about his moving to Ohio: "we had
pleasant weather, and pleasant company but the nights on the canal boats were
not so pleasant ... if you have ever traveled on them, to have so many human
beings crammed in so small places, lying on shelves one above the other is not
only unpleasant but unhealthy ...", describing his new surroundings,
living in a log cabin, the religious societies and school facilities.
[Mr. Hamun/Hannum
apparently had been a school teacher in Massachusetts. See below for information about Caroline
Clapp.]
.781 to Miss Caroline Clapp,
[Caroline Burt Clapp
(1820-1887) married Jared C. Smith (1821-1867) on Oct. 22, 1845. Caroline Clapp was the daughter of Spencer
Clapp and Caroline Burt (1799-1851). She
had siblings Lewis and Eliza Ann.
The identity of Orris is
unknown.]
.685 to Caroline
(Mrs. Jared Smith), Springfield, Mass., from Orris, Norwich, August 18,
1846: can remember her every feature; hasn’t visited due to dental problems;
children still call her Miss Clapp
.439 to dear sister Caroline [Clapp Smith] from
Louisa H. Clark, Springfield, December 1, 1850: condolences on the death of
Caroline's mother, attending meetings of the Loving Society, Christmas
preparations, news about friends and family; church is now lit with gas and
warmed with hot air; mentions Henry, who seems to be Louisa’s husband. (Some of the remarks are addressed to Jared
Smith.)
.657 to dear sister Caroline from sister Emelia, [Easthampton, Mass.], no
date: family and personal news. Mentions
that someone has said that Caroline and the Smith girls do not get along.
[Letter probably sent to
Caroline Clapp (Mrs. Jared) Smith. It
was written by Emelia Smith Lyman (ca.1822-1907), the wife of Quartus P.
Lyman. They married in 1851 when he was 41
and she was 28. She was from Granby, and
he was a farmer in Easthampton, Mass.
Emelia was the daughter of Elisha and Nancy Goldthwaite Smith and was
the second wife of Quartus Lyman.]
Folder
45: School compositions by Adaline [Adeline] North
.804 “The last day of the year.” (Ends with “So
farewell 1840.”) Signed A. North.
.802 “Hope.”
Penciled in: September 1842.
.803 “Ambition.”
Penciled in: September 1842.
.800 “History of Washington.” Signed A.B. North. Penciled in: Oct. 1842
.801 “The Study of History.” Signed A. North. Penciled in: Oct. 1842
.799 Penciled in: Sermon preached by Mr. Childs,
October 1842.
.870 penciled in: Sermon preached by Rev. A.
Bond.
Endorsed on back:
Adaline North, Oct. 1842
.816 Pencilled in: Sermons preached by Reverend
Mr. Bond, November 12, 1842.
.798 “The Spirit of Revenge.” Penciled in: November 1842.
.797 [Admired Characters in History]. Signed
Adeline North.
.805 “Encouragement in our country to
intellectual effort and improvement.” Signed Adaline North. [note: the phrase “in our country is
repeated.”]
.806 “Imagination.”
.807 “History of the Saxons.”
.808 “Pleasures of usefulness.” Composition no. 1, A. North.
.810 “Love of Truth.”
.811 “Encouragement in this country to
intellectual effort and improvement.” Signed A.A.
.812 “Imagination.” Signed Adaline.
.813 “Character of Washington.” Signed Adaline North.
.814 “The proof that there is a God from the
light of Nature”.
.815 [Search of means for the expansion of the
intellect]. Signed Adaline North. .
.817 [Mountains]. Signed Adaline North.
.818 “War.” Signed Adeline.
.819 [Winter]. Signed A. North.
.820 “On Dueling.” Signed A. North, Berlin.
.821 “Benevolence.” Signed Adaline North.
.840 “The Sabbath.” Signed Fidelia M. North. May 18, 1848.
.828 “Description of a ramble.” Signed F. Maria North. May 24, 1848.
.827 Continued – “on human inventions.” Signed Fidelia M. North. July 18, 1848.
.839 “Hope.” Signed F. North. November 9, 1848.
.826 “Imagination.” Fidelia M. North.
.844 “Happiness.” Signed Fidelia. June 11, 1852.
.845 “Death.” Signed Fidelia.
.822 “Improvement of the mind.” Signed F.M. North.
.834 “The influence of kindness compared with
unkindness.” Fidelia North. August 21,
1852.
.823 “The wonders and beauties of nature.” Signed Fidelia M. North.
.824 “There were three men traveling in the
Western States.” Signed Fidelia North.
.832 “Babylon.” Signed Fidelia M. North. No 4th
.825 “The relation which invention of human arts
bear to the objects of religion.” Signed
Fidelia M. North. November 6, [?].
.833 “The wonders and beauties of nature.”
Signed Fidelia M. North. No 10th
With additions written
in pencil
.830 “Love of Truth.” Signed Fidelia North.
.835 “Imagination.” Signed Fidelia M. North.
.836 “Volcanoes.” Signed Fidelia M. North.
.837 “Hope.” Signed Fidelia M. North.
.841 “Benevolence.” Signed Fidelia M. North.
.842 “The Goodness of God.” Signed Fidelia M. North. No 8th
.843 “Hope.” Signed F[idelia] M. North.
.846 “Education.” Signed F.M. N.
.847 “Morning.” Signed F.M. North.
.848 “The Gold of California.” Signed F.M. North.
.849 “One morning in Winter.” Signed F.M. North. Composition no 4th
.868 “The Peacock.” Signed Maria North.
.838 “Happiness.” Unsigned,
.829 “The Ball Room.” Fidelia M. North, No 3d
.831 verses from the Book of John [here spelled
Jhon], unsigned, undated
.879 Poem, beginning “Tis painof happiness to
dream….” Sent to Miss Fidelia M. North from cousin Harrie [possibly Carrie], no
date.
.853 “What is true greatness?” Signed Jane E. North. No. 2d, November 1840.
.857 “The proof of a God from the works of
nature.” Signed Jane North.
