| Acc# |
Family |
Subject |
Form |
Dates |
Description |
| |
| 23 |
Swift/Manchester |
Promissory Note (loan) |
Orig.
Doc. |
12 May
1740 |
Promissory note signed by George Manchester of Tivorton (sic) to pay
Benjamin Swift 28 pounds, 10 shillings for rosewood. |
| 24 |
Gifford/Hinckley |
Slave/boy |
Orig.
Doc. |
14 Jul
1752 |
To Mr.
Benjamin Gifford to pay Mr John Hinkely one pound nine shillings & nine
pence that he "payd to the old indins for the indin boy" by order of
Matthew Rowlee. |
| 25 |
Robinson/Price |
Accounts |
Orig.
Doc. |
1802-1803 1803 |
Account - Issac Robinson to Paul Price. (Hattie Gifford's mother was a
direct descendant of Issac Robinson (son of Paster Robinson) |
| 26 |
Swift/Lake |
Deed |
Trans.
Copy |
n.d. |
Deed
(copy) Richard Lake to Abiel Swift, sold 150 acres in Falmouth for four
thousand dollars |
| 27 |
Allen |
Misc |
Orig.
Doc. |
n.d. |
"Invoice of sundrys" given to Desire Allen by her parents when she
"removed" from them |
| 28 |
|
Misc. |
Personal Papers |
15 Jun
1886 |
Page
from Falmouth's Bi-Centennial Program, Tues, June 15, 1886 |
|
41 |
Bowerman/Gifford |
Agreement |
Orig.
Doc. |
11 Mar
1704 |
Agreement of Tho. Bowerman et al for grazing rights,use and fencing of
land, Grt. and Little Sippewisset, s. (of William Gifford land) along "Monamot
bay" |
| 42 |
Gifford |
Deed |
Orig.
Doc. |
28 Jun
1708 |
Deed
of Zachariah Jenkins by William Gifford. Sold "common" land in Sandwich
for fifteen pounds |
| 43 |
Gifford |
Deed |
Orig.
Doc. |
24 May
1718 |
Exchange of land (146 lots) in Sandwich, John Bursley Son(2), John
Bursley(Jun), John Parsival and Jabez Blossom to William Gifford of
Falmouth (formerly of Sandwich). |
|
44 |
Bowerman |
Deed |
Orig.
Doc. |
03 Nov
1727 |
Deed:
Thomas Bowerman gave to son Benjamin Bowerman - "all my housing, land and
meadow, marsh, beach lying of Hog Island" |
| 45 |
Bowerman |
Deed |
Transcript |
03 Nov
1727 |
Deed:
Thomas Bowerman gave to son Benjamin Bowerman - "all my housing, land and
meadow, marsh, beach lying of Hog Island" |
| 46 |
Parker/slave |
Slave
Freedom |
Newspaper |
1731 -
1758 |
Newspaper article (1927) by Henry Herbert Smythe in relation to
manumission of slave Cofe (Cuffee) (See original signed paper Acc#55,
Box#19) |
|
47 |
Gifford |
Will |
Orig.
Doc. |
24 Sep
1733 |
Last
will and testament of William Gifford Junior of Falmouth, Sept 24 1733 to
wife Experience, son Benjamin, son Nathan, daughter Elizabeth |
| 54 |
Gifford |
People |
Photo |
c.
1880's |
Arnold
Gifford (1810-1890) with children & grandchildren. (10 people, unknown
house, 8x11) |
| 55 |
Parker/slave |
Slave
Freedom |
Orig.
Doc. |
c. 1735 |
Freedom paper relating to "Cofe the Negro" slave |
| 56 |
Gifford/ Bowerman/ Swift |
Deed |
Transcript |
n.d. |
The
John Gifford tract; Little Sippewisset Marsh. Unfinished, rambling account
of West Falmouth Land Hisotry. Author likely Arnold Gifford in the 1960's |
| 57 |
Bowerman |
House |
Drawing |
n.d. |
Sketch
of attic room fireplace in Bowerman house. Signed by E. D. Gardiner (?)
(10x14) |
