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What follows is a list of Early American New England records from the manuscript holdings in the Department of Special Collections, University Libraries of Notre Dame.
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JOHN DINSMORE PAPERS. 1782-c.1920 (bulk 1782-1822). 716 manuscripts, many partly printed; 1 newspaper. The personal papers and court records of the Rockingham County, New Hampshire farmer, innkeeper, and justice of the peace John Dinsmore, Jr. (16 January 1759-15 April 1814). Dinsmore (or Dinsmoor) was born in Windham, Rockingham County, the son of John Dinsmore (1721-1793) and Martha McKeen (1723-1803). The elder Dinsmore was a man of local influence, serving Windham as clerk, town meeting moderator, and selectman; he was also a justice. The younger Dinsmore passed most of his life at Windham, on the original family estate, before removing (c.1807) to the village of Londonderry, Rockingham County, where he kept an inn. He was twice married, to Susannah Bell (1759-1807) and Mary Rogers. The greater part of the Dinsmore collection, some 550 items, consists of Rockingham County court records, retained by Dinsmore during his years as a member of the judiciary. These records range in date from January 1797 to November 1813. The majority are partly printed writs of execution issuing from minor civil suits, signed by Dinsmore in his capacity as justice. Most bear endorsements, and calculations of damages and court costs. There are also a small number of papers pertaining to criminal cases. Other, less extensive series in the collection include: land records (21 items, including 10 deeds to parcels of land acquired by John Dinsmore); financial records (50 items, mostly account sheets and receipts); records issuing from Dinsmore's position as a proprietor of the Londonderry Turnpike (42 items, mostly receipts, 1805 to 1810); and papers relating to the settlement of Dinsmore's estate (44 items, 1814 to 1822). These latter include inventories of Dinsmore's real and personal estate, and an estate ledger kept by the executor, Dinsmore's eldest son, James (1788-1872). MSN/EA 0503-1 to MSN/EA 0503-170.
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JACOB HAYWARD LAND DEED. 1796. 1 document, partly printed. A deed of sale recording the transfer of three parcels of land from Jacob and Elizabeth Hayward to Seth Thayer. Jr., for the sum of £60. The parcels are located in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. With endorsements. MSN/EA 1504-1.
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WRIT OF ATTACHMENT AGAINST ABRAHAM JOSLYN. 1801. 1 document. A document written and signed by Ware, Massachusetts town treasurer William Anderson, directing the sheriff of Hampshire County to attach the estate of Abraham Joslyn for debts owed to the town, stemming from Joslyn's work as tax collector in the year 1799. MSN/EA 1502-1.
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ISAIAH THOMAS, JR. RECEIPT. 1810. 1 document. A receipt signed by Charles Wheeler for Isaiah Thomas Jr. of Worcester, Massachusetts, acknowledging payment of $40.00 from William Gran for two cows. MSN/EA 1501-1.
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TURNPIKE ACCOUNT SHEETS. 1810-1834. 2 documents, partly printed. Annual account sheets for two Connecticut turnpike companies, showing debits (including interest on outstanding stock, repairs, and wages) and credits (tolls collected). A sheet for the Goshen and Sharon Turnpike shows accounts as of 1 May 1810; a sheet for the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike shows accounts as of 1 May 1834. MSN/EA 1503-1-F2 to MSN/EA 1503-2-F1.
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WILLIAM HOLMES DISABILITY CERTIFICATION. 1826. 1 document. A certification of the wounding of Thomas Holmes of the New London, Connecticut artillery company, by an accidental discharge during a ceremony honoring the memories of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. MSN/EA 1500-1.
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