Town of Middleton, Massachusetts Records, 1720-1880, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
The town of Middleton, Massachusetts records is an artificial collection of town records, and items from town residents. This collection has been divided into two series.
Series I. Town Records contains originals and copies of town records. For the purposes of this finding aid, town records refer to records created by or directed to representatives of the town regarding town business. These include general records, tax lists, announcements, expenses, correspondence, and school regulations. This series also includes a folder of militia orders.
Series II. Other contains items from Middleton residents such as deeds, receipts, indentures, and genealogy notes. This series also contains excerpts copied from church and town records.
Dates
- Creation: 1720-1880, undated
Language of Materials
These materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use. Due to fragility, reproduction may not be possible for some of the materials.
Biographical / Historical
Middleton, Massachusetts is a town in northeastern Massachusetts. Originally home to a number of Indigenous settlements, Middleton became an European colonial settlement in 1659 (Wikipedia), and was incorporated in 1728 (Town of Middleton). Part of Essex County, Middleton was a farming community, mostly due to its location on the Ipswich River. During the 18th century Middleton also contained a vital ironworks industry, later becoming a vacation town (Wikipedia).
Extent
2.83 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
The town of Middleton, Massachusetts records is an artificial collection of town records, and items from town residents. This collection has been divided into two series.
Series List
- Town Records
- Other
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
Handwritten excerpts from Middleton, Mass., church and town records made by Lura W. Watkins were donated by Ruth Tyler on April 12, 1976. The following items were donated by William C. Waters on May 27, 1952: Samuel Symonds' 1793 will; Samuel Symonds deed dated 1750; Samuel Symonds' 1753 will. The rest of the material was found in the collection.
Bibliography and Related Collections
Wikipedia contributors. "Middleton, Massachusetts." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton,_Massachusetts.
Processing Information
This material was placed in acid free folders, and items were surface cleaned as needed.
Subject
- Gould, Samuel, 1759-1837 (Person)
- Averill, Augustus (Person)
- Choate , E. D. (Person)
- Webb, L. M. (Person)
- Title
- Town of Middleton, Massachusetts Records
- Author
- Hilary Streifer
- Date
- July 2021
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository