Scope and Contents
The Chauncey L. Root Papers includes an agreement, March 13, 1837, between Meritt Root, a minor, Florenda Root, his mother, and Chauncey Root, apprenticing Meritt Root as a stone and brick mason. Also contains an agreement, February 15, 1845, between Chauncey Root and Henry Lyon, agent for the Otis Co., cotton manufacturers in Ware, MA, for the construction of a stone factory; an undated document entitled: Measurement for the Stone Work done by C.L. Root, with a listing on verso of debits and credits; and an inventory and appraisal, November 24, 1845, of Root's estate.
Dates
- undated
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Biographical / Historical
Root was a resident of Hebron, Conn.
Extent
0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of two agreements, the first between Meritt Root, a minor, Florenda Root, his mother, and Chauncey Root, apprenticing Meritt Root as a stone and brick mason and the other between Chauncey Root and Henry Lyon, agent for the Otis Co., cotton manufacturers in Ware, MA, for the construction of a stone factory, an undated document entitled: Measurement for the Stone Work done by C.L. Root, with a listing on verso of debits and credits, and an inventory and appraisal of Root's estate.
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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