HARRINGTON AND MERRILL FAMILIES:

An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Merrill, Martha A., 1858-1946, compiler.
	Title:	Harrington and Merrill families papers.
	Dates:	1732-1980 (bulk 1870-1900).
	Abstract:	Family papers collected by Martha A. Merrill that document the Harrington, Merrill, and Pendergast families since their arrival in Hutchinson (Minn.) during the mid-1800s through 1946.
	Quantity:	13.0 cubic feet (12 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

Nathaniel Merrill (1610-1655) was born in Whitshire, England and came to the United States to settle at Newbury, Massachusetts in 1633. He married Susanna Jorden (d.1673), with whom he had seven children. Their fourth child, Daniel Merrill (1642-1717), married Sarah Clough. After her death he remarried to Sara Rowell Page. Daniel's sixth child, Moses Merrill (1683-), and his wife Mary had ten children. The youngest, named Daniel (1723-), married Elizabeth Clough in 1744. They had eight children, and he had two more with his second wife, Anna. Daniel's fourth child, Elias Merrill (1750-1802), married Rhoda True; he later remarried to Abagail Lanksford. His and Rhoda's son Jabez (1779-1855) married Sarah Briggs (1788-1864) in 1805. Their youngest child, Albert Leonard Merrill (1825-1860), married Esther Jane Littlefield (1831-1860) in 1854. They had one child, Harry Leonard Merrill (1857-1932), who was born in Auburn, Maine. Harry moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota in 1882, where he became superintendent of schools (1882-1915). He married Martha A. Harrington (1858-1946) on June 30, 1886 in Hutchinson. They had two children, Lewis Harrington Merrill (1887-) and Mary E. (1896-1896). Lewis married Genevieve Wingen in 1917, with whom he had two children: Ruth Maureen (1918-1997), who married Follmer Petersen, and Doris May Laatsch (1923-).

Harrington Family

John and Ann (née Clinton) Harrington emigrated to Boston about 1630. Their eldest son, Robert Harrington (1616-1707), emigrated at a later date, settling in Watertown, Massachusetts. He married Susanna George (1632-1694) and together they had six children. Their son Thomas Harrington (1665-1712) married Rebecca Bemis. Their son Ebenezer Harrington (1687-1754), born in Framingham, Massachusetts, married Hapsiba Cloyes. They settled in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1709 and had seven children. Their third child, Joshua Harrington, first married Sarah Nurse. He later married Elizabeth (Betty) Bent (née Reed). After 1777 his family moved to Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. Joshua had four children. The oldest son, John Harrington (1752-1802), became a doctor. He married Deborah Wakefield (1756-1830) in 1774 and they had four children. John Harrington II (1785-1857) was born in Halifax, Vermont. He married Rhoda Kee and they had seven children. Their youngest son, Lewis Iddings Harrington (1830-1884), was born in Green, Ohio. He married Ellen Myra Pendergast (1836-1915) in December 1857 in Hutchinson, Minnesota. They had two children: Martha A. Harrington (1858-) and William Edmund Harrington (1860-). Martha married Harry Leonard Merrill in 1886.

Pendergast Family

Stephen Pendergast (1690-1753) came to the United States from Wexford Province, Munster, Ireland between 1715 and 1720. He lived in New Hampshire and married Jane Cotton (1702-1754) in 1727. Together they had nine children. Their son Edmund (1733-1765) married Hannah Langley (1735-1780) in Durham, New Hampshire. They had three children. Their oldest son, Edmund II (1760-1846), married twice. He and his first wife, Olive, had three children. Edmund II remarried to Lydia Murray (1770-1838), with whom he had five children. Their youngest son was Solomon Pendergast (1808-1882). He married Lydia Wiggin (-1848) in 1832. Together they had five children. The oldest child was William Wirt Pendergast (1833-). After Lydia's death Solomon remarried to Judith Mathews (1828-1908), with whom he had two more children.

Solomon Pendergast traveled from New England to Minnesota, beginning his journey on September 3, 1855. He stopped in Milwaukee to meet his son, William, and they came to Hutchinson on April 20, 1856. Solomon brought the rest of his family to Hutchinson on August 6, 1858. His daughter, Ellen Myra Pendergast (1836-1915), married Lewis Iddings Harrington in 1857. They had two children: Martha A. and William Edmund.

Littlefield Family

William Haskell (1617-1693) emigrated from England about 1637 to Gloucester, Massachusetts. His son, Joseph Haskell (1646-1727), was born in Gloucester on June 2, 1646. Joseph's second son, Joseph II (1681-1768), married Sarah Davis. Their daughter, Sara Haskell, married Zebalon Lufkin (1723-1818). Sarah and Zebalon's son, Benjamin, married Lydia Griffin. Benjamin and Lydia's daughter, Esther (1795-1840), was born in Freeport, Maine. She married Moses Littlefield (1794-) and together they had eight children. Their fifth child, Esther Jane Littlefield (1831-1860), married Albert Leonard Merrill.

Mathew Briggs moved from Naton, Massachusetts to Dighton, Massachusetts around 1700. His son, Daniel Briggs (-1757), married Ann Hathaway and they had four children. Their third child, William Briggs (1743-1820), married Weighstill Sumner in 1770; she died in 1772 in Taunton, Massachusetts. He then remarried to Sarah French (1750-1831). They moved to East Auburn, Maine in 1797. William and Sarah had ten children. Their daughter, Sarah, married Jabez Merrill. Jabez and Sarah's youngest child, Albert Leonard Merrill (1825-1860), married Esther Jane Littlefield (1831-1860) in 1854. They had one child, Harry L. Merrill (1857-), who was born in Auburn, Maine. He married Martha A. Harrington (1858-) on June 30, 1886 in Hutchinson, Minnesota.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Family papers collected by Martha A. Merrill, which document the Merrill, Harrington, Pendergast, and other adjoining families from their arrival in Hutchinson, Minnesota during the mid-1800s through 1946. Two family histories, possibly compiled by William Henry Harrington, trace the family from immigration through the 1920s following the lineage of Martha A. and Harry Leonard Merrill to their grandchildren Ruth Maureen Petersen and Doris May Laatsch. The papers consist largely of family correspondence, supplemented by photographs, diaries, journals, business records, and deeds. Most family correspondence was received by Ellen Myra Harrington and her daughter Martha A. Merrill. Both women saved correspondence from their spouses, children, friends, and extended family members. There are letters from Timothy Harrison Pendergast and Frank M. Harrington while serving in the Civil War, and from Lewis Harrington Merrill while serving in World War I. The bulk of the materials fall between 1870 and 1900.

The families were also very involved with the communities of Hutchinson and Glencoe, Minnesota. Thus the business and personal letters reflect commerce, agriculture, development, schools, and social and community events. The business papers are dominated by the incoming correspondence of Lewis Iddings Harrington. He was elected McLeod County Commissioner in 1857; served as Justice of the Peace, 1858-1860; and was also a notary public, surveyor, and real estate broker. Harry L. Merrill, Solomon Pendergast, Lewis Harrington Merrill, and others are represented as well. Business topics include surveying, banking, land assessments and sales, railroads, taxes, education, politics, and legislation. The bulk of the business papers date from 1870 to 1885.

Included in this collection are some of Daniel L. Jensen's notes from his study of the Hutchinson community and Timothy Harrison Pendergast's service in the Civil War. These consist of research and genealogy notes, transcripts of letters, and interviews with family members. Among the interviews are reminiscences of Ellen Myra Harrington, as told by her daughter, Martha, and grandson, Lewis, concerning the Dakota Indian uprising against the community of Hutchinson (1862) and the killing of Chief Little Crow.

