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Charles Perkins (1792-1856) was the husband of Clarissa Deming Perkins and a son of Andrew Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor Perkins. Oversize items are listed after the folder listing. In addition to the papers listed below, there are 14 folders of papers created after 1840 that have not been processed.

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Charles Deming (1789-1852) was the son of Julius Deming and Dorothy Champion Deming. Oversize and bound items are listed after the folder listing.

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Notebook which contains tangram designs and a printed sheet illustrating sign language.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Deming, Perkins, and Quincy Families Papers document members of several prominent families who lived in the town of Litchfield, Conn. In the late eighteenth century, the patriarchs of each family earned wealth through their activities as merchants, traders, and investors, enabling them and many of the members of the next generations to live lives free from financial concern, if not outright luxury. The papers consist largely of correspondence, and also include collections of financial...

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Harriet Perkins (1793-1821) was a daughter of Andrew Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor Perkins.

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Lucretia Deming (1804-1887) was a daughter of Julius Deming and Dorothy Champion Deming.

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Lucretia Deming is the trustee under the last will of her parents Julius and has been released from trusteeship of Mary D. Hoppin, James M. Hoppin, Lucretia Deming Perkins, and Julius Deming Perkins. Two copies with a small hand written note.

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Oversize items are listed after the folder listing.

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Correspondence in this sub-series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Incoming and outgoing letters are interfiled and arranged chronologically. See the Military papers sub-series for correspondence related to the American Revolutionary War.

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Writes to express his condolences regarding the death of Clarissa's infant son Julius; news of family's health.