Part 6

Baker, Jonathan Barker, Hicks Barnaby, Lucy Bennett, Anna Bradford Grace Hannah Ruby Ruth Sweet Black, Mary Bliffins, Amelia Olive Pamela Royal Valentine Boomer, Crocker Hannah Sally Nathaniel Borden, Amos Stephen Bragg, Samuel Briggs, Josephine Welthy Burroughs, Isaac Olive Butts, David Sarah Brightman, Benjamin Edward Gardner George Henry James Lois Lydia Lucy Mary Nathan Pardon Challoner, Thomas Chace, Benjamin Hannah Harriet Hezekiah John Moses Palmer Stephen Clark, Henry Mary Ann Cleaveland, Abigail Bertha Henry Olive Cobb, Abiah Ann Maria Joseph Corey, William Cummings, Jail Davis, Howard Joseph Nancy Pa---- Downing, Frederick Joshua Durfee, Thomas Eaton, Apollos Elsbree, Aaron Nathaniel Omer Ely, Joseph Evans, Caleb David Josephus Leonard Thomas Freelove, Stephen Gifford, Benjamin Royal Goodwin, Nicholas Gregory, Thomas Harris, Abigail Julian Polly Harrison, Elisa Hathaway, Abigail Diadema Enoch George Gideon John Lydia Malbone Michael Olive Peleg Rosamund Russell Ruth Silas Hawkins, Lydia Horton, Benjamin Hunt, Benjamin Lawton, Francis Marble, Elizabeth Rebeccas Ruth Miller, Ebenezer Phoebe Robert Sophia Negus, Benjamin Knowles Sally Nichols, Hannah Pierce, Cynthia Job Raymond, Benjamin Read, Abigail Betsy Brayton Catherine George Hannah Joseph Lucy Martha Mary Ann Nancy Nathan Rosamund Ruby Ruth Sally Stephen Susan William (Captain) Ripley, Bradford Rogers, Lucy Sampson, Ebenezer Simmons, Nathan Tryphena Smith, Judas Snell, Abiah Amos Baylis Rebecca Susan Sowle, William Strange, William Terry, Job Tew, Sally Thurston, Amey B. Jonathan Tubbs, Rebecca Wardwell, Joshua Whitwell, Olive Winslow, Frederick Isaac John Luther Young, John

_Weavers living on the farms and in the villages west of the Taunton River_

Adams, Nathaniel of Swansea. (Wove badly) Allen, Permelia Allyn, Sybel Anthony, Ann Maria Gardner John Mary Brayton Sarah Baker, Joseph Nancy Barton, Nancy Bliffin, Mary, daughter of Royal Bliss, Hannah of Wellington Lucinda of Rehoboth Lucy Lydia Bosworth, Amos Gardner Hope Bourne, Anna of Somerset Betsy Francis Jonathan Stephen Bowers, Gertrude Sarah of Dighton Bowen, Betsy of Warren Hannah James Jonathan Jabez Lydia Martha Brayton, Daniel of Swansea Brown, Esther of Somerset John of Swansea Joseph Lydia Sarah Sharlot Buffinton, Betsy Benjamin Elisha Eunice Mason Bullock, Levi Bush, John W. Burr, Betsy of Rehoboth Butterworth, Caleb of Swansea Lydia Sarah Canedy, William B. Carey, David of Barrington Cartwell, Lydia of Swansea Cartwright, Margaret of Somerset Chace (Chase), Abner Bethany Deborah of Swansea Edward of Somerset Hope Lurana of Swansea Lydia Luther Martha Nabby Nehemiah Mary of Somerset Phebe Rebecca Reuben of Swansea Sarah of Somerset Samuel Stephen Wanton Kingsley, Anthony of Swansea Barton James Ladew, Curtis of Barrington Lee, Israel of Dighton Lewin, Nathaniel of Swansea Sarah Luther, Ann B. of Somerset Eliza Eunice James Nancy of Warren Patience of Somerset Rebecca Samuel Susannah Susan Theophile Upham Macomber, Nancy of Swansea Noah Mark, Lucy Martin, Abraham Elizabeth Sally Marvel, Elizabeth Joseph Lorna Patience Rebecca Ruth Mason, Mary Miller, Lydia of Warren Morrison, Clarissa of Swansea Mary Munroe, Bosworth Thomas Norton, Eliphalet of Rehoboth Palmer, David of Swansea Jonathan Pettis, Martha Patty Perry, David (negro) Phillips, Samuel Pike, Phoebe Ruth Pierce, Lewis Lydia of Rehoboth Sarah of Swansea Pitts, Alice Potter, Anna Purinton, Benjamin Eunice Read, Otis of Dighton Rice, Elizabeth of Swansea Richards, Patty of Dighton Rhounds, Betsy of Rehoboth Joshua Susannah Robinson, Patience (a widow) of Swansea Sherman, Atherton Loisa Robert Shorey, Almiry Shove, Abraham Lydia Nathaniel Sisson, Isaac Isaih Susannah Slade, Alexander of Somerset Almira Betsy P. of Swansea Elisha of Somerset Eliza Henry (Capt.) of Swansea Mial of Dighton Martin of Swansea Mary (negro) of Warren Phoebe of Somerset Polly of Swansea Prudence of Somerset Stephen of Swansea Waity, (d. Charles) William of Somerset Snell, Sally of Dighton Swazey, Polly of Somerset Talbot, Josiah C. of Swansea Targee, Ardelia Thrasher, Isaac Thompson, James of Somerset Trafton, Clarinda of Swansea Elias Valentine, Betsy Vennaman, Rebecca Walker, Nancy Waterman, Asa of Dighton Weaver, Nathaniel of Somerset Wheeler, Sally of Swansea White, Betsy Wilbur, James of Somerset John Wilcox, Job of Swansea Williams, John (negro) of Warren Wilson, Hezekiah of Swansea Rachel Winslow, Bethia Betsey Ebenezer George Rebecca Seth Whitmarsh, Clarissa of Dighton Fanny Wood, Hannah of Swansea Israel George of Dighton John Otis of Swansea Wright, Abigail of Dighton

_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.

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=Transcriber’s Notes=

Perceived typographical errors have been silently corrected.