Auctions, or “vendues,” were sometimes held at the death of a head of a household to clear the family of debt. On November 11, 1839, Dennis Stebbins (1778-1842) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, bought household goods and agricultural items totaling nearly $270.00 at the auction of his son’s estate. Claudius Herrick Stebbins (1803-1839) had died five months earlier.
Auction bill of Dennis Stebbins. September 11, 1839. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-151/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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