.854 “Daniel was of the tribe of Judah.” Signed Jane [E. North]
.856 “The moon is a satellite to the earth.” Signed Jane E. North.
.851 “Innocency - the softest pillow.” Signed J.E. North.
.855 “Revenge.” Signed J.E. North. June 2, 1841.
.860 “Morning.” Signed J.E. North. June 17, 1841.
.852 “Does civilization increase happiness?” Signed J.E. North. No 4th, June[?] 1, 1841.
.850 “Benevolence.” Signed Jane E. North.
.858 “Benevolence.” Signed Jane E. North.
.859 “Advantages of the season of winter.”
Signed Jane E. North.
Folder
48: School compositions and poems: Augusta and unidentified.
.809 “Does civilization increase
happiness?” Signed
.877 Composition about flowers, signed on back
Augusta A.
.878 Sermon preached by Mr. Bond, October 1842.
.880 Poem: “Why is my spirit sad?”, April 4,
1836.
Written on what was the
inside cover of a book, but the cover is now removed. A textile label is also glued inside the
cover, with figure for yardage but no brand name.
.861 Poem, beginning “How poor are earth’s most [illegible]/ How short, how fleeting all its dreams….” Signed Samuel
.862 Poem, beginning “It is ended – all is
over/Lo the weeping mourners come.”
.863 Poem or hymn: “The Christian's Hope,”
beginning “Hail, sweetest, dearest tie that binds/ Our glowing hearts in one”
.436b Valentine
poem, beginning “Oh my sweet and lovely girl…,” and ending “To prove to you a
true Valentine,” signed “yours forever”
.436c Valentine
poem, beginning “I miss thy smile of quiet mirth…,” signed your Valentine, East
Berlin [February] 14th [18]53.
.864,
.875 apparently pages from a diary
kept to record religious thoughts; the first date appears to be March [faded],
1841.
Both pages may not have
been kept by the same person
.875 [Spiritual composition]
.865 composition: “Industry.”
.866 composition: “Luxury.”
.867 story: “A Shipwreck.”
.869 composition: Written for the Gem.
“Improvement of time”
.871 composition: “Christian Persecution.”
.872 composition: [“The southern states”]
.873 composition: [“The advantages of Winter”]
.874 poem: “The Pen,” which begins “In war what
science or in peace what art….”
.876 poem, beginning “Samuel has gone and left
me alone…”
.881 Mathematical exercises: from Emerson’s
Arithmetic, numbers 117-124
.882 Mathematical exercises, problems involving
yards of textiles, travel distances, etc.
.883 Mathematical exercises, from page 132:
problems 6-17 [not in order]
.436a
Poem, “Principle put to the Test,” beginning
“A youngster at school, more sedate than the rest…,” also a passage from Byron
beginning “Time that is past, thou never canst recall…”
written on back of a
printed page: "
.435 "Historical Library Hartford, Conn.,
the following record is found here. Levi North. Private in Capt. Edward Eels
Co. of the 7th Conn. 3d Battalion, Levi North Pensioner 1832 residing in Berlin
Hartford Co. Conn."
Ph1296 J. & E. North Ledger No. 2,
1845-1857, with name index
[obtained from the Connecticut
State Library.]
Ph1292.1 Receipt book of Jedediah North,
1820-1822
Records
receipt of currency bills, but rarely mentions what is being paid for; the
bills were from a wide variety of banks
[obtained from the Connecticut State Library.]
[obtained from the Connecticut State Library.]
Ph1292.2 from
John P. Fellows,
Ph1292.3 from Joseph I. Parker,
Ph1292.4 from Wm Werner, Charleston, SC,
December 3, 1821, has not received the tools he ordered, for which he had sent
a bank draft
Ph1292.5 from Selden Yale, Wallingford, Conn.,
June 6, 1822, about not yet receiving an order that was to be sent to Ammi
Williams in Richmond
Ph1292.6 from Charter & Williams, Richmond,
Va., August 9, 1822, about the same order that Selden Yale wrote about in the
letter above
Ph1292.7 Burrage Yale, South Reading, October
18, 1822, about not receiving tools he had ordered
Ph1292.8 from Rice & Miller, Worcester,
Mass.,
Ph1292.9 from Isaac Manchester, Troy, NY,
December 23, 1822, planning to come for the tools ordered by E. Cobb and by
Manchester & Humphrey in February, mentions Mr. Fellow’s tools were not
hardened properly
Ph1292.10 from Samuel W. Lee,
Ph1292.11 from Hiram Weller, Pittsfield, March 11,
1823, ordering tools that he wants to have by April 1
Ph1292.12 from Amos M. Mead,
Ph1292.13 from Linus North, Palmyra, NY, August 27,
1822, ordering various tools, including drawings of what needed (harp punch,
teapot punch); also some family news; cousin David North is working with him;
other cousins living with him; and religious views
Ph1292.14 from Wm. H. Pratt,
Ph1292.15 from William Pratt, Granby, Conn.,
Ph1292.16 from Wm Austin, Albany, September 16,
1824, asking that the tools he ordered be sent as soon as possible
Ph1292.17 from A. Filley,
Ph1292.19 from Edward Drew, New York, October 11,
1824, ordering the listed tools
Ph1292.21 from Edward Drew, New York, November 2,
1824, awaiting an order of tools, and ordering some more
Ph1292.18 from Edward Drew, New York, December 2,
1824, about an order of tools
Ph1292.22 from John Badger, Portsmouth, January 9,
1825, tools received and am enclosing payment
Ph1292.23 from Benj. F. Cloys, Charleston(?),
Ph1292.24 from Samuel E. Hamblen(?),
Ph1292.25 from Rice & Miller, Worcester, July
18, 1825, tools received and payment is on its way
Ph1292.26 from Samuel(?) Boyd for James Boyd,
[obtained from the Connecticut State Library.]
Ph1292.20 to dear Brother [Jedediah North], from
Ph1292.27 to dear Cousin [Jedediah North], from
David North, Meredith, August 25, 1825, has been too ill to work and can’t pay
what he owes right now, hopes to set up in business this fall, needs to hear
from Jedediah about some land [see also .195, in folder 20]
Ph1292.28 to Father [Jedediah North], from Emily
[North Churchill], Coventry, [Ohio], February 20, 1841, about poor state of the
economy and selling clocks
Ph1292.31 to dear Parents and friends [the family
of Jedediah North], from Samuel [Churchill], Coventry, August 18, 1841,
reporting death of Emily on the previous evening
Ph1292.29 to Parents [-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Jedediah North], from S. C. Churchill, Clarion,
Ph1292.30 to Mr. and Mrs. Jedediah North, “Dear
Parents,” from Charlotte Churchill, Bernadotte, Fulton County, Ill., March 19,
1845, about the deaths of four of their daughters [Clarissa, Emily, Jane, and
Adaline], whom Charlotte loved as sisters; Charlotte teaching school [letter
very religious]
Microfilm records:
Mic. 1555 Letterbook, 1848-1849, J. & E. North Co.
Daybook, 1818-1820,
Jedediah North
Account book, 1816-1817,
Jedediah North
Daybook, 1820-1822,
Jedediah North
Account book, 1814-1828,
Jedediah North
Account book, 1851-1855,
J. & E. North
Mic.
1555, part II Letterbook,
1848-1849, J. & E. North Co. [poor copy]
[includes
name index at beginning of volume]
Mic.
1556 Letterbook, 1856-1857, E.
North, with some letters by Frederic M. North, 1868
Mic.
2438-2440 original materials in
this collection
Index to acc.
54.93.13-.883, part of
Note: after this
index was compiled, the descriptions of the materials in the collection was
updated, in some cases leading to changes in spellings of names. However, the index has NOT been updated.
Adams,
Ezra (Genl.) .259
Adams,
Lyman .223
Alderman,
Truman .244
Allen,
Claudius .75, .80
Alyen,
Mercy .256
American
Patroit .374, .376b
Andrews
.211
Andrews
(of
Andrews,
E. A. .374, .376b
Andrews,
Jesse .167
Andrus,
S., & Son .389, .390
Arnold,
Jas. C. .387
Astor
House .393
Ault,
Saml., & Sons .399
Austin, William
.74, .126-127, .141, .178-179, .181, .187, .191, .198, .209, .228, .234
Averill,
E. & H. .29
B.,
Mr. .190
B.,
N. (Mrs.) .215
B.,
Nathan .224
B.
& C. .389
Bacon,
H. S. .374, .376d
Bacon,
Horace .42
Badger
(of Dupee & Badger) .23
Badger,
John .23, .201
Badger,
Joseph .23
Bailey,
J. S. .389
Baldwin,
C. W. .389
Bangs,
D. .389
Bangs,
J. W. & D. .389
Bank
of
Barnard
(of Mason & Barnard) .64
Barnard
(of Munson & Barnard) .75, .94 Barnes,
L. R. .275, .339, .375, .387 Barnes, Levi R. .370
Barnes,
Noah .297, .319
Barnes,
R. .402
Barns,
Noah .224
(see also Barnes)
Bartholomew (of
Ward & Bartholomew) .248
Battell
(of Eggleston, Battell & Co.) .374
Batterson,
G. T. .358
Batterson,
S. S. & G. T. .358
Beach,
J. H. .432
Beach,
James H. .432
Beckley &
Shipman .118-120, .145, .148, .151, .155, .156, .163, .225, .247, .251
Beckley, Lyman
.111
(also spelled Beckly)
Beckly,
Orrin - see
Belden
.402
Belden
& Tuttle & Co. .433
Belden,
Daniel .303, .376b
Belden,
Daniel J. .374
Belden,
H. .402
Benedict
(of Murfey Benedict & Co.) .404
Benedict,
G. 417
Benton,
Chs. .102
Bidwell,
Ephraim .139
Bird,
Henry N. (Mrs.) .759
Bird,
Martha H. .754
(see also Mattie H. Bird)
Bird,
Mattie H. .633, .756, .757, .759
(see also Martha H. Bird)
Birge,
F. & N., & Co. .287
Bittues,
Arno .19-21
Bliss
(of Morton, Bliss & Co.) .418-420
Boardman(?)
.185, .193, .252, .257
Boardman,
Asa & Nathaniel .252
Boardman,
Nathaniel .252
Boardman,
Uri .17
Bogue,
Sally .110
Booth
.400
Booth,
Fannie C. .513
Booth,
Fidelia .786
Booth,
Fidelia M. .514, [.708,] .715
Booth,
William S. .521, .778
Bowers,
H. J. .278
Bowers,
H. N. .376b
Bowers,
Harley N. .374
Bowers, Henry J.
.295, .347, .374, .376b, .387
Bowers,
Luther(?) .379, .380
Bown(e)
.52
Bowne,
Wm. F. .46, .50, .85, .343
Boyd
Mang. Co. .374
Boyd,
James .237, .240
Bradley
.396
Brandegee .195, .199
Brandegee,
E. .33, .349, .376b
Brandegee, E. (Jr.) .28, .57, .116-117, .260, .344
Brandegee, E. (Sr.) .32
Brandegee, Elishama .260, .270, .374, .378
Brandeger
- see Brandegee
Brandigee
- see Brandegee
Brandiger
- see Brandegee
Brewer,
Jas. D. .387, .389
Bridgham,
Clarissa .370, .381
Bridgham,
Emily North .370, .381
Bridgham,
Jane Eliza .370, .381
Bridgham,
S. B. .438
Brinley,
Geo., & Co. .93
Brooks,
A. H. .54, .75, .80, .82, .236
Brooks,
D. S. .387, .389
Brooks,
Stephen .15
Brown,
Abigail .777
Brown,
Eleazar H. .777
Bruce
& Cook .387, .389
Buck,
Daniel, & Co. .194
Buckley
.119
Buckley,
Buckley,
Oliver .140, .177, .183
Bulkley,
(also
spelled Buckley)
Bulkley,
Doct. .108
Bulkley,
Julius .110, .119, .155
Bulkley,
Sylvester .108, .220
Bulkley,
W. .387
Bulkley, William
.23,.351, .364, .366, .367, .371, .374,
.375, .381
Bunce, George
.374, .380, .387
Bunce, J. B.
.377a
Bunce, J.
Bulkley .374, .376d, .380
Bunce, James
.402
Bunce, Tom .402
Bunnell .221
Burnham, 0. R.
.405
Burr, Horace
.380, .402
Burr, Isaac .204
Burr, J. W.
.377a., b
Burr, Julius
.379
Burr, Julius W.
.327, .333, .374, .376a
Burritt .405
Byrnes, J. .275
Byrnes, James
.352, .370, .374-375, .376d, .377a, .379
Cackley
.80
Carmer
(of Hathaway & Carmer) .387, .389
Carpenter,
D. (Dr.) .34
Carrington,
H. .308a, .309-310
Carrington,
Henry .378
Carter
.55, .83
Case
.403
Case,
S. E. .357, .383
Case,
Seth E. .365-368, .380
Cash
.405
Chamberlain,
U. B. .779
Chamberlain,
V. B. .411
Chatterton,
Edward .378
Cheney
.221
Cheney,
Francis .195
Chittenden
& Hotchkiss .281
Chittenden
& Loder .404
Church
.79, .131
Churchill,
Henry .111
Churchill, Lucy
.322-325, .374, .376a, .376b, .377a
Churchill,
S. C. .274, .345, .706
Clapp,
Caroline B. .685, .780-781
Clark,
Ezra, & Co. .374, .376d
Clark,
Geo. H.(?) .161, .217
Clark,
H. W. .423
Clark,
Harry .75
Clark,
Henry W. .421
Clark,
Jesse .387
Clark,
Judd .158
Clark,
Louisa H. .439
Clarke
.406
Clarke,
Lizzie .676
Clary,
Saml. .197
Cobb
(of Davis & Cobb) .128
Cobb,
Elijah .123
Coe,
Geo. S. .413
Collin,
D. C. - see Collins
Collins
& Co. .374
Collins
& Fagan .284, .288, .342
(see also Fagan & Collins)
Collins,
A. M. .58, .62, .101, .159
Collins, D. C. .30-31, .36, .40, .61, .65-66, .71, .106,
.109, .153
(also spelled Collin)
Collins,
David C. .27
Cook
(of Bruce & Cook) .387, .389
Cook
& Willcox .194
Cook,
Louisa .683
Cook,
Miles .55, .83
Cook,
Porter .389
Cooley,
Timothy M. .794
Cornelia
(sloop) .42
Cornell
(of James & Cornell) .241
Cornwell,
L. .389
Cornwell,
Linus .356, .374, .376b, .387
Cowley,
N. A. .430
Cowles
.50
Cowles,
Truman .45
Crandal
.340
Crocket,
(
Crofoot
.192
Crowel,
William .374, .376a, .377a
(also
spelled Crowell)
Crowell,
Wm. A. .380
Curtis,
B. .89
Curtiss,
H. N. .16
Curtiss,
L. G. .58, .62, .101, .159
Cushman
.340
D.,
(Mr.) .215
D.,
A. N. .479
Dash,
John B. .46
Davenport
& Co. .389
Davis
& Cobb .128
Davis,
William .123
Day
& Clark .361
Dickenson
(of Willcox & Dickenson) .238
Dickenson,
G. T. .387
Dickenson,
N. & G. T. .387
Dickinsen,
J. - see
Dickinson
(of Watrous & Dickinson) .261
Dickinson,
H. L. .301, .376b
Dickinson,
Henry L. .301,,, .374
Dickinson,
J. .275, .339, .375
(also spelled Dickinsen)
Dickinson,
Jabish or Jabich .14, .370
(also spelled Dickonson)
Dickonson,
Jabish - see
Ditto,
Joseph, & Co. .397
Dobson,
S. (Mrs.) .434
Dodge
& Gregory .259
Doolittle,
Doolittle,
Ira B. .370, .374
Dorman
.244
Dowd, Augusta A.
.370
Dowd., Augusta
Ann .381
Dowd, Charles F.
.631, .702, .722, .723
Dowd, H. M. .400
Dowd, Henry .402
Dowd, Henry
(Mrs.) .676, .681
Dowd, Henry M. .544, .631, .644, .702, .722-723
Dowd, Nancy A. .458
Dowd, Susie P. .629
Dowd, W. W. .697-700, .702, .722-723
Dowd, W.
Wedworth .475, .631, .702, .722-723
Drew
.206, .216, .221
Drew,
E. .186
Drew, Edward
.189, .190, .196, .200, .202, .207, .214, .226-227, .231, .240, .243
Dunbar,
Daniel .167
Duncan
.760
Duncan,
(Rev. Mr.) .124
Duncan,
Lucy .78, .215
Duncan,
T. W. .215, .377a
Duncan,
Thos. W. .331, .374, .376c
Dunham,
John (Jr.) .94
Dunham,
Truman .275, .339, .370
Dunnell,
Abijah L. .230
Dupee
& Badger .23
Dyer,
William .378
Edwards,
Josiah .150, .181, .187
Eells,
Edward (Capt.) .435
Eggleston,
Battell & Co. .374
Eld,
H. .180
Eld,
Henry .121, .125, .134, .138, .182
Ellsworth, Benjamin A. M. .64-66
Elsworth,
C. .240
Elsworth,
Oliver .199
Ely,
S. G. .375
Emerson
.406
Espy,
R. L. .353
Espy,
Robert L. .374, .376d
Fagan
(of Collins & Fagan) .342
Fagan
& Collins .280
(see also Collins & Fagan)
Fagan
& Co. .277
Fagan,
M. L. .277
Fagan,
N. V. .280
Fairchild,
Robert .77
Farrar
& Follett [.387,] .389
Fellows,
James .52
Fellows,
John P. .52
Fields,
Willis .38-39
Filley .175
Filley,
Augustus .123, .128, .130
Filley,
Harvey .174, .203
Fisher,
(Rev. Mr.) .89
Fisk,
Otis .374, .376d
Flagg .134
Flagg
(of Shelton & Flagg) .403
Flagg,
Abijah .157
Follett
(of Farrar & Follett) [.387,] .389
Foot,
Asahel .94
Foster
(of McDonald & Foster) .389
Fowler,
Samuel 0. .374, .376d
Franklin(?)
.221
Franklin
Ladies Institute, Academical Department .436a
Freeman,
John R. .289, .291
Fuller,
Julie S. .466
Galpin
.206
Galpin
(of Wilcox, Galpin & Co.) .374
Galpin
& Hubbard .389
Galpin,
H. N. .376b
Galpin,
Henry N. .374
Galpin,
Norris .186, .199, .208
Galpin,
Selah .168
Gange,
Ulysses E. .793
Gilbert,
Lyman .175
Gilbert,
C. J. .258
Gilbert,
H. C. .266, .267
Gilbert,
J. B. .258
Gilbert,
Jos. B. .258
Gilbert,
Orrin .326, .374, .376c, 366a
Gill
& Ward .218
Gladwin,
Ira .387
Goodrich.,
Charlotte .374, .376a
Graham,
John .387
Gregory
(of Dodge & Gregory) .259
Gridly
.90
G[riswold?],
Anna .770
Griswold,
C. S. .427
Griswold,
Caroline S. .427-428
Griswold,
Carrie S. .432,.778-779
Griswold,
Edward .768-774
Griswold,
Edward M. .429, [.430,].754, .775
Griswold,
Edward N. .432,.778-779
Griswold,
Homan H. .429
Griswold,
Libbie .634 [.6381
Griswold, Norman
W. .637, [.641, .720, .724, .758,] .769, [.773,] .774
Griswold,
William B. .432,.778-779
Guy,
Julius .416
H.
& C. .389
Hager
& Loveland .304
Hall
.135, .252
Hall,
S. B. .254
Hall,
Samuel B. .135
Hamblin,
Noah .431
Hart,
Samuel .374
(see also Heart)
Hart,
Seth .89, .96, .193
(see also Heart)
Hartford
Bank .198, .228
Hathaway
& Carmer .387, .389
Hawlay,
Lewis .82
Hawley,
Benjn. F. .771
Hay
Scale Co. .370, .374
Hayden
& Loveland .279
Hazzard,
E. .376d
Hazzard,
Edward .379
Hazzard,
Edward Y. .374
Heart,
S. .270
(see also Hart)
Helliles,
R. .406
Hercules
(sloop) .64
Hodges
& Sage .286
Hoppin,
George W. .91
Hoppins,
George W., & Co. .86
Hosmer,
0. E. .218
Hotchkiss
(of Chittenden & Hotchkiss) .28
Hough
& Co. .389
Hough,
J. J. .387
Hovey,
Edmund .300
Howard,
Sanger & Co. .407
Howe
.281
Hubbard
.402
Hubbard
(of Galpin & Hubbard) .389
Hubbard
& Parsons(?) .189, .224
Hubbard,
D. & S. .374, .376d
Hubbard,
Elijah S. .378
Hubbard,
G. L. & T. C. .374, .376d
Hubbard,
R. D. .409
Hubboard,
Ca[illegible] .215
Humphrey
(of Nichols & Humphrey) .102
Hunt,
Robert .67, .133
Hurlbert,
David H. .374, .376b, .376d
Hurlburt,
Halt .248
Imlay,
Wm. H. .24, .35, .59-60, .123, .128 (also spelled Imley)
Imley,
Wm. H. - see Imlay
James
& Cornell .241
James,
N. E., & Co. .389
Johnson
& Ransom .266, .267
Johnson,
Andrew .86
Jones
(Miss) .273
Judd (of North
& Judd Manufacturing Co.) .414
Judd,
I. .55
Judd,
L. F. .414, [.415, .416]
Kelsey,
(Mrs.) .224
Kelsey
Bros. .389
Kelsey,
E. B. .387
Kelsey,
Eli B. .348, .374, .376b
Kelsey,
Geo. .402
Kelsey,
George A. .374
Kelsey,
Jemima .374, .376c, .377a, .379
Kline
.228
L.
& K. .389
L.
& K. & Co. .387, .389
Lamb
.50, 85
Lamb,
James .17, .18
Lansingburgh
(sloop) .128
Lee
& Hopkins .166
Lee,
Saml.. W. .53, .260, .264-265
Lee,
William H. .404
Lewis
.424
Loder
(of Chittenden & Loder) .404
M.,
Clara N. [Murphy?] .636
Mall[eablel
Iron Works .414-415
Manhattan Company .203
Mansfield,
Isaac .121, .134, .138, .180, .182 Marstan.,
John M. .20
Martin,
John .174-175
Mary (sloop) .111
Mason
& Barnard .64
Mattison
& Russell's Lock Factory .433
Matthews
Anson .205
May
& Co. .374, .376d, .389
May,
Saml. .201
McDonald
& Foster .389
McDonald,
James M. (Rev.) .272
McKim
(of Nightingale & McKim) .172 Merc(e)y, Abriham .15
Middletown
Savings Bank .307-310, .374, .376a, .377a, .378
Mildrum, William
A. .329, .339, .374, .376a,d, .402
Miller
(of Rice & Miller) .84, .88, .242
Miller, W. .35, .60
Mills
.424
Mitchell,
George .173
Moore,
L. B., & Co. .374, .376d
Morgan,
Morgan,
George .302, .374, .376b
Morgan,
Hiram .374, .376a
Morgan,
Susan .145, .148, .151, .163, .221 Mormons .290
Morrison,
Jonathan .139
Morrison,
Wm .275,.370, .375 Morton, Bliss & Co.
