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Trading in Scrabbletown

Chapter 38: INDEX
By Alice Brayton
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A sealed barrel yielded some four thousand papers belonging to a Somerset trader, including shop ledgers, letters, account books, lottery tickets, and legal records from the 1810s through 1832. The documents outline everyday commerce in a small coastal suburb, family and business correspondence, accounts of credit and debt, and responses to maritime disruptions and the War of 1812. They reveal local practices such as lotteries and debtor imprisonment, widespread literacy among residents, and the interconnected social and economic networks that sustained rural mercantile life.

INDEX

(not necessarily including the weavers just listed)

  • Albany, New York. Letters from Albany, 44-45, 47, 48.
  • Allerton, William, Clerk in Dighton Manufacturing Company, 60.
  • Alleyn, Sybel, Bonnet maker. Settlement of her Estate, 43.
  • Almanacks, 38.
  • Anthony, chiefly Hezekiah, 7, 14, 20-23, 28-35, 37, 42, 50, 57, 66.
  • Assonet, Massachusetts, 6, 11.
  • Banks, 17, 19, 32, 49.
  • Barrington, Rhode Island, 11, 66.
  • Barter System, Widely used, 11, 13-15, 41-42, 47.
  • Beard, Abner. Sold Soap in Swansea, 21.
  • Berkeley, Massachusetts, 6, 19.
  • Bliss Family, 32, 43, 66.
  • B. M. C. Durfee High School in Fall River, 7.
  • Bonnets and Bonnet Makers, 40-53.
  • Boston Wholesale Merchants, 13, 15-17.
  • Bowen Family, 30, 66.
  • Bowers Family, chiefly William, 15, 22, 25, 35-36, 39, 45-55, 66.
  • Brayton and Bowers, Traders, 19-22, 26-29, 40, 53-55, 60.
  • Brayton Family, chiefly Israel. References on nearly all pages.
  • Brayton and Mason. Traders, 9-15, 21-27.
  • Briggs Family, 20, 63.
  • Brightman Family, 31, 63.
  • Bristol Cotton Manufacturing Company, 55-58.
  • Bristol, Rhode Island, 6, 18, 56.
  • Brown Family, 8, 14, 43, 66.
  • Buffinton Family, 20, 66.
  • Butterworth Family, 27, 66.
  • Canton, China, 22.
  • Letter written in Canton by William Bowers, 54-55.
  • Cartwright Family, 26, 66.
  • Carver, J. A. Bonnet presser, 42.
  • Chace (Chase) Family, 19, 21, 27, 41, 63, 66-67.
  • Charlestown, Carolina. Letters written in Charlestown, 26, 49, 53.
  • China. Listed in the invoices, 16.
  • Church Activities. Church Choirs, 36-38.
  • Cleaveland Family, 20, 63.
  • Coggshell Family, 20.
  • Colburn, Jonathan C., Singing Teacher from Taunton, 37.
  • Commission Sales, 50-51.
  • Company Store, 9, 11, 13-15, 19-24.
  • Corbett Family, 21.
  • Cotton, John, Trader, 52.
  • Cotton Spinning, 8, 10, 11, 23, 31, 61.
  • Cotton Shipped up from the South, 8, 29, 52-53.
  • Cotton Yarn Factories, 8-14, 23-32, 55-60.
  • Counterfeit Money, In general use, 17, 19.
  • Cows, Exported, 52.
  • Crackers and the Cracker Barrel, 19, 20.
  • Credit, 14, 17, 28, 32, 48, 57.
  • Currency in use, 14, 32.
  • Dancing Lessons, 10.
  • Darien, Georgia. Letter written in Darien in 1821, 52.
  • Debts and Debtors, 3, 21, 27, 29.
  • deWolf, James, 56-57, 59.
  • Dighton Manufacturing Company, 11, 57, 59-60.
  • Dighton, Massachusetts, 6, 13, 20, 59-60.
  • Disabled Veterans, 6, 34.
  • Dow, Lorenzo, Evangelist, 37-38.
  • Downing Family, 27, 64.
  • Dry Goods, Imported and Domestic, 13, 15-16, 50.
  • Durfee, M. C., Clerk for “Mr. Anthony’s Bank” in Troy, 32.
  • Earle Family, 14, 27, 34.
  • Earthquake in Charlestown, described by eyewitness, 26.
  • East Indies. Perry expected to sail for the East Indies, October 15, 23.
  • Eddy Family, 27.
  • Egypt, Massachusetts, 25-26, etc.
  • Fall River Factory and Iron Works, 18, 30-32.
  • Fall River, Massachusetts, 7, 29-33. See Troy and Freetown.
  • Fashion, 48, 50-51.
  • Fayetteville, North Carolina, 50.
  • Foxboro, Massachusetts, 7.
  • Freetown, Massachusetts, 11, 31.
  • Fuller Family, 20.
  • Funerals, 18, 43.
  • Garden Seeds, 21.
  • Gardner Family, 14, 21, 59.
  • Georgetown Bar, 49.
  • Georgia Cotton Manufacturing Company, 28-29.
  • Georgia, State of, 29.
  • Gibbs, Captain Benjamin and Captain Joseph, 49, 50.
  • Gingerbread in the Company Store, 20.
  • Glass, Imported, 16.
  • Goodyear, Amasa, of New Haven, 18.
  • Goosefeathers exported to Boston from Scrabbletown, 13.
  • Gray, Samuel, Ship Captain, 43.
  • Gypsies of Hot and Cold Lane, 55.
  • Handy Family, 14, 32.
  • Hathaway Family, 27, 42, 57, 64.
  • Hats, Felt, Palm leaf, Straw, 20-21, 40. See Bonnets.
  • Holman Family, 20.
  • Idioms and local traditions, 39-40, 51.
  • Inventory of Property, 1829, 61.
  • Johnson, Nathan P., sold Palm leaf hats, 21.
  • Jones, Nehemiah, of Raynham. Trader in Straw Braid, 41.
  • Kilby, Asa, of Somerset. Dealer in dried codfish, 20.
  • Kingsley Family, 57, 67.
  • Labor Difficulties, 24.
  • Lawton, Henry, War Veteran, 34.
  • Leather Goods sold on commission, 18.
  • Lewin Family, Good Weavers, 60, 67.
  • Lima, Peru. William Bowers was there in 1826, 54.
  • Literacy, 3-4, 38, 50.
  • Literature in Scrabbletown, 38-40.
  • Lotteries, 3, 8.
  • Lovell and Durfee, Fall River Business Firm, 32.
  • Lum, Isaac, Confectioner in Somerset, 20.
  • Luther Family, Chiefly Wheaton, 8, 10-11, 20, 24-27, 42, 67.
  • Lyman Cotton Manufacturing Company, 23-25, 43.
  • Mail Carriers, 38.
  • Manilla. Visited by William Bowers in 1824, 54.
  • Marion, Anthony, Captain of Schooner “Jane.” Lost at sea, 49.
  • Marvel Family, 58, 67.
  • Mason Family, Chiefly John Mason of Brayton and Mason, 9, 35-37, 67.
  • Menhaden Fish. Used for fertilizer, 59-60.
  • Militia, Local, 6.
  • Mills. See Yarn Mills and Paper Mills.
  • Mill Stock, 8.
  • Mitchell, William, Manager of Swansea Paper Manufacturing Co, 27-28.
  • Morrison Family, 62, 67.
  • Mount Hope Manufacturing Company, 55-58.
  • Music, 16, 36-37.
  • Nails, made in Troy, sold in Scrabbletown and Egypt, 18, 31.
  • Negus Family, 27, 64.
  • New Bedford, Massachusetts, 6, 18, 40.
  • New Haven, 18.
  • Newport, Rhode Island. Letter written in Newport, 1820, 45.
  • Newspapers, 38-39, 54.
  • New York, N. Y. William Bowers in New York, 47.
  • New York Commission Houses, 17, 43-45.
  • Nichols, Joseph D., School Teacher in Swansea, 35.
  • Paper Mill in Swansea, 27-28.
  • Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 43, 58.
  • Peckham, John, Bristol Manufacturer of Leather Goods, 18-19.
  • Pensions for Disabled Veterans, 5, 34.
  • Pettibone, Charles, sold powder and shot, 21.
  • Physicians, 34, 43.
  • Pierce, Captain David. Letters to friends in Egypt, Mass, 49-50, 53.
  • Pitchforks made in New Haven, 18.
  • Politics, 40.
  • Poor Relief, 33-34.
  • Potter Family, 4, 67.
  • Power Loom Cotton Cloth, 17.
  • Pratt, Captain Charles, School Teacher, 35.
