[Documents and account books of John Burleigh, Newmarket, N.H., and of members of his family] [manuscript]. [1715-1849]

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[Documents and account books of John Burleigh, Newmarket, N.H., and of members of his family] [manuscript]. [1715-1849]

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Collection of account books, daybooks, waste books, and other documents created by or pertaining to John Burleigh, his business, or his family; some daybooks include terms of credit; additional miscellaneous notes inscribed throughout the books.

2 ft. (24 v., 1 box) ; 16-40 cm.

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Burleigh, Mehitable, b. 1731.

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Burleigh, John, 1717-1776

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John Burleigh owned a store on the banks of the Lamprey River in Newmarket, N.H. He was prominent in town politics and served as representative to the N.H. legislature in 1765, 1767, and 1770. Mehitable Burleigh (née Sheafe) became John's third wife in 1760. The couple had a daughter in 1763, also named Mehitable, who appears to have later assumed some responsibility for the family business. Cf. Genealogy of the Burley or Burleigh family of America (Portland: Thurston & Co., 1880). ...