Benjamin Heywood Daybooks 1784-1807

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Benjamin Heywood Daybooks 1784-1807

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Harvard-educated judge and American Revolution veteran from Worcester, Massachusetts, who served in many other civic positions. Includes documentation of civic and farming activities, such as which animals were put to pasture on what date, which pastures were leased to others, the names and terms of indentured laborers, and the sale/exchange of agricultural products to customers such as Isaiah Thomas, William Eaton, Nathaniel Stowell, Ithamar Smith, and Jonathan Rice. Also contains references to family members.

17 volumes, 1 envelope; (0.25 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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