  • Providence, Rhode Island, 4, 6-7, 22, 29.
  • Purinton Family, 27, 67-68.
  • Raynham, Massachusetts, 13, 40-41.
  • Read Family, 5-6, 27, 31, 64-65, 68.
  • Rehoboth, Massachusetts, 11, 43.
  • Sandwich Islands. William Bowers was there in 1826, 54.
  • Saunders, Daniel, baker of crackers, 20.
  • Sanderson Family, 21.
  • Savannah, Georgia, 49-53.
  • Schools and School Houses, 5, 7, 10, 26, 35-36.
  • School Books, 36.
  • School Committee, 7, 35, 36.
  • School Teachers and their letters, 7, 35, 36, 62.
  • Shad. Taunton River Shad exported, 44-45, 48.
  • Sherman Family, 20, 44, 68.
  • Ships, By name: Sloop “Henry” of Somerset, 44-49.
  • Sloop “Reindeer” of Troy, Sloop “Rambler” of Troy, “Rosette” of Troy, 31.
  • Schooner “Jane”, 49.
  • Shipboard Life, 46-48.
  • Shipyards and Shipping, 6-9, 23, 25, 31.
  • Shoemakers, 13, 19.
  • Shove Family, 43, 68.
  • Singing School, 36-37.
  • Slade Family, 14, 27, 36, 43, 68.
  • Slade’s Ferry Landing, 25, 31.
  • Smith, Allan and Daniel, Darien, Georgia, 52.
  • Horatio, 20.
  • Judas, 65.
  • Someset, Massachusetts, 5-6, 8, 11, 13, 20-22, 25, 30, 31, 35, 53, 66-68.
  • Spain, 13, 23.
  • Spanish Settlements, 26, 54.
  • Sproat, Mr. of Taunton. His marriage, 36, 37.
  • Stebbins, Sophia, School Teacher, 36.
  • Stock Certificates, 8, 59.
  • Store of Brayton and Bowers, Built and Stocked, 40-41, 51.
  • Store Books, 14.
  • Straw for paper, 27-28, 44.
  • For Bonnets, 40-44, 48.
  • Swansea, Massachusetts, 3-4, 7-11, 14, 20, 27, 30, 34-37, 40.
  • Swansea Paper Manufacturing Company, 27-28, 32-33.
  • Swansea Union Cotton Manufacturing Company, 8-10, 14, 24.
  • Sweet Family, 14.
  • Talbot, Simeon, Hatter in Dighton, 20.
  • Taunton, 38, 43.
  • Taunton River, 3, 5, 49.
  • Threeshere, Isaac, 14, 68.
  • Tobacco. Segars, 21-22, 32.
  • Transportation by land and sea, 15, 17, 25, 31, 37-38, 43-45, 50, 53.
  • Troy, Massachusetts, alias Fall River, 7, 11, 25, 30-33, 53, 58, 62-65.
  • Troy, New York, 44-45, 48.
  • Vickery Family, 57.
  • Walker Family, 42, 68.
  • War Department Regulations, 34.
  • War of 1812, 6, 8.
  • War of the Revolution, 5.
  • Warren, Rhode Island, 5-6, 11, 21, 32, 37.
  • Warwick Manufacturing Company, 58.
  • Water Power for the Yarn Mills, A Necessity, 8, 29.
  • Weave Books, 10, 14, 23-25, 29-31, 56, 58.
  • Weavers’ Instructions and Tickets, 10, 12-13, 23.
  • Weaving in the factory and the home, 9-14, 23-25, 29-31, 56-57, 60-61.
  • Wellington, alias North Dighton, 55, 57, 59.
  • Whale Ships and Whale Oil, 9, 18.
  • Wheeler Family, 7-9, 28-30, 56-59, 68.
  • White Family, 21, 68.
  • Wholesale Merchants. See Boston, New York, New Haven, Providence.
  • Wilcox, Edward and Ruth, of Someset, 19, 49.
  • Wilkinson, Jemima, 40.
  • Wilmarth, Larned, and his baggage waggon, 18-19.
  • Williams, Jeremiah, Merchant in Warren, 21.
  • Winslow Family, 6, 36, 65-68.
  • Wood Family, 26, 68.
  • Wrightington, Stephen, Baker, 20.
  • Yankeys, 49, 53.
  • Yarn Mills, 8-14, 23-32, 55-60.