The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Brown family
Title: Papers
Dates: 1711-1775
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 70x128. 1, .5-.11,
.19-.29, .31-.32, .43
Quantity: 22 items
Location: 34 K 4
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
The Brown family resided in
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
The collection consists of deeds, quitclaims, bonds,
and receipts, relating to various members of the Brown family of
ORGANIZATION
The papers are arranged in
accession number order.
PROVENANCE
Gift of Charles and
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Deeds –
Real
property –
Artisans –
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 K
4
Note: all
accession numbers begin with 70x128
.1 deed of sale, John and Mary Brown of
.5 printed deed, Joseph Andrews,
housewright of
.6 quitclaim, John and Elizabeth Holan of
.7 deed of sale, Thomas Potter of
.8 deed of sale, Moses and Sarah Chase,
yeoman of Newbury, to Thomas and Samuel Brown, house carpenters of Ipswich,
selling land in Ipswich, February 2, 1731/2; signed by Joseph Chase, Joshua
Bayley, Moses Chase, and the mark of Sarah Chase; endorsed by justice of the
peace [illegible] Sargent; and noted as being recorded in record book on
September 9, 1732
.9 quitclaim, Timothy Fuller, yeoman, of
Middleton,
.10 deed of sale, John Baker acting on behalf
of the Commoners of Ispwich, to Richard Brown, yeoman of
.11 deed of sale, Isaac Appleton, yeoman of
.19 bond, Samuel Brown, house carpenter of
.20 receipted bill to Samuel Brown from
Francis Holmes, for “sundry med. [medicine?] and
tendance [attendance?],” September 1729
.21 receipt, on
.22 a note from Timothy Hudler(?), Middleton,
to Samuel Brown (housewright), William Brown (hatter), Elizabeth Brown (widow),
Benjamin, Mary, and Sarah Brown (minor children of Benjamin Brown, deceased),
all of Ipswich, about some land in Andover
.23 bill to Samuel
Brown from Francis Holmes, for “sundry med. [medicine?] and
tendance [attendance?]” and Indian corn, September 1745; on back: parts of
other accounts which probably have nothing to do with Samuel Brown’s account
with Francis Holmes
.24 receipt from Daniel Staniford to Samuel
Brown,
.25 receipt from
Stephen Greenleaf to Samuel Brown,
.26 order to Lieut. Samuel Brown, treasurer,
from Joseph Po[illegible] to pay William Burrows for ringing the bell and
sweeping the meetinghouse, Ipswich, March 24, 1762; signed on back by mark of
William Burrows
.27 order to Lieut. Samuel Brown, treasurer,
from Joseph Poland(?) to pay Dec. [i.e. deacon] John Deitche(?), Benj.
Knowlton, and John Huberd (i.e. Hubbard), for their expenses as members of the
committee to build a new meetinghouse, Ipswich, May 25, 1762; signed on back by
John Hubbard
.28 order to Lieut. Samuel Brown, treasurer,
from Joseph Po[illegible], Francis Quarles, John Dake, and John Low, to pay
Dec. [i.e. deacon] John Palek(?), Benj. Knowlton, and John Hubberd (i.e.
Hubbard), for their expenses as members of the committee to build a new
meetinghouse, July 5, 1762; signed on back by John Hubbard
.29 note from
William, Richard, and Jonathan Brown, heirs of Samuel Brown of
.31 bond of Richard Brown, yeoman of Ipswich,
to his brothers Samuel, William (both yeoman of Ipswich), and Jonathan Brown
(blacksmith of Gloucester), to pay them a certain sum of money, July 20, 1767;
regards settling estates of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown (her name
is not listed); signed by John Brown, Samuel Wigglesworth, Jr., and Richard
Brown
.32 receipt from Jonathan Brown acknowledging
receipt of money from Richard Brown, in settlement of mother’s estate,
.43 legal documents from Nehemiah Jewitt
about a court case involving Thomas Brown, 1711