The Joseph Dow trunk archive · Document gallery 53

Family property, early deeds and a letter from the army

19 photographs · 8 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-D399 · Early will: land, family shares and executors

The will apportions land and household estate among named family members, including provisions for a wife and children. Its reverse continues the text and records a copy certified from the county records. The paper is heavily creased and has losses along the folds.

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JDT-D400 · Christopher and Jonathan Palmer: land deed — 1749

The opening names Christopher Palmer and Jonathan Palmer of North Hampton. The reverse records their acknowledgment in January 1749 before Samuel Palmer, justice of the peace, and carries later registry notes.

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JDT-D401 · John Dow and Henry Dow: land deed

The handwritten deed names John Dow and Henry Dow and retains a red seal and witnesses’ names. The folded endorsement identifies the instrument; the full written side preserves the conveyance and acknowledgment.

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JDT-D402 · Johnson and Sanborn family conveyance to Moulton family members

The deed includes Ruth Johnson and members of the Sanborn and Moulton families in a family property transaction. Three red seals accompany the signatures and marks. The endorsement records registration in Rockingham records on 28 January 1790.

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JDT-D403 · Moulton to Dow: deed — 1709

The folded endorsement identifies the instrument as a deed from Moulton to Dow. The written side includes a 1709 acknowledgment before Jabez Smith and a dark seal.

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JDT-D404 · John Moulton to Samuel Dow: Hampton land

The deed describes parcels including land by a road leading to Little River, with adjoining lands of Jonathan Philbrick, Tristram Redman and Samuel Dow. The reverse carries a Mary Moulton endorsement concerning her portion.

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JDT-D405 · Richard and Elizabeth Smith: deed with seal and signature details — 1698

The full sheet and close views preserve Richard Smith’s signature, Elizabeth Smith’s mark and two red seals. Acknowledgment before Henry Dow, justice of the peace, is dated 11 August 1698. An endorsement refers to land conveyed to the children and Mercy Chandler.

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JDT-D406 · David Moulton: letter from the army

The writer reports recovering from sickness and returning to duty. He describes men wounded by cannon fire and shells thrown into the position day and night, then asks to be remembered to friends and acquaintances. The wrapper identifies the letter as David Moulton’s to John Dow.

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