Charles M. Taintor collection, 1705-1850.

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Charles M. Taintor collection, 1705-1850.

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Includes a variety of documents pertaining to Reverend Solomon Williams and his family of Lebanon, Connecticut, including writings and correspondence. Of particular note is a 1730 receipt for the "sale of one Negro gall about the age of seven". Also includes letters to Doctor Thomas Williams. The collection contains legal documents, such as bills of sale, deeds, and court summons, and financial records for individuals and businesses in New London County. Also of interest are a death certificate of Judah Lord, who died in Haiti in 1837; a satirical piece about the Stamp Act, in which the Stampman is sentenced to hang and burn; sermons by David Huntington; correspondence to the First Church of Christ in Canterbury; Colchester deeds and correspondence of the Isham family of Colchester; and the petition of John Henry, a Negro man owned by Paul Field, for his freedom and state support in return for fighting in the Revolution (in folder 3).

0.25 linear foot (1/2 box).

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7942339

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Great Britain

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This historic document, considered by many to be the cornerstone of English liberty, was the result of demands made by the English barons at the beginning of the 13th century for rights and guarantees against the exactions of the m̀onarchy' in the person of King John. It consists of a preamble and 63 clauses. Also includes facsimile of Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral (acquired 1964). From the description of Magna Carta [manuscript]. 1215. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record i...

Taintor, Charles M. (Charles Micaiell), 1817-

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Capitalist and financier from New York City. From the description of Papers, 1847-1897. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34015060 ...

Lord, Judah.

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Williams, Solomon, 1700-1776

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First Congregational Church (Canterbury, Conn.)

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Huntington, David, 1745-1812

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Williams, Thomas, 1718-1775

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Physician and army officer from Deerfield, Massachusetts. He was a surgeon in the regiment of troops from Hampshire County, Massachusetts that was commanded by his brother Ephraim Williams during the French and Indian War. From the description of Diary, 1756 (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 779393617 ...