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Town of Leverett Bill to John Clapp Jr. for Rufus Clary
1810
L01.071
During the early 19th century, the care of the poor, sick, elderly or mentally ill was often appointed to poor farmers or the lowest bidder in an open auction. |
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Capt. Moses Scott military settlement
Jul 21, 1782
L04.051
An account of the fine money Captain Moses Scott of Bernardston, Massachusetts received and paid out. |
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Bill to Elijah Fuller regarding cotton
Feb 3, 1849
L05.044
Demand for cotton throughout the United States ensured the survival of slavery in the South. |
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Order for provisions for governmental troops during Shays' Rebellion
Feb 4, 1787
L07.049
General Benjamin Lincoln signed this paper giving twenty-five rations of bread and meat to Matthew Gillche on February 4, 1787 |
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Zebulon Graves invoice for use of horse
1774-1777
L99.088
It cost Joel Munn (1745-1779) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, thirteen shillings and four pence each time he rented Zebulon Graves' horse to ride to Boston.. |
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Supplies for Troops
Jan 1, 1782
L99.090
The new State governments were virtually bankrupt by 1782, and the paper currency they issued had lost so much of its value that Thomas Dickinson insisted on being paid in "hard" gold or silver money for the beef he supplied to the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1781. |
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Auction bill of Dennis Stebbins
Nov 11, 1839
L99.151
Major Dennis Stebbins (1778-1842) purchased a variety of items, including furniture, a song book, and a game board at an auction of his deceased son Claudius Herrick Stebbins' (1803-1839) personal estate in 1839. |
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List of Books bought by Joseph Barnard
May 12, 1772
L99.173
This order by Joseph Barnard of Deerfield, Massachusetts, of English law books through a Boston bookseller in 1772, suggests the degree to which American colonists relied upon English Common Law and statutes to craft their own laws and legal arguments. |
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Fabric order for Orlando Ware's store
Jan 7, 1811
L99.181
Orlando Ware's store in Deerfield, Massachusetts, received this order for cotton cloth in 1811. |
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List of medicines bought from Ebenezer Hunt by William Stoddard Williams
Jun 14, 1796
L00.007
The list of 18 items sold by Dr. Ebenezer Hunt to Dr. William Stoddard Williams is dated June 14, 1790 in Northampton, Massachusetts. |