Colby Family Papers, 1833-1922
- Title:
- Colby Family Papers, 1833-1922
- Creator:
- Colby family
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2025.051 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2025.051 (m)
- Date:
- 1833-1922
- Physical Description:
- 1 folder, 13 documents
- Scope and Content:
- The Colby Family Papers consist primarily of legal and property documents, including an estate document and a variety of deeds (warranty, quitclaim, and mortgage deeds) dated from 1833 to 1922. Many of the records document land transactions for various members of the Colby family of Henniker, NH, primarily Barak Colby for property in Henniker and Etta M. (Colby) Chappell for property in Newbury, NH. Other materials include articles of agreement between Horace Childs and Barak Colby from 1865, an 1867 commencement program for the Newbury Seminary and Female Collegiate Institute, and an 1877 note from the Republican Executive Committee.
- Subjects:
- Estates (Law), Deeds, Mortgages, Real property, Contracts, Commencement ceremonies
- Locations:
- Henniker, NH
Newbury, NH - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Goffstown Historical Society.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Sub-Collection
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