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Receipts (Acknowledgments)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothea Barton Cogswell papers, 1647-1975 (bulk: 1710-1853).

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-405
Scope and Contents The Dorothea Barton Cogswell Papers, 1647-1975 (bulk 1710-1853) is a collection divided into three groups. The first is a collection of applications to the Society of Stukely Wescott Descendants of America from 1937-1975, evidently copies she retained while secretary of that organization. The second is a gathering of ancestral charts and notes compiled by her mother, Theodora (Bates) Cogswell (1883-1955); her grandfather, Edward Russell Cogswell...
Dates: 1647-1975; Majority of material found within (: 1710-1853)
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / Dorothea Barton Cogswell papers, 1647-1975 (bulk: 1710-1853).

George and Sarah Solley papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 37432000163495]
Identifier: Mss-702
Abstract George Willis Solley (b. 1864) was a professor at what is now Springfield College (Springfield, Mass.). His wife, Sarah Josephine Elizabeth (Dickson) Solley (1855-1940), specialized in languages, philosophy, religion, and chemistry.Collection includes correspondence by Arthur R. Bedient, a letter by a Civil War soldier, a letter from a U.S. soldier in Italy during World War II, financial papers, an autograph book, and photographs. Sarah’s interest in chemistry is represented by a...
Dates: 1814-1943; Majority of material found within (: 1928-1943)
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / George and Sarah Solley papers

Howard family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-459
Scope and Contents Most of the collection consists of letters written by four brothers, Stanley, Charles, Henry, and Edward Howard, to their sister Ella and/or their parents, Joseph F. and Nancy Minerva (Pelton) Howard, in Leeds, a section of Northampton, Mass., during their service in the Civil War. Corporal Joseph “Stanley” Howard served with Co. G 27th Regt Mass. Vol. from 1861-1865 and wrote from such locations as Camp Hampshire, Newbern and Washington NC; Annapolis and Baltimore MD; York PA;...
Dates: 1860-1910
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / Howard family papers

John Ford papers, 1765-1878.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-183
Abstract

This collection relates to Captain John Ford (1740-1822), a farmer, mill owner, and soldier during the American Revolution. There are also documents concerning Horatio G. F. Corliss (ca. 1813-1873), an auditor and attorney.

The collection contains military, business and personal papers of the Ford and Corliss families of Chelmsford and Lowell, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1765-1878.
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / John Ford papers, 1765-1878.

Joseph Cooledge papers, 1696-1758

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 37432000145583]
Identifier: Mss-74
Abstract

This collection relates to Deacon Joseph Cooledge (1666-1737), a tailor in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The collection contains business and personal papers of Deacon Joseph Cooledge including bonds, deeds, power of attorney, an apprenticeship indenture, a tax collector’s commission, and private receipts.

Dates: 1696-1735
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / Joseph Cooledge papers, 1696-1758

Richard Clarke and Sons records, 1756-1775.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-1051
Scope and Contents This collection contains business papers of Richard Clarke and Sons of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the largest importers of tea prior to the American Revolution. Clarke’s business papers are strongest for the period 1756-1769, becoming thin and scattered until concluding in 1775. Most of the correspondence is in two letter books for 1758-1759 and 1767-1769. The bulk of the letters concern business matters such as goods, availability, prices, invoices and drafts and relate to his trade with...
Dates: 1756-1775
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / Richard Clarke and Sons records, 1756-1775.

William Croswell papers, 1757-1833 (bulk: 1770-1820)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-1059
Abstract

William Croswell (1760-1834) was a cartographer and teacher of mathematics and navigation in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection contains memoranda, receipts, family and personal correspondence, promissory notes, recommendations, and autobiographical sketches.

Dates: 1757-1833; Majority of material found within 1770-1820
Found in: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections / William Croswell papers, 1757-1833 (bulk: 1770-1820)

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