The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Avery family
Title: Papers
Dates: 1788-1839
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 55x26
Quantity: 15 items
Location: 4 E 12
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
The Avery family lived near
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection contains
miscellaneous bills, letters, and account books from various members of the
Avery family of
ORGANIZATION
The items are in accession number order.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Rockwell Gardiner.
RELATED MATERIALS
Oliver Avery account books also available on microfilm, Mic.102.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Business
records -
Business records -
Cabinetwork.
Groceries - Prices.
Religious thought.
Rental housing.
Looms.
Furniture - Prices.
Poetry.
Letters.
Invoices.
Account books.
Cabinetmakers.
Additional authors:
Avery, Oliver.
Avery, Stephen.
Avery, Lucy.
Avery, Jonathan.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 4 E 12
.1 Account book of Oliver Avery,
cabinetmaker, ca.1785-ca.1813
[name index attached to this finding
aid]
.2 Account book of Oliver Avery,
cabinetmaker, ca.1803-ca.1822
[name index attached to this finding
aid]
.3a-d Account book of Oliver Avery, cabinetmaker,
ca.1813-ca.1831
[name index attached to this finding
aid]
.4 Bill of Stephen Avery for farm work and
use of cart and oxen, 1804-1805
.5 bill to Oliver Avery for produce and
butter, 1805
.6 bill to Stephen Avery for rocking
chair, high post bedstead, and tester frame, 1809
.7 verso: bill for various pieces of
furniture and other items (swing bedstead, cherry table, shoes, loom, etc.);
reverse: part of a religious poem and arithmetic problems
.8 bill to Oliver Avery from S. Chapman
for sugar, tea, and beans, 1814
.9 bill to Lieut. William Frink for pork,
1816 (also arithmetic problems)
.10 scrap of paper with name William Hewit
and figures
.11 bill for white warp, filling, coffee,
sugar, no date
.12 note: “An imperial quarter of Indian corn
is 48 lbs. = to 8 bush….”
.13 religious poem entitled “Night Thouts”
.14 letter, Mary Sisson, Groton, April 25,
1815, to “Dear Children,” Oliver and Lucy Avery, about money owed her by Mr.
Frink and Stephen L. Avery; would like Lucy to come visit and bring the money;
other family news
.15 letter, Amos Bingham, [illegible place],
Index to account books,
55.26.1, .2, and .3:
Allyn
(.1) 10, 47
Allyn,
Thomas (.1) 16
Allyn,
Youngs (.1) 5, 44
Anesworth,
Elihu (.1) 1
Ashmun,
Phineas (.1) 1
Avery
(.1) 6, 30, 47
Avery (.2) 9,
61
Avery,
Abel (.1) 16
Avery,
Amos (.1) 44
Avery,
Christopher (Eld.) (.2) 37
Avery,
David (.1) 13, 18, 19, 42
Avery,
David (Capt.) (.1) 42
Avery,
Eldr (.2) 8, 20, 22, 38, 65
Avery,
Hannah (.1) 25
Avery,
John (.2) 12, 60
Avery,
Jonathan (.1) 20, 22, 39;
(.2) 4,
9, 17, 30; (.3d)
Avery,
Luther (.1) 23, [25], 37, 40
Avery,
Oliver (.1) 1, 7, 11, 23, 37, 44;
(.2) inside front cover, 2, 3, 6, 10, 24, 39,
60, inside back cover
Avery,
Russel (.1) 18
Avery,
Samuel (.1) 23
Avery,
Stephen (.1) [23] 24, 25, 28, 30, 31;
(.2) 7, inside back cover;
(.3d, .4, .6)
Avery,
Stephen (Jr.) (.1) 37
Avery,
Stephen (Jr.; Capt.) (.2) 65
Avery,
Stephen L. (Jr.; Capt.) (.2) 64
Avery,
Thomas (.1) 9, 47
Avery,
William (.1) 8, 18, 23, 33, [39];
(.2) 11, 12, 61
Babcock,
Agustus (.2) 60
