The Joseph Dow trunk archive · Document gallery 52

Household accounts, Chase genealogy and early land records

19 photographs · 10 document groups

Photographed by Whit from the recovered Joseph Dow collection. Descriptions draw on visible names, dates and subjects; uncertain readings remain provisional. Reading copies are turned upright, and each image links to the unchanged full-resolution original.

JDT-D389 · Household account notebook — 1865–1866

Dated spending entries list bread, crackers, sugar, Japanese tea, kerosene, postage and revenue stamps. The following opening adds horse shoeing, molasses and other small purchases; an edge view preserves the notebook’s construction.

3 photographs

JDT-D390 · John Moulton: visits and medicines account — 1787–1788

The short bill charges John Moulton for sundry visits and medicines during August and September 1787. A Hampton acknowledgment below records payment in full in March 1788.

1 photograph

JDT-D391 · Chase family genealogy, attributed to Joshua Coffin

The printed circular distinguishes William, Thomas and Aquila Chase among early New England settlers. It discusses Thomas Chase’s marriage to Elizabeth Philbrick and lists descendants with births, marriages and deaths. Handwritten additions supplement the print; the reverse attributes the genealogy to Joshua Coffin.

2 photographs

JDT-D392 · Governor Wentworth: orders to suppress rioters — 1765

The endorsement reads “Governor’s Orders to Raise men to Suppress Rioters 1765.” The written order discusses men armed with clubs and staves, assistance to the sheriff and bringing offenders to justice. A later note identifies it as copied.

3 photographs

JDT-D393 · Hampton common lands: numbered half-share divisions

The report describes land from the parsonage toward the Exeter line, arranged in divisions and numbered half-shares. It explains boundary markers and the numbering of lots; the reverse is endorsed “Division of Land.”

3 photographs

JDT-D394 · William Fuller: Hampton land conveyance

William Fuller’s handwritten deed concerns a parcel within Hampton and carries a signature and acknowledgment before Samuel Dalton. The densely written text includes acreage and bounds; the exact date and recipient need closer transcription.

2 photographs

JDT-D395 · Land conveyance with acknowledgment before Jabez Smith

The deed describes a parcel of land with its rights and appurtenances and includes a red wax seal. The acknowledgment names Jabez Smith, justice of the peace, and is dated in October 1737; other readings remain provisional.

1 photograph

JDT-D396 · Sealed handwritten land conveyance

The document uses the “Know all men” conveyance formula, describes land and its appurtenances and concludes with a dark seal, signatures and a separate acknowledgment. The parties’ names await a fuller reading.

1 photograph

JDT-D397 · Jacob Greaves and John Moulton: deed — 1730

The closely written deed ends with Jacob Greaves’s signature and red seal. Acknowledgment wording at the foot names Hannah Smith and Jabez Smith, justice of the peace.

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JDT-D398 · Bond concerning common woodland rights — 1771

The parties bind themselves to one another under a monetary penalty and set conditions governing their shared rights. Names in the opening include Josiah Moulton, William Marston and John Marston; the next photograph preserves the endorsement concerning woodland.

2 photographs

Collection photographs supplied by Whit. Descriptions are finding aids, not full transcriptions. Names, dates and associations remain provisional where the handwriting is uncertain.