Broomcorn was a significant crop in the Connecticut River Valley for about fifty years in the 19th century as farmers looked for alternatives to the beef cattle business. Dennis (1778-1842) and Baxter (1793-1862) Stebbins of Deerfield, Massachusetts, were in the business of manufacturing brooms. Dennis had a shop behind his house. Mr. Morton, the writer of the letter offers to take the Stebbins’ brooms to sell in New York City. It seems he has done business with them before and now needs a way to pay his debts.
Morton, Richard Tower. Business Letter to Dennis Stebbins. March 13, 1832. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-152/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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