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ARRANGEMENT

These records are divided into the following nine sections:


		Correspondence, [1754]-1946
		Diaries, 1838-1924
		Education, 1848-1916
		Legal and Business Papers, 1732-1946
		Maps, 1853-1908
		Social Activities, 1857-1932, 1963
		Photographs, 1860-1980
		Newspaper Clippings and Genealogy Research, 1900-1960
		Family Members Appearing in the Genealogies

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Harrington and Merrill Families Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,488; 17,246

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017349380104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CORRESPONDENCE, [1754]-1946 (BULK 1870-1890)

The correspondence is arranged by year, with significant correspondents having their own folder for a given year. Most of the correspondence is that received by Ellen Myra Harrington and Martha A. Merrill. A small amount of correspondence is authored by Ellen or Martha, usually that written to each other or to their spouses.

Location

Box

148.F.10.7B

Undated correspondence:

[1754?] Letter listing birth and death dates of Pendergast family members.

[1850s?].

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

[1850s?] Harrington, George W.

[1850s?] Harrington, William B.

[1860s?].

[1860s?] Harrington, W. H. [William Henry?].

[1860s?] Pendergast, Timothy Harrison.

[1865-1885?] Harrington, Martha A.

[1870-1910?]. 2 folders.

[1870-1885?] Postcards.

[1870s?] Alexander, J. [Jan?] B.

[1870s?] Gregg, Susie.

[1870-1885?] Harrington, Ellen Myra.

[1870-1885?] Harrington, William Edmund.

[1870-1910?] Pendergast, Lloyd G.

[1911-1920?].

[1930s?] Fragments of Martha A. Merrill's round robin.

Location

Box

148.F.10.7B

Dated correspondence:

1848.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

1849.

1850.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

1851.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

1852.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

1853.

1854.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Pendergast, Ellen Myra, 1854.

1855.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

1856.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Location

Box

148.F.10.7B

1857. 2 folders.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Louise, 1857.

1858.

Harrington, Joshua, 1858.

Kee, L. D., 1858.

1859.

1860.

English, Mary P., 1860.

1861.

Pendergast, Timothy Harrison, 1861.

1862.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Pendergast, Lloyd G., 1862.

Pendergast, Solomon, 1862.

Pendergast, Timothy Harrison, 1862.

Pendergast, William Wirt, 1862.

1863.

Harrington, Frank Mortimer, 1863.

Pendergast, Lloyd G., 1863.

Pendergast, Solomon, 1863.

Location

Box

148.F.10.8F

Pendergast, Timothy Harrison, 1863.

Pendergast, William Wirt, 1863.

1864.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Harrington, Frank Mortimer, 1864.

Pendergast, Llyod G., 1864.

Pendergast, Timothy Harrison, 1864.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Pendergast, William Wirt, 1864.

1865.

Pendergast, William Wirt, 1865.

1866.

See also: oversize folder in box 11.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1866.

1867.

Lee, G. B., 1867.

1868.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1868.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1868.

Location

Box

148.F.10.8F

Harrington, W. H. [William Henry?], 1868.

1869.

1870.

Gregg, Nellie, 1870.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1870.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1870.

Lee, B. G., 1870.

1871.

Gregg, Nellie, 1871.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1871.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1871.

1872.

Gregg, Nellie, 1872.

Gregg, Susan [Suzie], 1872.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1872.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1872.

1873.

Gregg, Nellie, 1873.

Gregg, Susan [Suzie], 1873.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1873.

1874.

Alexander, J. [Jan?] B., 1874.

1875.

Location

Box

148.F.10.8F

Gregg, Nellie, 1875.

1876.

Gregg, Nellie, 1876.

Pendergast, Lizzie C. [Elizabeth?], 1876.

Pendergast, Hannah, 1876.

1877.

Gregg, Nellie, 1877.

Pendergast, Lizzie C. [Elizabeth?], 1877.

Spear, Edmund D., 1877.

1878.

Gus, 1878.

Mother [Ellen Myra Harrington], 1878.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1878.

Harrington, Martha A., 1878.

Location

Box

148.F.10.9B

Harrington, William Edmund, 1878.

Nelson, George, 1878.

Pendergast, Lizzie C. [Elizabeth?], 1878.

Spear, Edmund D., 1878.

1879.

Gus, 1979.

