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James Wheaton Daybooks

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: Aug 1993



Biographical History

James Wheaton was a farmer and cooper of Pomfret, Connecticut.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The James Wheaton Daybooks consists of 2 volumes, one covering the years 1796-1840 and the other 1816-1873 (84 and 258 pp. respectively). Contents include records of funds received by his sons Royal and Childs Wheaton toward their portions of their father's estate, 1801-1817; records of the servicing of bulls, and of calves born, 1853-1855; services as a cooper; and purchase and sale of farm products.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Subject Headings

Subjects

Coopers and cooperage, Connecticut.
Family farms, Connecticut.
Farm management, Records and correspondence.
Farmers, Connecticut.

Genres and Forms

Daybooks.

Occupations

Farmers.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

James Wheaton Daybooks,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1968.


Table of Contents

Business records


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