Chauncey L. Root Papers

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Identifier: 6568

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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, Massachusetts, 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

1836-1845

Creator

Root, Chauncey L. (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

Chauncey L. Root was a stone mason and a resident of Hebron, Connecticut

Extent

.1 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.

Processing Information

The ATHM # references the accession number given to collections by the American Textile History Museum (ATHM). These numbers have been kept and tracked for researchers looking for former citations. The ATHM accession number for this collection was 1990.49.1.