Daniel Peterson Woodbury Papers, 1851-1888

Title:

Daniel Peterson Woodbury Papers, 1851-1888

Creator:

Woodbury, Daniel Peterson, 1827-1913

Accession / Call Number:

1967.042

Object ID:

1967.042

Date:

1851-1888

Physical Description:

1 box

Scope and Content:

The papers of Daniel Peterson Woodbury consist mainly of materials relating to estates that he handled in the Weare, NH area. They give information regarding many Weare citizens in the twenty years after the Civil War. The Whittle family papers in folder 10 include the floor plans for a tavern. The James Simonds papers provide insight into the business of a peddler. They also contain correspondence from Cyrus A. Sulloway, attorney, to James and Gilman Simonds in prison in Vermont. There are two peddler’s boxes belonging to James Simonds in the New Hampshire Historical Society’s collections, 1967.042.19. Amongst the miscellaneous papers is an undated list of Weare, NH stockholders in the Central Railroad. The Joseph W. Prescott materials include ephemera relating to the sale of furniture polish.

Subjects:

Accounts , Household appliances. , Architecture. , Taverns (Inns) , Justices of the peace , Lawyers , Peddlers and peddling.

Locations:

Weare, NH
Stoddard, NH
Deerfield, NH

People:

Blodgett, Chester , Dow, Abraham , Fisher, Hermon , Gove, William H. , Follansbee, George , Hale, Amos , Herrick, Henry Walker, 1824-1906 , Hoyt, James , Lull, Erza , Paige, Sabrina A. , Peasley, A. D. , Prescott, Joseph W. , 1824-1888 , Simonds, James , Sulloway, Cyrus A. , 1839-1917 , Taylor, Jacob , Whittle, John , Woodbury, William H., 1863

Organizations:

New Hampshire Central Railroad Company
Woodbury Family

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth A. and Dorcas L. Woodbury, September 1967.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS24865_Woodbury_Daniel_Papers_1967.042.pdf