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Cheney, William, 1787-1875. Cheney-Watts collection, 1813-1983.

Title: Cheney-Watts collection, 1813-1983.

The collection consists for the most part of letters and diaries from the Civil War period, photographs, and genealogical records of the Cheney and Watts families of Stowe, Vermont. In addition there are a few photographs and genealogical records for the Camp family of Morrisville. William Cheney's papers include his autobiography, in which he tells of the hardships of his early life earning a living working in the woods, including the making of potash, his service in the War of 1812, and his settlement in Stowe. He also describes an ice storm in 1804 and the extremely cold season in 1816. The papers also contain documents relating to the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company and a covenant for the Free Will Baptist Church in Stowe, Vermont. During the Civil War William Riley and Olive Cheney's three sons William Joseph, Edwin, and George, and their son-in-law, Chandler Watts, served in the Union Army. Letters in the collection, include those between scattered family members at home as well as letters to the family from their sons. The collection contains two diaries, photocopies of the originals, written by Jane Cheney Watts (1863) and her husband Chandler Watts (1863-1865). The entries are short, both writers are lonely, and they record the weather unfailingly. Most of the photographs in the collection are Cheney, Watts, and Camp family members from the period 1860 to 1880. The photographic work of Charles B. Cheney is represented in the collection. His work includes family portraits as well as a number of stereopticon views of Vermont and Orford, New Hampshire.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60448322 View

New Hampshire Iron Factory Company. Stock certificate, 1811 July 2.

Title: Stock certificate, 1811 July 2.

Certificate originally issued to Walter Channing and signed by John Moriarty, treasurer. Transfer on verso signed by Nathaniel Bowditch, as Channing's administrator, 9 April 1827.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 40 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86102599 View

New Hampshire Iron Factory Company. Minutes, 1806-1868.

Title: Minutes, 1806-1868.

Minutes of the directors' meetings of the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company, 1806-1868. Most of the minutes are sparse on details, merely mentioning nonspecific financial matters (for example, authorizing payments but not saying specifically for what) and recording the election of officers, but some of the minutes do give more information about the business of the company. From the minutes, one learns that a flood damaged the facilities in Franconia in 1811. Another year, the man in charge of the foundry is to be paid for the expense of moving his wife, and she is to receive enough material to make a dress. Finances were a major concern; in 1852, it was decided to sell off all the property and stock in order to pay the company's debts. This decision generated several long reports that give a great deal of information about the facilities and the work that was being done. After this, the company continued to struggle along for some time. Scattered throughout the volume are several printed notices giving the text of a decision made by the town of Franconia in 1880 not to tax the company for ten years provided the company put and kept the iron works in operation.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261233214 View

Putnam, Philemon. Philemon Putnam Papers, 1817-1876.

Title: Philemon Putnam Papers, 1817-1876.

Salem, MA ship captain. Papers include ships papers, correspondence, appointment as postmaster of Franconia, NH, deeds, and papers regarding New Hampshire Iron Factory Company.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.5 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/650088754 View

New Hampshire Iron Factory Company. New Hampshire Iron Factory Company Records, 1806-1857.

Title: New Hampshire Iron Factory Company Records, 1806-1857.

Franconia, NH iron factory with headquarters in Salem, MA. Collection contains corespondence of company treasurer, John Punchard, stock certificates, and miscellaneous financial records.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.25 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639590719 View