John Davenport Jr. account book, 1787-1797
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Description
- Title
- John Davenport Jr. account book, 1787-1797
- Alternative Title
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John Davenport, Jr., account book
John Davenport account book - Creator
- Davenport, John, 1752-1830, author.
- Published / Created
- 1787-1797.
- Publication Place
- Stamford, Connecticut
- Publisher
- John Davenport
- Abstract
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Account book dates from the early years of Davenport's legal career. Among his clients were Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817), then a distinguished minister and schoolmaster in Fairfield, later president of Yale, and Joel Barlow (1754-1817), the notable poet, diplomat, and politician, then living in Hartford. Other clients belonged to such prominent Connecticut families as the Beaches, Merritts, Seymours, and Whitneys. Perhaps the most intriguing client (?) was "Tom [,] Negro of A.W. [or A.T.] Watson," who engaged Davenport's services in 1791 and paid the balance in his labor. (Slavery was abolished in Connecticut in 1848.) It is also possible that he was loaned to Davenport to pay a debt. However, Tom is listed in the index, which is a list of clients.
- Description
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Title from spine of slipcase.
Manuscript on paper.
Holograph entries, in single hand, written in black ink; signed.
Leaves mostly numbered in ink on upper right recto.
Place of production (Stamford, Connecticut) inferred from Davenport's residence; date of manufacture inferred from inscribed entries: "The book begun in the year 1787, John Davenport Jun" inscribed to front free endpaper. The last entry in the account book is dated 1797.
Printed lined account book with ready-made tabbed index (in black and red) at the beginning of the manuscript, including the names of clients.
Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1780300
Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut : Yale Law Library, 2023. MssA D275 1787
In English.
Description based on print version record.
Born into a prominent Stamford family, Davenport, a Yale graduate, was admitted to the bar around 1775. After serving in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, where he attained the rank of major, he returned to Stamford, where he spent the rest of his life. In addition to his legal career, he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1776-1796 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1799-1817. - Extent
- 1 online recsource ([14], 175, [1] leaves)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lillian Goldman Law Library
- Call Number
- MssA D275 1787
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Account books
- Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
Stamford
Stamford.
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
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Davenport, John, 1752-1830
Tom (of Watson)
Beach Family.
Merritt Family.
Seymour Family.
Whitney Family. - Subject (Topic)
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Account books
Finance, Personal
Budgets, Personal
Lawyers
African Americans
Manuscripts, American - Subjects
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Account books > Connecticut > Stamford > 18th century
Davenport, John, 1752-1830 > Finance, Personal
Budgets, Personal > Connecticut > Stamford
Lawyers > Connecticut > Stamford
African Americans > Connecticut > Stamford
Tom (of Watson)
Beach Family
Merritt Family
Seymour Family
Whitney Family
Manuscripts, American > Connecticut > New Haven
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Morris Record
- 1866512
- Object ID (OID)
- 33064741
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