B. Court, Legal, and Estate Papers, 1674-1740, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
Subseries B. Court, Legal and Estate Papers is comprised of a variety of papers. The bulk of Jonathan's legal papers contains correspondence and accounts that were generated from Jonathan's ownership, and legal battle over the Cape Porpoise River Falls Mill in Wells, Maine. Filed with the legal papers are court papers, reflecting Jonathan's years as a judge in Salem. The majority of these court papers are depositions from Salem residents. Of note are the January 17, 1692 letter from Samuel Parris concerning some of his parishioners' loss of estate, and the 1701 will of John Gedney, which was witnessed by Jonathan. The estate papers contain several inventories of his estate and accounts regarding the settlement by his son-in-law, James Lindall. Johnathan's miscellaneous legal papers include deeds, his wife, Elizabeth's, will, and a distant in-law, Richard Russell's, 1674 will.
Dates
- Creation: 1674-1740, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Curwen family. (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Box 9 contains covers from volumes and is restricted due to fragility.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 linear feet (9 boxes; 17 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository