Hallenbeck collection of manuscripts, 1652-1869.

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Hallenbeck collection of manuscripts, 1652-1869.

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An assortment of manuscripts from various locations within the State of Connecticut collected by E. Hallenbeck. When possible, documents were organized by family name or the name of an individual, or a town. In the general correspondence is a letter by Gurdon Saltonstall, letters to Capt. Noah Scovell, an 1806 letter about the Masons, and a letter from Daniel Galpin to Secretary of War John C. Calhoun about a pension. Hiram Cobb of Windsor, Connecticut, was appointed enrolling agent in 1863, and his papers include the appointment, some correspondence, and a list of men who provided substitutes for their military service, 1863. David Drake bought and sold land in Windsor and he is represented in the collection by deeds, 1783-1813, and a bill, 1805. John Fitch received letters dated 1808-1836. The Potter family, most particularly Henry, of Waterford,bought and sold land and entered into agreements, 1819-1837, and received a letter addressed to him as the state representative for Waterford, 1830. Isaac and Cyrus Williams of Stonington, are represented by letters, 1805-1834, deeds, a lease, and other legal documents, 1786-1834. Also in this collection are the founding documents of the Temperance Society of Durham, 1828-1840; records of the Glastonbury schools, 1830-1831; and records of the North Stonington Ecclesiastical Society, 1847-1857. Poems, receipts, a Hartford tax list and the signature of Lydia Huntley Sigourney are in a folder of assorted documents, 1652-1857. Other materials found in this collection are deeds, 1737-1851; militia orders, certificates of disability, a return, and a muster roll, 1775-1842; records of the American Education Society of North Stonington, the Durham library, and the Young Men's Debating Society of Poquonus, 1833, undated; reports, petitions and taxes for highways and turnpikes, 1803-1829; and writs, 1735-1841.

0.25 linear foot (1/2 box).

Connecticut Historical Society

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Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Fitch, John, 1783-1845

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Lawyer, New York City. From the description of Appointment books, 1856-1865. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58664080 ...

Drake, David, 1756-1822.

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Cobb, Hiram, 1824-1895.

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Temperance Society of Durham, Conn.

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Scovell, Noah, 1759-1821

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Noah Scovell (alternately spelled "Scoville" or "Scovil") was born in Saybrook, Connecticut (now Essex), around 1759, the son of Noah Scovell (1732-1782) and Anna (or Hannah) Pratt (ca. 1732-1815). He and his wife, Desire Pratt (ca. 1759-1819), had five children: Noah (1781-1833), Louis (1783-1806), Seabury or Sebra (b. 1785), Amos (b. 1787), and Maria (1789-1834). Noah Scovell, Jr., acted as his father’s business partner until the elder Scovell's death on February 11, 1821. From the...

Williams, Isaac, d. 1844.

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Potter, Henry Ingle

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Hallenbeck, E.

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Williams, Cyrus, 1783-1863

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Cyrus Williams (1783-1863) was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of North Stonington and New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Cyrus Williams papers, 1812-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122534297 From the guide to the Cyrus Williams papers, 1812-1862, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

American Education Society

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Connecticut. Militia

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