Babcock,
John (.2) 60
Babcock,
Stephen (.2) 23
Bailey,
Joseph (.2) 45
Baker
(.1) 22
Baldin,
Wido Via (.2) 37
Baley
(.2) 30
Ball,
Josiah (.1) 3a
Barnum,
Moses (.1) 3a
Beach,
Rice (.1) 3, 48
Beckham,
Capt. Thomas - see Peckham
Bennit?,
Deacon (.2) 28
Bennit,
Isaac (.1) 48
Bentley,
Ezekiel (.2) 8
Bentley,
George (.2) 8
Bilings,
John (.2) 45
Bingham, Anna (.1) 46, 47
Boldin,
Rebecah (.2) 33
Brace,
Joseph (.1) 1
Bradley
(.1) 3, 4
Breed,
Breed,
Samuel (.2) 47
Brown,
Codington (.2) 37, 38
Brown, Elias (.2) 45, 53
Brown,
Ephriam (.3c)
Brown,
Harry (.1) 65
Brown,
Henery (.2) 60
Brown, Jedediah (.1) 23
Brown, Jonas (.1) 27, 29, 41, 42 37, 44;
(.2) 59, 60
Brown,
Liut. (.2) 15
Brown,
Jonas (Jr.) (.2) 59
Brown,
Sanford (.2) 19
Brown, Thatcher (.1) 38;
(.2) 33, 34
Browning,
John (.1) 22;
(.2) 2, 6
Buddington,
Joshua (.1) 22
Burdick, Lodoick (.2) 59
Burows
(.1) 6
Burrows,
Elder or Elden (.1) 22
Caats,
David (.2) 60
Caprin?,
Eunice (.2) 43
Castle,
Job (.1) 23
Castle?,
Ransom (.2) 6l
Chapman,
Caleb (.1) 3a
Chapman,
Gideon (.2) 20
Chapman,
Samuel (.2) 27, 28, 37, 41 (.8)
Cheeseborough
(.2) 41
Cheeseborough,
Edward (.2) 35
Cheeseborough,
Henery (.3b)
Cheesborough,
Ned (.2) 29
Cheeseb[orough],
Rebacah (.2) 41
Church, Elihu (.1) 3a, 4
Clark
(.1) 6, 43
Clark,
Jeames (.1) 20, 39
Collins
(.1) 22
Coly?
(.2) 11
Crane
(.1) 12
Crary,
Marsh (.2) 37
Daniel?
(.2) 10
Danniels,
Tarance (.2) 61
Davis,
Henery (.2) 61
Davis,
Jonson (.2) 31, 32
Duglas
(.1) 14
Edgcom,
David (.1) 42
Edgcom,
Gilboard - see Edgcomb
Edgcom,
Jabez (.2) 20
Edgcomb,
Gilboard (.1) 18
(also spelled Edgcom)
Eldgrige
(.1) 6
Eldrige,
Wiliam (.1) 6
Etherige,
Daniel (.1) 39
Ezra?
(.2) 3
Fellows,
Epheriam (.2) 26
Fellows,
Jeres (.2) 25
Fellows,
Prudence (.2) 35
Fellows,
Robert (.3a)
Fery,
Gale (.1) 6
Foot,
Adoniga (.1) 1, 4
Frink (.2) 15
Frink,
Benjamin (.2) 2, 59
Frink,
Cyrus (.2) 60
Frink,
Daniel (.2) 59
Frink,
David (.2) 17
Frink,
Elisha (.2) 20
Frink,
Jerus (.1) 28, 31;
(.2) 19,
61
Frink,
Joseph (Liut.) (.1) 42
Frink,
William (.1) 32, 37, 40;
(.2) 12
Frink,
William (Liut.) (.2) 25, 49, 50, (.9)
Frisby,
Eunicie? (Eunice) (.1) 3
Frisby,
Rachel (. 1) 47
Gardner,
Henery - see Gardnier
Gardnier
(.1) 9
Gardnier,
George (.1) 44
Gardnier,
Henery (.1) 46, 47
(also spelled
Good,
William (. 1) 7
Grant (.2) 34
Grant,
Daniel (.2) 59, 60
Grant,
Gilboard (.2) 39
Grant,
Henry (.3c)
Grant,
Joshua (.1) 21; (.2) 2, 61
Grant,
Oliver (.1) 32
Grant,
Prentice (.2) 19; (.3c)
Green,
Hulduh (.2) 12
Greening
(.2) 26
Haakes,
Jesse (.2) 59
Hakes,
Elihu (.1) 37; (.2) 16, 64, 65
(also spelled Haks)
Hakes,
Richard (.1) 28
Haks,
Elihu - see Hakes
Hawkins,
Andrew (.1) 3, 4
Hemstead
(.2) 28
Hemstead,
Ransford (.2) 29
Hemsted,
Edward (.2) 37
Hewit
(.1) 46, 47; (.2) 21
Hewit,
Chas. (.1) 27
Hewit,
Elias (.1) 27, 32; (.2) 3, 4; (.3a)
Hewit,
John (.2) 42
Hewit,
Nathaniel (.1) 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12-16,
18, 42, 43
Hewit,
Peres (.2) 21
Hewit,
Rufus (.2) 28, 64, 65
Hewit,
Stanton (.2) 59, 60
Hewit,
Wiliam (.10)
Hewitt,
Elias - see Hewit
Hicks,
Jonathan (.1) 2, 3
Hill,
Jeames (.1) 3
Holmes (.1) 22; (.2)
5
Holmes,
Capt. (.1) 21
Holmes,
John (.1) 29
Holmes,
John (Capt.) (.1) 25; (.2)
9
Holmes, William (.1) 25
Holms,
Rozel (.2) 59
Huntley,
Ezra (.2) 10, 59
(also spelled Huntly)
Huntly,
Ezra - see Huntley
Hurlbut,
Capt. (.1) 15
Hutley?
