Welles family papers, 1673-1955.

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Welles family papers, 1673-1955.

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Primarily papers of Solomon and Gideon Welles of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Consists of correspondence to Solomon Welles, one dated 1784 from Samson Occom about religious services in Albany, New York, and two from Solomon's brother Gideon of Canterbury, Connecticut; a Justice of the Peace record of Solomon Welles and a notebook that includes notations on his children's births and marriages; military records; deeds to and from Gideon Welles; ships' papers and customs documents for the Sloop Fair Trader , the Schooner Oliver, and the Sloop Dolphin, commanded by Captain Edward Bulkley, who sailed to the West Indies, once for transporting six Negroes; estate records of Gideon Welles; and assorted legal documents. Also correspondence of Lemuel A. Welles and notes and correspondence of Florence Welles Carpenter regarding the history of the Welles, Carpenter, Griswold, Harris, Pilsbury and Warner families. Also typescripts and Photostats of the original documents.

2.5 linear feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder).

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7245927

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Bulkley, Edward.

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Carpenter family.

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Welles, Gideon, 1735-1811.

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Carpenter, Florence Welles, b. 1867.

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Welles, Lemuel A. (Lemuel Aiken), 1870-1953

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Dolphin (Sloop)

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Welles family.

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Fair Trader (Sloop).

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Oliver (Schooner).

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Pillsbury family.

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Welles, Gideon, 1686-1740.

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Welles, Solomon, 1721-1802.

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Occom, Samson, 1723-1792

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Indian clergyman and missionary. From the description of Samson Occom diary and herbal recipe book, undated. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74986215 Clergyman and educator. From the description of Letter of Samson Occom, 1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454772 Indian clergyman and missionary. Formerly a pupil and protegé of Eleazar Wheelock, Occum, together with David Fowler and Joseph Johnson,...