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Charles and Clarissa Deming Perkins to Abigail Perkins.

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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.

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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Abigail Perkins (1795-1875) was a daughter of Andrew Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor Perkins and the sister-in-law of Clarissa Deming Perkins. In addition to the papers listed below, there are 8 folders of papers created after 1840 that have not been processed.

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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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Oversize items are listed after the folder listing.

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Oversize items are listed after the folder listing.

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7 shillings and 6 pence for 1 1/2 days assisting in making a plan for a court house.

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Written by Julius Deming. Specifies, in part, that William Sprats, if he can be procured, must have the care and direction of doing the joiner work of the house.