(.1) 35
Hyson (.3a)
Ira?
(.1) 28
Jackson
(.1) 15
Jacson,
John (.1) 18
John
(.1) 5
Jones,
Solomon (.1) 3a, 47
Jones,
Stephen (Capt.) (.1) 45
Kinion
(.2) 30
Kinion,
Arnold (.2) 29
Lampheir
(.2) 41
Lamphier,
Josha (.3b)
Latham
(.1) 6
Latham,
Thomas (.1) 6
Ledyard
(.1) 6
Ledyard,
David (.1) 6
Ledyard,
Nat. (.1) 42
Lee,
Doctor (.1) 24; (.2) 8, 61
Lewis,
Icobud (.2) 15
Lewis,
William (.2) 51
Luis
(.1) 1
Madison
(.2) 35
Main,
Amos (.2) inside front cover
Manning
(.1) 1
Manning,
Capt. (.1) 1
Manning,
David (Capt.) (.1) 2
Michel,
Capt. (.1) 8
Miner,
Daniel - see Minor
Minon,
Daniel - see Minor
Minor,
Addam (.2) 62
Minor,
Daniel (.1) 20, 21, 25, 41;
(.2) 3,
7, 59, inside back cover;
(also spelled Miner, Minon)
Minor,
Dennison (.2) 61
Minor,
Doctor (.1) 15; (.2) 61
Minor,
Elisha (.1) 7
Minor, Jeames (.1) 32
Minor,
Luther (.1) 27; (.2) 4, [8,] 28, 59
Minor,
Nancy (.2) 15
Minor,
Robert (.2) 66, 67
Minor,
More,
Fred (.1) 7, 6
Morgan (.2) inside back cover
Morgan,
Moses (.1) 47
Mumford,
Capt. (.1) 12
Munsil (.1) 25
Obrian (.1) 6
Oliver?
(.10)
Oliver,
Oliver? (.1) 48
Pabody, Benjamin (.1) 34
Packer,
Capt. (.2) 29, 36
Packer,
Daniel (Capt.) (.2) 9, 17, 18, 29, 30;
(.3a)
Packer's Ferry (.2) 9
Palmer,
Palmer,
Elias (
Palmer,
Harry (.2) inside back cover
Palmer,
Jonathan (
Palmer,
Stephen (.1) 40; (.2)
12
Parkins,
Wiliam (.1) 15
Parmer (.1) 6
Peapoon,
Silas (
Peckham,
Benjamin (.2) 18
Peckham,
Thomas (.1) 37; (.2) 61, inside back
cover
Peckham,
Thomas (Capt.) (.1) 20, 24, 36, 45;
(.2) 3, 16, 41, 42
Peckham,
Thomas H. (Capt.) (.1) 22, 24; (.2) 41
Peckham,
William (.2) 17, 35, 62
Peirsons,
Jeremiah H. (.1) 4
Percivel,
John (.1) 44
Perkins
(.1) 6
Peters,
Ester? (.2) 17
Phaxon
& Hallam (.2) 63
Pratt,
Peter (.1) 48
[Prentice?],
Allyn (.1) 8
Prentice,
Doctor (.1) 6, 8
Randal,
Cheesbro (.2) 59
Randal,
Jed. (.2) 61
Randall
(.1) 22, 25
Randall,
Jedediah (.1) 20, 22-25, 32, 45;
(.2) 7, 9, 11
Randall,
Paten (.2) 43, 44, 47, 48
Randall,
Randall,
Thomas (.1) 25; (.2) 9
Randall,
William (Capt.) (.1) 21; (.2)
5
Renyolns?
(i.e.Reynolds?), Wells (.2) 21
Robbinson, Levi - see Robinson
Robbison
(.1) 22
Robbison,
Levi - see Robinson
Robbisson,
Levi - see Robinson
Robinson,
Levi (.1) 20, 22-24, 31; (.2) 7, 59, 61
(also spelled Robbinson, Robbison, Robbisson,
Robison, Robisson)
Robison,
Levi - see Robinson
Robisson,
Levi - see Robinson
Rothbone
(Jr.) (.1) 4
Russel
(.1) 28, 31
Samuel?
