Papers, 1677-1875 (bulk, 1743-1853).

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Whiting family. Papers, 1677-1875 (bulk, 1743-1853).

Papers, 1677-1875 (bulk, 1743-1853).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70975667

Papers and memorabilia includes diary (1743-1784) of John Whiting (1716-1784), miller, with genealogical notes by Caroline Whiting and John French Whiting (his great-grandchildren), and which include brief dated entries on improvements and business at the his gristmills, church and town business; marriages and deaths, and news of the colony; account books (1762-1773) of Isaac Whiting (1723-1785), merchant and blacksmith, including records of customer purchases and payments due and work done for the town, and papers including deeds, bills, receipts and notes; account booklet (1780-1790) and papers (1779-1820) of Calvin Whiting (1762-1840), merchant, which include accounts due for wood and deeds (mostly for land in Dedham, as well as Pa.), notes and mortgages, business correspondence, including letters received from two sons, including their work as his agents in New Orleans (1810-1817), regarding molasses, cotton, and sugar, and papers and correspondence on patents for tin smith machines, looms, nail machines, and a washing machine; work journals (1817-1828 and 1834-1836) of Isaac Whiting (1776-1866), millwright, including business and personal records; diaries (1849 and 1853) of Caroline Whiting (1810-1884), diarist and genealogist, which include the record of a single woman's daily life in Dedham in the middle of the 19th century. Caroline Whiting writes of weather, housework, gardening, reading, visiting, church, studying genealogy, community news, etc.; also genealogy notes, which detail the prolific generations of the Whiting family who intermarried with many of the early families of Dedham. Research notes on Whiting and thirty-nine other families.

5 boxes.

Dedham Historical Society