Henry Sykes account book, 1838-1862.

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Henry Sykes account book, 1838-1862.

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Henry Sykes of Suffield, Connecticut, called himself a farmer, but he was also a carpenter and designer from the evidence in this volume. Entries include repairing a plow, making drawings for houses, making drawings of decorative elements like cornices and columns, creating designs for monuments, framing and raising houses, building a workbench, selling hay, lath and boards, and serving as a school visitor. Among his customers were the Springfield Cemetery Association and Amherst College, for whom he built the library.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Sykes, Henry A., 1810-1860.

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