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Charles Perkins (1792-1856) was the husband of Clarissa Deming Perkins and a son of Andrew Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor Perkins. Oversize items are listed after the folder listing. In addition to the papers listed below, there are 14 folders of papers created after 1840 that have not been processed.

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Lucretia Deming (1804-1887) was a daughter of Julius Deming and Dorothy Champion Deming.

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Charles Deming (1789-1852) was the son of Julius Deming and Dorothy Champion Deming. Oversize and bound items are listed after the folder listing.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Deming, Perkins, and Quincy Families Papers document members of several prominent families who lived in the town of Litchfield, Conn. In the late eighteenth century, the patriarchs of each family earned wealth through their activities as merchants, traders, and investors, enabling them and many of the members of the next generations to live lives free from financial concern, if not outright luxury. The papers consist largely of correspondence, and also include collections of financial...

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Abigail Perkins (1795-1875) was a daughter of Andrew Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor Perkins and the sister-in-law of Clarissa Deming Perkins. In addition to the papers listed below, there are 8 folders of papers created after 1840 that have not been processed.

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Julius Deming (1755-1838) was married to Dorothy Champion Deming. They had eight children: Julius, Dorothy, Frederick, Charles, William, Clarissa, Mary, and Lucretia.

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Correspondence in this sub-series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Incoming and outgoing letters are interfiled and arranged chronologically. See the Military papers sub-series for correspondence related to the American Revolutionary War.

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Believes that the vote of the stockholders of the Hartford Bank authorizing the issuance of post notes is ruinous to the stockholders and injurious to the public wishes to record his disapprobation of the project of issuing depreciated paper currency.

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Writes from Augusta regarding Deming's use of team of horses; everything is good order except the horses were very much pulled down; Deming has made an error in his calculation of average mileage per day according to their agreement for use of a team; submits a recalculation for Deming's approbation.

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Pleased that the William the coachman returned without incident; the horses were used with great care while he was with them; remarks on distances covered; does not find any error in his calculations in his account of distance covered; provides an accounting; is convinced there is no mistake; encloses $25, which is nearly $5 over Guerdon's estimate.