John Wright Account Books 1818-1859

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John Wright Account Books 1818-1859

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Farmer, freight hauler, laborer, cider-maker, landlord, and town official who was a seventh-generation descendant of Samuel Wright, one of the first English settlers of Northampton, Massachusetts. Nine bound volumes and four folders of loose material include accounts of his businesses with his brother Samuel and son Edwin and activities, as well as letters, and miscellaneous papers and figurings.

9 volumes; (3 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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Wright, John

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Epithet: of Add MS 46924 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x0001b6 Epithet: of Add MS 36180 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x0001b3 Epithet: Clerk British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x0001a3 Epithet: clothier, of London ...

Wright, Samuel, 1905-....

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Wright, Edwin

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Wright, John, Samuel, and Edwin

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John and Samuel Wright were brothers, seventh generation descendants of Samuel Wright, one of the first English settlers of Northampton, Massachusetts. The first Samuel removed from Springfield to what would become Northampton in 1655 or 1656. John Pynchon financed the purchase of the land on the west side of the Connecticut River valley at Norwottuck, as he did most of the towns in the valley. The Pynchons played a dominant role, serving almost as manorial barons, in the settlement...