(.1) 18; (.2) inside back cover
Sanders,
Thomas (.1) 28
Seamour,
Ira? (.1) 1
Shefield,
George (.1) 6
Sheldon
(.1) 4, 5
Sision (.1) 22
Sision,
Gilbert - see Sisson
Sision,
Gilboard - see Sisson, Gilbert
Sision,
Wido (.1) 31, 32
(also spelled Sison)
Sison,
Gilbert - see Sisson
Sison,
Wido - see Sision
Sission
(.2) 63
Sission,
Gilbert - see Sisson
Sission,
Gilboard - see Sisson, Gilbert
Sisson,
Gilbert (.1) 21-25, 31-35, 38;
(.2) 2,
5, 6, 13-15, 59-61
(also spelled Sision, Sison, Sission)
Slocom,
William (Capt.) (.1) 33; (.2) 45
Slocum
(.2) 9
Smith
(.1) 18
Smith,
Dennison (.1) 12
Smith,
Elias (.2) 62
Smith,
Gilboard (.1) 11, 18
Smith,
Jabes (Deacon) (.1) 9, [47]
Smith,
Jeames (.1) 6
Smith,
Smith,
Stephen (.1) 25, 27, 30;
(.2)
4, 61
Spalding,
Jedediah (.2) 66, 67
Spalding,
Oliver (.1) 2
Springer?
(.1) 14, [12]
Springer,
John (.1) 16
Stanton,
Thomas (.2) 8
Stephen
(.1) 4
Stoddard,
Vine (Liut.) (.1) 11, 12
Stuart,
Edward (.2) 27, 28
Stuart,
William (.2) 60
Swan
(.1) 41
Swan,
Daniel (.2) 23
Swan,
Capt. John (.2) 59
Swan,
Jonas (.2) 59, 60
Swan,
Nathan (.1) 42; (.2) 39
Swan,
Samuel (.2) 59, 60
Swift
(.2) 3, 10, 49
Tabor?
(.1) 14
Thomson
(.1) 6
Thomson,
Thomson,
Robert (.2) 59
Thomson,
Ruben (.1) 26, 38
Tracy,
William (.3b), (.3c)
Turnur,
Doctor (.1) 15
Waggs,
Elijah (.2) 59
Waldo,
Bulo? (.1) 1
Ward,
Jonathan (.2) 31, 32
Wattles,
Elija (.2) 62
Wattles,
Elijah (Capt.) (.1) 22
Wells,
Doctor (.3b)
Wells,
Randall (.1) 23
Wheeler,
Amos (.2) 20; (.3c)
Wheeler,
Asa (.1) 19; (.2) 41
Wheeler,
Charles (.2) 43, 44
Wheeler,
Dudley (.2) 51, 52
Wheeler,
Hosea (.1) 28, 33, 34, 42;
(.2) 36, 60, 61
Wheeler,
Hosea (Capt.) (.2) 33
Wheeler,
Hosea & Son (.1) 27
Wheeler,
Isaac (.1) 23, 28
Wheeler,
Isaac (Liut.) (.2) 59
Wheeler,
Jesse (.2) 29, 30, @ 32, 41, 42, 55
Wheeler,
John (Capt.) (.2) 41, 42
Wheeler,
Peris or Peres (.1) 23, 40; (.2) 59
Wheeler,
Phineas (Capt.) (.2) 47
Wheeler,
Primos (.2) inside front cover
Wheeler,
Robert (.2) 35
Wheeler,
Russel (.2) 54
Wheeler,
Swan (.1) 27; (.2) 4
Wheeler,
Thomas (.1) 32
Wheeler,
Thomas (Capt.) (.2) 8, 63
Wheeler,
Thomas (
Wheeler,
William (.2) 43
Whelply,
William (.1) 46
White
(.1) 3a, 7, 47
Whitney
(.1) 45
Whitney,
Shubel or Shubal (.2) 45, 46, 28
Wilcox,
Stephen (.2) 49
William? (.2) 59
Williams,
Asa (.1) 4
Williams,
C. (.2) 24
Williams,
Capt. (.1) 26, 47
Williams,
Curs? (.2) 19
Williams,
Cyrus (.2) 23, 36, 38, 49
Williams,
Daniel (.1) 3
Williams,
Daniel (Capt.) (.1) 4, 5
Williams,
Isaac (Capt.) (.2) 31
Williams,
Park (.2) 23
Williams,
Prentice (.1) 4
Williams,
Thomas (.2) 68
Williams,
William (.2) 21
York,
Collins (.1) 24
York,
Widow (.2) 25
York,
Widow Collins (.2) 25, 26
Youngs
& Avery (.1) 43
Zipporah?
(.1) 26