.418-420
Morton,
L. P., & Co. .420
Morton,
Rose & Co. .417-420b
Munn,
John .72, 104, .114
Munson
& Barnard .75, .94
Murfey
Benedict & Co. .404
Murphy,
Geo. H. (Mrs.).639
Murphy,
Jennie B. .622
Nash,
Henry .379
Neswitt,
James .259
New
Britain Knitting Co. .410a
New
York State Bank .198, .228
Newcomb,
Caleb .241
Newel,
Josiah .224
Newlon,
Chs. W. .294
Newton,
John C. .779
Nichols
& Humphrey .102
Nightingale
.226
Nightingale
& McKim .172
Nooks
Co. .116
North
& Judd Manufacturing Co. .414
North,
E., & Co. .385-386
North,
Stanley & Co. .412a
North .70, .91,
.94-95, .101, .115, .191, .197, .218, .281, .286
North
(Mrs.) .239
North
& Person - see North & Pierson
North
& Pierson .129, .228, .254
(also spelled Person)
North,
J., & Co. .49
North,
A. .353, .363
North, Adeline
[.268, .269,] .731, .733, .797-821
North, Albert
.78, .81, .92, [.129, .135,] .245
North,
Alfred [.89, .273,] 308-309, .361,
.364-36S .375, .378-380
North,
Almira [.78], .376b
North,
Almira W. .374, .376c, .377a, .380
North,
Augusta or Gusta [.268-269]
North,
Beckey .78
North, Betsey .85, .273, .290, .353, .370, .383,.721-723
North, Buly
.313b, .314, .374, .376c, .377a
North, C. S.
(Miss) .437
North, Caroline .370,
.752
North, Caroline
S. .437-658
North, Caroline
Sophia .381
North, Carrie
(Miss).672
North, Carrie S.
(Miss) .679, .683, .690-692, .694-695
North, Chauncey
.335 [.382]
North, Clarissa [.110, .268]
[North],
Clarissa Cornelia(?) .195
North, Curtis L.
.283
North, David [.89, .96,] .124, [.185,] [.213,] .271, .272
North, David
(Jr.) .195, .210, .239, .245, .255,
.262, .263
North, E. .189.360, .374, .377a,b, .387
North, Edmund .41 [.122,] .171, .206, [208,] .216, .221,
.273, .307-336, .362, .374, .376b, .379, .380, .387-392
North,
Edmund & Levi .308a
North,
Emily [.110, .268-269,] .274
North,
F. H.(?) .408-409, .412a
North,
F. M. .374-375, .393-400, .505
North,
Fidelia [.289, .291,] [.400,] .434
North,
Fidelia M. .370, .822-.849
North,
Fidelia Maria .381
North,
Frederick [.269, .289, .291]
North,
Fredc. M. .285
North,
Frederic [.353,] .402
North,
Frederic Boardman [.709a], .710
North, Frederic
M. .300, .370, .374, .376d, .427-428, [.493,] .494, .506, [.507,] .508, .511
[.517, .519, .522,] .523-524, .526-528, .531, .533, .546, .559, .563-565, .567,
.573-575, .577, .578, .627[?], .649, .652, .686-705, .712-714, .716-718, [.743-744,
.747,] .748, .753
North,
Frederic Marius .381, .529
North,
H. F. .424
North,
Isaac .112
North, J. .58-59, .90, .102, .119, .125, .149, .164,
.166, .174, .187, .198, .209, .231, .233, .235, .240, .247, .267, .270, .284,
.288
North, J. &
E. .231, .233-235, .240-242, .279, .372,
.374-376a, .379-380
North,
J. & E., mill & factory .370
North,
J. H. .415
North,
James C. .374, .376d, .377a
North,
Jane [.268, .269, .273]
North,
Jane E. .792-793, .850-860
North,
Jane H. (Mrs.) .414
North, Jedediah
.13-41, .43, .45-48, .51-53, .55-57, .60-61, .63, .67, .69, .71-89, .90-93,
.95-97, .100, .103-114, .116-130, .131-148, .150-158, .160-161, .163, .165,
.167-173, .175-183, .185, .188-190, .192-196, .199-208, .210-217, .219-220,
.222-230, .232, .238, .244, .246, .248-251, .254-258, .260-262, .264-266,
.268-269, .273, .276-277, .280,
.282-283, .289, .290-297, .299-336, .345-384
North,
Jedediah (Jr.) .346
North,
Joel D. .44
North,
John .112
North, Julia
Sophia .458, .461, 463, .471, [.512]
North, Lemuel
[.195, .245, .255, .263, .271]
North, Levi
.305, .308a, .316-317, .330, .336, .374, .376c, .377a,b, .378, .435
North, Linus
.13, .92, .124, .129, .135, .185, .193, .195, .213, .252, .257
North, Lucy .78,
[.124]
[North], Maria
.273, .425
North, Maria M.
.320
North, Marilla
.313a, .314, .374, . 376c,d, .377
North,
Mary Olive .195
North,
N. C. .687
North,
N. L. .476
North,
Norris [.89,] .122, [.216,] .224, .256
[North,]
Norris & Wm .402
North,
Norris C. .374
North,
O. B., & Co. .422
North, O. S.
.404-405, .407-408, .410a, .411-412, .416-421, .423
North(?), Olive
[.215]
North, Oren S.
(also spelled Orrin) .403-426
North, Rachel
.311, .312, .314, .374, .376b,c, .377a,b
North, S.
