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Literary papers: Genealogical papers relating to the Wheelright and Coombs families of Newburyport, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1796-1832

Location Note

Folder 90

GUSN

GUSN-295837

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Description

This folder contains genealogical papers related to the Wheelright and Coombs families of Newburyport, Mass. These materials include: deeds of Ebenezer Wheelright from 1810 and 1813; a deed of Ebenezer Wheelright and Philip Coombs from 1807; a sermon at William Coombs funeral given by Daniel Dana in 1814; a sermon by John Boddily given at the dedication of the 2nd Presbyterian Meeting House in Newburyport in 1796; a sermon by Daniel Dana at the funeral of Harriot Putnam in 1832; an account book and journal of an unidentified author written in the 1790s on the blank pages of an almanac published in 1700; and miscellaneous manuscripts of William Coombs, Anna Wheelright, and others.

Details

Collection Code

MS037

Collection Name

John Codman (1898-1989) family papers

Reference Code

MS037.10.32

Record Details

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Folder 90

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