Written Relics (Firm)
General Context
Vendor.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Abraham and Benjamin Tray land deed: manuscript
Deed of sale recording the transfer of land in Natick Massachusetts from Samuel Abraham to Benjamin Tray. Printed form with manuscript additions and wax seal. Witnessed and signed by William Rider and Oliver Peabody.
Open for research.
John Adams presidential campaign song to the tune of Auld lang syne: manuscript
Lyrics to a presidential campaign song for John Adams, set to the tune of Auld Lang Syne.
Open for research.
Joshua Barrell's testimony respecting Mr. Nathan Read's nailworks: manuscript
The testimony of Joshua Barrell of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, denying the allegation by Nathan Read that Barrell had hired Peter Cliff to observe Read's nail-making machine. Signed by justices of the peace John Treadwell and Thomas Bancroft, and entered into the Essex County Registry of Deeds, October 4, 1800.
Open for research.
Stephen Cory indenture: manuscript
Manuscript deed of indentured apprenticeship of Stephen Cory (1765-1790?) to Susanna Nichols (1712-1806), both of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, dated 15 February 1771.
Open for research.
Edwin Eames and Edward R. Preston house construction contract: manuscript
Contract between Edwin Eames and Edward R. Preston, for the construction of a house in Framingham, Massachusetts, to be built by Preston.
Open for research.
Jacob Lodge cyphering book: manuscript
Manuscript notebook written on laid paper, containing examples of arithmetic problems, currency conversion, tables of weights and measures for liquid and dry goods, word problems, methods of calculating interest, etc. Headings are written in a tall calligraphic script.
Open for research.
Last will and testament of Henry Spaulding: manuscript
The will of Henry Spaulding, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, naming his wife Susanna, son Henry, and daughter Elizabeth as beneficiaries of his land, buildings, property, and "moveable estate." Four-page manuscript, the third page blank. Inserted is a single-leaf printed form approving the will, filled-out with names, dates, etc. and signed by Samuel Danforth, judge of the Probate of Wills, Middlesex County.
Open for research.
Massachusetts general election instructions to Constable John Hill of Sherborn, Massachusetts: manuscript
Two-page manuscript instructing Constable John Hill to inform free male inhabitants of Sherborn, Massachusetts, at least twenty-one years old and meeting property requirements, to vote in the general election on Monday 7 April.
Open for research.