.177
North, Sally
.314, .376c
North, Sarah
.315, .374, .376c, .377a
North, Silas
.86, .140, .183, .197
[North], Wm .402
Norton,
E. .387
Oliver,
Stephen .409
Orris .685,
.781
Paddock,
E. .387, .389
Paddock,
Edward .374, .376c
Paddock,
James .374, .376a, .377a, .380
Parker,
E. L., & Co. .389
Parker,
James .64
Parmele,
Nathl. .59, .170
[see also Parmelle]
Parmelee,
C. A. .293
Parmelee,
Luther .387
Parmelee,
Orrin .402
Parmelle,
Nathaniel .379, .380
[see also Parmele]
Parks,
Joseph S. .21, .42, .48, .51
Parsons
(of Hubbard & Parsons?) .189, .224 Patison
- see Pattison
Patterson
.195
Patterson,
Leonard .134
Patterson,
Shubart .260
Pattison
& Hinsdale .249
Pattison
.189, .216, .221, .264, .265
(also spelled Patison, Pattissan)
Pattison
& Willcox .171
Pattison,
S., & Co. .249
Pattison,
S. .169
Pattissan
- see Pattison
Payton,
B. .236
Pease,
A., & Co. .25
Peck
& Phelps .225
(see also Phelps & Peck)
Peck,
Hosea [.212]
Peck,
Oliver .212
Peck,
Seth .76, .126, .127, .141, .174, .211
Peckham,
Dr. .426
Peirce,
Amanda .669, [.681-.682]
Peirce,
Thomas .682
Penfield,
H. N. .376c, .377a
Penfield,
Henry N. .332, .374
Penfield, T. .275, .375, .376b, .387, .402?, .404
Penfield,
Titus .299, .370, .374, .375
Perry
(of Shelton & Perry) .49
Petitt,
Y. .130
Pettes
& Thayer .229
Pettes,
Simon .188
Phelps
.227
Phelps &
Peck .81, .128, .196, .202, .206-208, .231
(see also Peck & Phelps)
Phoenix Bank -
Pickett .415
Pierson .185, .213, .252, .257
Pierson (of North & Pierson) .129, .228,
.254
Plumb,
J. .260
Pond,
Caleb .204
Porter
.216
Porter,
L. & E. .387
Porter,
Norman .134
Porter,
Russell .379
Powers,
John .131
Pratt,
J. T. .105, .115
Putnam
(of Williams, Putnam & Co.) .100
Queens
Hotel .405
R.
& W. Co. .389
Ramon,
W. .100
Rand,
R. & D., & Co. .98, .107
Rand,
Richard, & Son .374
Randal
.46
Ransom
(of Johnson & Ransom) .266-267
Raymond
.406
Raymond,
William L. .374
Read
.180
Read,
Amos M. .86, .91, .136
Reed,
E. M. .394
Reynolds,
G. P. .374
Rockwell,
G. P. .410a
Rice
& Miller .84, .88, .242
Rich,
E. E. .635
Riley
.89
Rocksy
.273
Rose
(of Morton, Rose & Co.) .417-420b
Roys
& Wilcox .370, .399, .401
Roys
& Wilcox Co. .362, .374, .376a, .389
Roys,
F. .247, .275,.339, .370, .375
Roys,
Franklin .378
Russell (of
Mattison & Russell's Lock Factory) .433
S.C.
.402
S.
C. & Co. .417
S.
K. & Co. .389
Sage
(of Hodges & Sage) .286
Sage
& Atwater .402
Sage,
E. .112, .305
Sage,
Wm., Sewing Machine [
St.
John, Oliver S. .784
Saltonstall
.394-396
Saltonstall,
H. .396
Sanborn,
Geo. .396
Sanford,
Lyman .134
Sanford,
N. C. .87, .90, .95
Sanger
(of Howard, Sanger & Co.) .407
Savage,
Alden .272
Savage,
B. D. .376d
Savage,
Benjamin G. .374
Savage,
Edwin .269
Savage,
H: .92
Savage,
Hiram .81
Savage,
Joseph .110
Savage,
S. & W. .387
Savage,
Seth (Jr.) .268
Savage,
Silah .120
Savage,
Sophia .273
Savage,
Wm. .98, .370
Savage,
Willys S. .381
Scofield,
R. .275, .339, .375
Scofield,
Rundell .370, .374
Scott
.337
Seeley,
Aaron .395
Seeley,
Geo. .395
Seger,
Andrew .56, .76, .79
Shelton
& Flagg .403
Shelton
& Perry .49
Shepard
.424
Shepard,
E., & Son .154, .164
Shepard,
Elishu, & Son .152
Shipman (of
Beckley & Shipman) .118-120, .145, .148, .151, .155, .156, .163, .225,
.247, .251
Shipman,
(Capt.) .253
Shipman,
Clarissa .273, .290
Shipman,
Lucretia .273, [.290]
Shipman,
S. .133
[Shipman?],
Stephen .89, .124, .273
Shipman,
W. C. .782
Shurles,
Sallie .675
Shuster(?),
Thos. M. .59
Sigourney,
Charles, & Co. .70, .72, .104, .114 [.143, .160]
Sigourney,
Charles .16, .25, .160
Sigourney,
Charles, & Son .374
Sinclair,
James .131-132
Skinner
.215
Skinner,
Ollive .314
Small,
H. T. .432
Smith
.23,.409
Smith,
Jared (Mrs.) .685
Smith,
Jared C. .755
Smith,
Mary Jane .444
Smith,
N. C. .359, .375
Smith,
Walter D. .142
Smith,
Wm. H. .350
Smith,
Wm. M. .363
Smith,
Wm. W. .334, .374, .376a
Spalding,
Saml. .149
Spaulding,
(Uncle) .124
Spaulding,
Patience .124
Spencer
.253
Spencer,
Matthew .113
Stancliff,
Geo. .387
Stanley
.404
[Stanley],
Charles .423
Stanley,
F. T. & W. B. .423
Stanley,
Harriet A. .426
Stanley,
Henry D. .779
Stanley,
John .113
Stanley,
Wm B. .423
Starr,
Wm D. .374, .376b
Steel,
Chauncy (Jr.) .433
Stetson,
C. A. .393
Stimpson,
Wm. C. .22, .93
Talcott,
Oliver .378
Taylor,
N. & G. .389
Taylor,
Stephen .38
Thayer
(of Pettes & Thayer) .229
Thayer
(of Pettes & Thayer) .229
Thayer,
Jas. L. .188
Tiffany
