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: Jarvis, Abraham,
1739-1813
Title: Abraham Jarvis papers
Dates: 1768-1813
Call No.: Col. 908
Acc. No.: 12x94
Quantity: 15 items
Location: 3 I 9
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Abraham Jarvis was an Episcopal minister and the
second American Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut. He was born in Norwalk, Conn., on May 5,
1739, graduated from Yale College in 1761, and was ordained a priest in London,
England, in February 1764. He became
rector of Christ Church in Middletown, Connecticut in 1765, and served there
until 1799. Jarvis was elected bishop in
1796 and consecrated in 1797.
In 1766, Abraham Jarvis married Ann Farmar, daughter
of Samuel Farmar, a merchant in New York City.
Ann died in 1801, and Jarvis then married Lucy Lewis of
Philadelphia. Abraham died in New Haven
on May 13, 1813.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
A small collection of papers pertaining to Abraham
Jarvis of Connecticut. There are 3
receipts, a promissory note, a note about an address, and 10 deeds of sale or
quitclaims to property. Jarvis bought property
primarily in Middletown, where he lived most of his life. Several of the legal documents pertain to
land sold by Abigail Ward, widow of James Ward, to Jarvis, and include
quitclaims signed by her daughters and sons-in-law.
ORGANIZATION
Arranged into general papers and legal papers, and
in chronological order within each group.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Acquisition
information unknown.
RELATED MATERIALS
See
also Col. 906, papers of Samuel Farmar, at this repository. Although Jarvis is not mentioned in those
papers, Abraham Jarvis married Samuel Farmar’s daughter Ann.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Ward family.
Topics:
Real property -
Connecticut.
Deeds -
Connecticut.
Clergy -
Connecticut.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 3 I
9
Note: all accession numbers begin with 12x94
Miscellaneous
documents:
.1 receipt, Giles Rose of Middletown received
payment from Abraham Jarvis, for Jesse Austin of Durham, Jan. 31, 1785
[note: a receipt with the name Jesse
Austin is found in Col. 149 at this repository, probably related to this
transaction]
.2 receipt, William Walter, Jr., received
payment from John Heminway, which money is to be paid to Mr. Jarvis, New Haven,
Nov. 17 1804
.3 receipt, William Walter & Son
received payment from John Heminway which money is to be endorsed on a note
given by Abraham Jarvis, New Haven, Jan. 1, 1807
.4 Note, Stephen Blake promises to pay a
sum to Abraham Jarvis, Middletown, July 31, 1797
.5 Statement: new address of Andrew and
Mary Campbell (North Killingworth); Stephen Blake of Canaan is very poor, May
18, 1813
[see also .15 above]
Legal documents:
.6 Sale of land in Bows Hollow, Middletown,
by Abigail Ward, widow of James Ward of Middletown, and James Ward, also of
Middletown, to Jarvis, Nov. 28, 1768 (printed form)
.7 quitclaim to property in Middletown,
signed by Jonathan and Sarah Fowler of Gilford, Jesse and Elizabeth Austin of
Durham, Benjamin and Abigail Miller of Middletown, and Anne Ward of Middletown,
all daughters or sons-in-law of the deceased James Ward, Sept. 11, 1769
(printed form)
.8 Agreement between Benjamin Miller and
Jarvis, Nov. 6, 1769, pertaining to sale of land by Abigail Ward to Jarvis
(printed form)
.9 Sale of land in Stamford, by Fyler
Dibble of Stamford to Abraham Jarvis, Nov. 18, 1771.
[note: another document related to
Dibble is in Col. 822 at this repository]
.10 Sale of land in Middletown by Jesse
Austin of Durham to Jarvis [spelled Garvis], Jan. 7, 1785 (printed form)
[note: paper is watermarked
Hartford]
.11 Sale of land in Middletown, by Jonathan
Johnson, Jr., of Middletown, to Jarvis, May 22, 1787 (printed form)
.12 Sale of land in Middletown, by William
Bigland of Middletown, to Jarvis [named spelled Jervis], May 28, 1789 (printed
form)
.13 Sale of land in Middletown by Jesse and
Elisabeth Austin of Durham, to Jarvis, Nov. 12, 1790 (printed form)
.14 quitclaim to the land in Middletown sold
by Abigail Ward to Jarvis [see .6 above], by Samuel and Lucy Frairy [or Frary]
of Middletown, Feb. 24, 1791 (printed form)
.15 Sale of land in Middlefield parish,
Middletown, by Andrew Campbell, Jr., and Mary Campbell of Middletown, to
Jarvis, Feb. 16, 1797 (printed form)
[see also .5 above]