Collection Highlights: Documents

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTBill of Sale for Fillis, an Enslaved Girl, from Seth Turner to David Stockbridge11 June 1739Ink on paperGift of Meredith MaddryDims: H 6 ¼” x W 7 ½”2021.021Many people are unaware of the history of slavery in the...

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTUnion Hall Temperance Records[dica_divi_carousel arrow_nav="on" advanced_effect="1" _builder_version="4.20.0" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"...

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTLitchfield Cypher BookCaleb Litchfield Cypher BookCypher Book c.1775Ink on paperDims: H 15” x W 9 9⁄16” Caleb Litchfield was born on May 8, 1760, the seventh of eleven children born to wealthy Scituate farmer and...

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTHayward Peirce Record of MarriagesRecord Book, 1798 to 1822Gift of Donna Cooper, 2017Ink on paperDims H 8 ¼”x W 6 ⅘” x D ¾”Hayward Peirce Esq (22 Jun 1753 – 18 Oct 1826) was born in Scituate, the son of...