.257
Tiffany,
A. R. .254
Tinker,
Reuben .24
Tobey,
Joseph .276, .282
Towner
.402
Towner,
Fanny .374
Towner,
J. F. .399
Trotter
& Douglas .92, .124, .129
Trotter,
N., & Co. .389
Tucker,
E. .116
Tunercliff
.340
Turnbull,
Josephine .670, .672, .684
Turner,
Susan .444
Tuttle
(of Belden & Tuttle & Co.) .433
Tuttle,
George L. .374, .376c
Union
Mill Co. .374
Vensel,
C. N. .431
Viets,
Adelia M. .784-785
Walnut
Hill .405
Ward
(of Gill & Ward) .218
Ward
& Bartholomew .248
Ward,
(Dr.) .108
Warner,
G. F. .374, .376d, .377a
Warren,
Alanson .795-796
Warren,
James .795-796
Watkinson
& Arnold .105, .115
Watkinson, D.,
& Co. .71, .106, .109, .144, .146-147, .161, .165, .217, .240
Watkinson,
David, & Co. .26-27, .30-31, .36, .40, .61, .63, .65, .66, .153, .161,
.176, .203
Watkinson,
David .106
Watrous
& Dickinson .261
Wells
.124, .262
Wells,
James H. .37, .68, .73, .162
Werner,
Wm. .44, .47
Whiting,
G. A. .389
Whitney,
A. W., & Co. .387, .389
Whittlesey,
Wm. . .285
Wicksteed,
J. .162
Wicksteed,
John .37, .68, .73
Wilcox .252
Wilcox
(of Roys & Wilcox) .370, .399, .401
Wilcox (of Roys
& Wilcox Co.) .362, .374, .376a, .389
Wilcox,
Galpin & Co. .374
Wilcox,
Alfred .253
Wilcox,
Benjn. .297, .319
Wilcox,
Caroline .316, .374, .376a, .377a
Wilcox,
E., & N. C. Smith .359, .375
Wilcox,
Edward .328, .359, .374, .376a, .398
Wilcox,
Elisha B. .219
Wilcox,
Erastus .18
Wilcox,
Enoch .374, .376b
Wilcox,
Joseph A. .374, .376d
Wilcox,
Josiah .367, .371, .375, .382
Wilcox,
L. .387
Wilcox,
Lina .374, .376b
Wilcox,
Lynus .383
Wilcox,
Lucyette .317, .374, .376a, .377a
Wilcox,
Maria L. .383
Wilcox,
Russel .314
Wilcox,
S. C. .355, .374-375, .399, .401
Wilcox,
Saml. C. .366
Wilcox,
Sherman .374, .402
Wilcox,
W. L. .387, .389
Willcox .32
Willcox
(of Cook & Willcox) .194
Willcox
(of Pattison & Willcox) .171
Willcox
& Dickenson .238
Willcox,
Alfred .78
Willcox.,
B. .169
Willcox,
Benjn. .250
Willcox,
(Capt.) .78
Willcox,
Josiah .78
Willcox,
N. .306
Williams .80, .82
Williams,
Putnam & Co. .100
Williams,
Arni .54, .75
Willis,
Mary F. .673
Wilson,
Emma 1. .499
Winchel,
C. .169
Wing
.47
Wing,
Silvenius .44
Winslow,
Nathan .140
Winton
(sloop) .100
Wood,
Annie .678-679
Wood,
Annie B. .674, .680, .761
Wood,
Katie 0. .671, .677
Woodruff,
Reuben .222
Worth,
S. R. & B. .387
Wright,
Northon .44
Yale
.75, .80, .82
Yale,
B. & E. A. .42
Yale,
Burrage .64, .75, .111, .137, .184,
.192, .232, .233, .235
Yale,
Charles .236
Yale,
E. A. .42, .94
First names
only:
Augusta
(cousin) .791 Augusta
(daughter) .707, .719
Augusta
(sister) .438, .448, .472-473, .483, .490-491,
.496-97, .537, .540-541, .545, .548, .551, .552-553, .568, .572, .579-582, .584,
.587, .593, .597, .600, .601, .604, .606, .611, .613, .615-616, .618, .623-626, .650, .686, .696, .740,
.745-746, .751
Charles
.402
Charlotte
.444
Clara (niece)
.569-570, .588, .590, .592, .608-610, .614, .620, .628, .642-643, .648
Cordelia
.406, .424
Emelia
(sister) .657
Emily
.345
Emily
[aunt] .425
Emily
(daughter) .729
Emily
(niece) .474, .482, .583, .589, .591
Emily (sister) .640
Eliza
.273
Fannie
(sister) .530, .659-668
Fidelia .763-767
Fidelia
(daughter) .711, .725
Fidelia (sister)
.489, .492, .495, .501, .504, .549, .651, .653, .689, .693, .735-739,
.741-742, .749-750, .790
George(?)
.221
George
(brother) .290
George
(Uncle) .290
Harriet
.273, .290, .406, .424
Harriette
(cousin .767
Henry?
(cousin) .655
Irene
(niece) .772
Jane
.437-438, .645a, .647
Jane
Eliza .446
Jeanine
.424
Jennie (niece)
.451, .453, .455, .465, .468, .478, .480, .484, .486, .500, .503, .510, .515,
.534, .538, .554, .557, .566, .571, .576, .585, .586, .594, .595, .598-599,
.602, .605, .607, .619, .621, .632, .647, .701, .766
Julie (cousin)
.443, .452, .457, .459, .460, .462, .464, .469, .477, .481, .485, .488, .498,
.502, .509, .516, .520, .535, .536, .556, .560, .603, .656
Julie
S. .444
Julie
Sophia .658
Julius?
.290
Justus
.273, .290
Laura
.447
Lois
(sister of Jared C. Smith) .755
Lorey(?)
.273
Lorey
(brother) .290
Lucy
.762
Mervin
.425
Nannie
(friend) .450
Norris
(cousin) .470, .487
Pamela
.382
Rox,
Cousin .791
Sarah
.440
Sarah
(cousin) .764
Sarah
N. [North?] .763
Sisie?
.543
Susan
(friend) .441-442, .445 [.449, .539]
Susie
.400
Susie (cousin)
.550, .555, .612 [.617,] .630, .644
Sylvia
(sister) .734
[Undecipherable] .411
William
(brother) .290, .689
William
(Cousin) .96