Journals, 1809-1855.

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Journals, 1809-1855.

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Whiting's journals are largely records of his daily business activities during the period 1809 to 1855. He employed several people whose work days were scrupulously charted on every page of the journals. Occasionally, mention is made of family deaths, the weather, national fast days and militia training during the War of 1812, Masonic Lodge meetings, town meetings called for the appointment of presidential electors, his work with town meetings called for the appointment of presidential electors, and his work with town building committees relative to the construction of bridges. There are several references to a controversy concerning the appropriation of land owned by Whiting for the construction of a railroad. The Branch Railroad Company was represented by Samuel Swett (1774?-1853?). The bulk of the entries detail the many business and farming activities in which Whiting and his employees were involved, including the construction and repair of local mills, highways, and houses, the repair of factory parts, carpentry work for Judge Samuel Haven (1771-1847) and others, and work performed in his shop and on his property. A few entries contain descriptions of repair work. Whiting frequently contracted with the Tileston and Hollingsworth Company, a Boston paper manufacturer. After 1836, Whiting spent more time on his farm, although his other responsibilities were maintained. He was engaged in plowing, mowing, planting, harvesting apples and cider, cutting and selling wood and hay, and raising livestock.

10 v. ; folio.

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Swett, Samuel, 1774-1853

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Samuel Swett (1774-1853), the son of William and Mary (Torrey) Swett, was a merchant and ship-owner of Boston and Dedham, Mass., and played a prominent part in the development of the merchant marine in Boston. He also owned extensive real estate in Boston and Dedham. Swett married four times with his first two wives being the daughters of Dr. John Sprague, Jr. (1752-1800). He married on 7 May 1797, Esther Sprague (1777-1799). They had two sons: Edward Sprague Swett (1798...

Haven, Samuel, 1771-1847

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Haven received his A.B. from Harvard in 1789. From the description of Mathematics notebook : manuscript, 1785-1789. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612876097 ...

Whiting, Isaac, 1776-1866

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Isaac Whiting (1776-1866), a carpenter and farmer in Dedham, Mass., was the son of Moses Whiting (1749/50-1833) and the husband of Sarah Gay Whiting (1752- ). Whiting served on several town committees and was appointed builder of various mills, factories, and bridges in Dedham and neighboring towns. From the description of Journals, 1809-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207180020 ...

Tileston & Hollingsworth Co.

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Papermaking in Massachusetts began in 1730 when a mill went into operation on the Neponset River in Milton. By 1800, six paper mills had been established on the river. James Boies (1702-1798), a native of Ireland, entered the business in 1760, when he went to work for his father-in-law, Jeremiah Smith (1704-1790), who was another Irish immigrant. In 1765, Boies built a paper mill of his own on the Neponset in partnership with Richard Clark ( -1777). A few years later, he built anoth...