Wills.
Subject
Subject Source: Ftamc
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Emily P. Bissell papers
Collection — Col-0029
Identifier: Col-0029
Scope and content
Contains personal and family memorabilia, both manuscript and printed. The collection came in a laquered box (possibly Chinese in origin) lined with wallpaper dated circa 1830s. The collection includes a set of Christmas seals, 1907-1934, presented to Bissell, along with partial sheets of seals for the years 1921, 1930-1939.
The family documents preserved here include deeds for land in Delaware (dated 1695/6 and 1846; the latter deed is signed by Thomas Garrett), the will of...
Dates:
1695-1945; Majority of material found in 1900-1945 .
Found in:
Winterthur Library
Henderson-Pownall family papers
Collection
Identifier: Col-0048
McNary family papers
Collection — Col-0028
Identifier: Col-0028
Summary
Contains a variety of documents, though mostly letters and poems. The collection gives insights into personal and family matters, shows relationships between the McNary family and the Butler family, and reveals facets of American political and educational life during the 1800s. Most of the letters contain greetings to and updates regarding distant family members. Samuel McNary's 1853 appointment to the Springfield, MA school committee is included; as is an invitation to an inaugural ball...
Dates:
1791-1910
Found in:
Winterthur Library
Wilson-Warner-Corbit family papers
Collection
Identifier: Col-0035