Auction bill of Dennis Stebbins

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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.

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Item typeLegal Documents
AuthorUnidentified
Date1839-09-11
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicDeath, Cemeteries, Monuments, Memorials
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 9.25 in Width: 6.25 in
Catalog #L99.151
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Auction bill of Dennis Stebbins. September 11, 1839. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-151/. Accessed on October 7, 2024.

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