Jacob Adams Estate Papers, 1812-1823
- Title:
- Jacob Adams Estate Papers, 1812-1823
- Creator:
- Adams, Jacob
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2014.070 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2014.070 (m)
- Date:
- 1812-1823
- Physical Description:
- 1 folder
- Level of Description:
- Collection
- Scope and Content:
- The Jacob Adams Estate Papers, 1812-1823, contain the legal documents outlining what was to happen to the estate of Jacob Adams upon his death in 1822. Without family or heirs, Adams left approximately four thousand dollars for the founding of the Adams Female Academy in Derry, NH. It became one of the first schools for girls in New England. Papers in the collection include deeds, inventories, probate records, and auction records all concerning Jacob Adams' estate.\n
- Subjects:
- Deeds, Auctions, Probate records, Inventories, Education--New Hampshire--History--19th Century, Schools -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th Century, Young women -- Education -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th Century
- Locations:
- Londonderry, NH
Derry, NH
Rockingham County, NH - Organizations:
- Atkinson Academy
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase, September 2014.
- Location Code:
- TL/1W
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Preferred Citation:
- [Item title], Jacob Adams Estate Papers, 2014.070 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.
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