Tilly Merrick papers, 1777-1853 (bulk 1781-1836).

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Tilly Merrick papers, 1777-1853 (bulk 1781-1836).

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Papers, 1777-1853 (bulk 1781-1836), primarily business-generated (relating to Merrick's commercial activities in London, Amsterdam, Charleston, S.C., and Concord, Mass.), but incl. personal material as well. Account books, 1783-1825; letter books (copies of letters sent and received, many relating to collection on accounts), 1781-1826; correspondence, 1779-1853; bills, accounts, receipts, 1777-1837; shipping trade records (incl. bills of lading), 1781-1787; Union Turnpike Corporation materials (stock certificates, receipts for assessments on shares, etc.), 1805-1814. (Cont.) and papers relating to plans for the Middlesex Female Academy, 1806-1820. Charleston, S.C., business papers reflect Merrick's partnership in firm Merrick & Course and his later dealings on his own, after dissolution of partnership. Some of the correspondence--for example, that with Tilly's brother Augustus--relates to both personal and business matters. Some of the bills, receipts, etc., are for personal and household purchases rather than business.

16.75 linear ft.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 7372848

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Sigourney, Ingraham & Bromfield

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Merrick, Tilly, 1755-1836

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Tilly Merrick, storekeeper of Concord, Mass., was Treasurer of the Union Turnpike Corporation. He owned Union Turnpike shares No. 206-215. The Corporation was formed in 1804 to build a turnpike (a predecessor of Route 2) from Concord to Leominster, connecting the Cambridge and Concord Turnpike and the Fifth Massachusetts Turnpike. Petitions were entered with the courts of Worcester and Middlesex counties and the road laid out in Worcester in 1805, in Concord in 1806. (The road became free in Wor...

Merrick & Course

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Middlesex Female Academy

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Merrick, Augustus, 1759-1788

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Merchant in Charleston, S.C. Born in Concord, Mass., to Tilly Merrick (elder) and Mary Minot Merrick, July 5, 1759. Died in Charleston, 1788. Brother of Charleston and Concord merchant/storekeeper Tilly Merrick (younger), who was engaged in wholesale shipping in Charleston (first as a partner in Merrick & Course, then on his own) during 1780's and 1790's. From the description of Augustus Merrick (elder) papers, 1781-1788. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 35558734 ...