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Conant family papers

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 621	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.1 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

Papers of the Conant family of Alfred, Maine, dated 1802-1834. The papers largely consist of deeds for land bought and sold in the towns of Alfred and Lyman, Maine by members of the Conant family. They also include some correspondence about the purchase of goods and legal matters, and several invoices from Boston merchants Mitchell & Freeman and Hitchcock & Nash. The names on these documents include: Alvah Conant, Cyrus Conant, John Conant, Nathaniel Conant, Andrew Conant, Daniel Conant, Ruth Conant, Louisa Conant, Benjamin Whitten, Joshua Whitten, Calvin Whitten, Humphrey Whitten, George Burnham, Abiel Hall, Daniel Holmes, William Parsons, John Holmes, John Roberts, Samuel Roberts, John Sayward, John Griffin, Clement Sheckley, Eunice Sands, Jonathan Farnum, Clarissa Whitten, and many others.
Alvah and John Conant were merchants in Alfred, Maine.

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Call Number

MssCol 621

OCLC

798091994

Author

Conant family.

Title

Conant family papers, 1802-1834.

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Occupation

Merchants.

Added Author

Conant, Alvah.

Conant, Andrew.

Conant, Cyrus.

Conant, Daniel, active 1805.

Conant, John, 1795-1872.

Hitchcock & Nash.

Mitchell & Freeman.

Research Call Number

MssCol 621