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Patten, Ruth, 1740-1831. John Smith and Phelps family papers, 1752-1904.

Title: John Smith and Phelps family papers, 1752-1904.

Primarily contains papers relating to John Smith of Middletown,Connecticut, and his son-in-law, Elisha Phelps of Simsbury. John Smith was a sea captain and his papers include references to his voyages as well as ships' papers for vessels he owned or captained including Mehitabel (Schooner), Lucy (Brig), Rising Sun (Sloop) and Almena (Sloop). Bills and receipts for shipments and correspondence are also included with his materials. Of particular interest are the bills from Ruth Patten to John Smith for Smith's daughter, Lucy, to attend Patten's embroidery school. Two of Smith's Masonic membership certificates are also included. Smith was among the early settlers to Connecticut's Western Reserve and lived in Richfield, Ohio in his later life and the collection contains materials relating to his time there. Smith's daughter, Lucy, married Elisha Phelps, a United States Representative, justice of the peace, Connecticut Comptroller and lawyer who practiced in Simsbury. His papers contain correspondence, papers relating to his service as Comptroller, bills and receipts, and summonses. Also contains legal and court documents, estate and probate records, and some military documents. Other family members represented include Elisha Phelps' son, John Smith Phelps (later a Governor of Missouri), his father, Noah Phelps, and brothers, Chandler Conway Phelps and Noah Amherst Phelps, as well as Noah A. Phelps' sons, Noah A. Phelps, Jr. and Jeffrey Orson Phelps.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear feet (16 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320354613 View

Smith, John, 1765-1837. John Smith account books, 1796-1838.

Title: John Smith account books, 1796-1838.

John Smith, of Middletown and later Simsbury, Connecticut, was a ship captain and merchant. His five account books detail sales and exchanges with a number of ship crews and individuals. The first volume (1796-1808) also includes a two page list of his household expenses. Included with the second volume is a deposition from a legal case involving Smith as owner of the Sloop Almena. The pages of the second volume (1796-1814) also served occasionally as a journal. One entry (page 54) is believed to be about the War of 1812. In the third volume (1803-1838), names that can be traced are of Simsbury residents. There is also mention of paying taxes in Warren. Following Smith's death, the volume were used for pressing flowers. Several pages in the fourth volume (1804-1822) list notes Smith held against people. Separate pages in this volume are in regard to Smith's purchase of land in Ohio. Some of the names in the final volume (1818-1832) are the same as found in the third.

ArchivalResource: 5 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/273017968 View