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John Martin PapersManuscript Collection: MC162
Creator SketchLittle is known about John Martin the shoemaker who resided in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteCorrespondence and financial documents dating from 1764 to 1841 document the business dealings of shoemaker John Martin from Amesbury, Massachusetts. Correspondence is comprised of five letters written to John Martin from 1813 to 1820 which refer to his shoemaking business. General correspondence consists of an 1828 letter that was not signed or addressed which offered words of comfort. Also included is an auction announcement of the estate of Daniel Brown. An undated envelope with seal addressed to Brown is included. The financial documents are comprised of a single bound manuscript account book, promissory notes and records. The account book dates from 1764 to 1840 and was started by John Martin and continued by other individuals; it includes items purchased, payments, and customer signatures. There are two dated promissory notes, one to Timothy Currier in 1817 and one to Mays written in 1820. Also included are ten records that include similar information to that found in the account book. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessNone. Terms Governing UseOpen for research by appointment. Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCitation[Identification of Item], John Martin Papers, MC162, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas. AcquisitionPurchased from Goodspeeds, May 1942. Processing InformationProcessed by Lisa M. Lomas, 2011. Return to the Table of Contents Inventory
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