The Winterthur Library

 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

 

 

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:          Avery family                            

Title:               Papers

Dates:             1788-1839

Call No.:         Col. 415

Acc. No.:         55x26

Quantity:        15 items

Location:        4 E 12

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

The Avery family lived near Norwich, Connecticut, around the turn of the 19th century.  Oliver Avery was a cabinetmaker, and Stephen Avery was captain of a ship.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

This collection contains miscellaneous bills, letters, and account books from various members of the Avery family of Norwich, Connecticut.  Bills are primarily for groceries or furniture.  One letter describes religious sentiments, while another concerns rental properties.  Two poems with religious overtones are also included.  Two account books and eight pages of another are part of this collection, as well.  The account books document Oliver Avery's business activities as a cabinetmaker.  He built a variety of furniture, including chairs, bedsteads, tables, desks, bureaus, chests, and clock cases.  Avery also made looms and loom parts.

           

 

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 - Connecticut - 18th century.

            Business records - Connecticut - 19th century.

            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], May 4(?), 1816(?), to Oliver Avery, about religious matters

 

 


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

Billings, John (Doctor) (.2)   11, 12

 Bingham, Anna (.1)   46, 47

Boldin, Rebecah (.2)   33

Brace, Joseph (.1)   1

Bradley (.1)   3, 4

Breed, Roswell (.2)   39; (.3a)     

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 Gardner)   

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

Hinsdale, Sally (.1)  3a

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

Hull, Amos (.1)  20

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   

Kirkland, Samuel (Rev.) (.1)   48

 

Lampheir (.2)  41                         

Lamphier, Josha  (.3b)                   

Latham (.1)  6                            

Latham, Thomas  (.1)  6

Lawton, Sherman  (.2)   39, 40        

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                                 

Main, Labin or Sabin (.1)  25           

Main, Luther (.2)  37                    

Main, Lyman (.2)  59                     

Main, Paul (.2)  60                     

Main, Samuel (.2)  29                      

Main, Thomas (.2)  59                    

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, Roswell  (.3b)

More, Fred (.1)  7, 6

Morgan   (.2)  inside back cover

Morgan, Moses (.1)  47

Mumford, Capt. (.1)  12

Munsil   (.1)  25

 

Newton   (.1) 29; (.2) 17

Newton, Aron (.2)  9, 10, [28?], 29                              

Newton, Ebenezar (.1)  29, 30, 33, 37

 

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, Col. (.2)  26

Palmer, Elias (Col.) (.1)  38

Palmer, Harry (.2)   inside back cover

Palmer, Jonathan (Col.)  (.1)  23

Palmer, Stephen  (.1)  40; (.2)  12

Parkins, Wiliam (.1) 15

Parmer   (.1)  6

Peapoon, Silas (Col.)  (.1)   2

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, Roswell (Capt.)  (.1) 28; (.2)  33, 34                                

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                  

Roswell?  (.4), (.5)

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, Roswell (.2) 23, 38, 62, 63

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, Clark  (.3a)

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 (Col.)  (.2) 27; (.3b)

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