Mother [Ellen Myra Harrington], 1879.

Bourne, S. C., 1879.

Gregg, Nellie, 1879.

Harrington, Lewis Pembroke, 1879.

Harrington, Martha A., 1879.

Harrington, William Edmund, 1879.

[Maes?], Emma, 1879.

Pendergast, Lizzie C. [Elizabeth?], 1879.

1880.

Gregg, Nellie, 1880.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1880.

Harrington, William Edmund, 1880.

Pendergast, Lizzie C. [Elizabeth?], 1880.

1881.

Mother [Ellen Myra Harrington], 1881.

Harrington, Martha A., 1881.

Location

Box

148.F.10.9B

Harrington, William Edmund, 1881.

Pendergast, Hannah, 1881.

Pendergast, Lloyd G., 1881.

Wakefield, Nellie G., 1881.

1882.

1883.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1883.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1883.

Harrington, William Edmund, 1883.

1884. 2 folders.

Henry, Louise, 1884.

Pendergast, L. C., 1884.

1885.

Carrie, 1885.

Harrington, Martha A., 1885.

Pendergast, William Wirt, 1885.

Powers, E. M., 1885.

1886-1887. 2 folders.

1888.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1888.

1889-1891. 3 folders.

Location

Box

148.F.10.10F

1892.

1893.

Nelson, Ina I., 1893.

Powers, E. M., 1893.

Todd, Hattie, 1893.

1894.

Hutchinson, Nelly D., 1894.

Merrill, Edwin A., 1894.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1894.

Merrill, Martha A., 1894.

Nelson, Ina I., 1894.

Powers, E. M., 1894.

1895.

Hutchinson, Nelly D., 1895.

Nelson, Ina I., 1895.

1896.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1896.

Merrill, Martha A., 1896.

Nelson, Ina I., 1896.

1897.

Merrill, Edwin A., 1897.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1897.

Location

Box

148.E.10.10F

Merrill, Martha A., 1897.

1898.

Briggs, Clara G., 1898.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1898.

Merrill, Martha A., 1898.

Nelson, Ina I., 1898.

1899.

Briggs, Otis Pray, 1899.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1899.

Merrill, Martha A., 1899.

1900-1901. 2 folders.

1902.

Nelson, Ina I., 1902.

1903.

Nelson, Ina I., 1903.

1904.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1904.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1904.

Invitations, 1904.

1905.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1905.

Location

Box

148.F.11.1B

1906.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1906.

1907.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1907.

1908.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1908.

1909.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1909.

1910.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1910.

1911.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1911.

1912.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1912.

1913-1915. 3 folders.

1916.

Merrill, Edwin A., 1916.

1917.

1918.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1918.

1919.

Merrill, Genevieve Wingen, 1919.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1919.

1920-1946. 26 folders.

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DIARIES, 1838-1924

Location

Box

148.F.11.2F

Diaries:

Merrill, A. L. [Albert Leonard?], 1856.

A. L. kept a very sparse journal of his activities, travel, meetings, and correspondents.

Merrill, E. [J?] [Esther Jane ?], 1858.

This tiny journal has brief entries for most days of the year. Notes concern visitors, household activities such as gardening or cooking, and social calls.

Location

Box

148.F.11.3B

Merrill, Martha A., undated and 1881-1924. 18 volumes.

The first volume is predominantly undated, but later entries are dated 1881; the second volume begins with 1882. It contains sporadic entries through 1893 (pages 1-80). Beginning on page 81 the entries are more frequent and are dated beginning in July 1905. The third volume begins with November 1904 and continues through July 1905. Martha writes of what she is reading, where she has visited or traveled, family members and friends, illnesses, deaths, births, games and entertainment, the weather, her health, church and school activities, errands, meals, and similar matters.

Location

Box

148.F.11.2F

Harrington, John, 1838-1857. 4 folders.

Diary entries copied, presumably by John's daughter Deborah, onto loose sheets of paper numbered 1-353 and 1-208. He writes of chores, visitors, purchases, weather, crops, and livestock. Folder four contains typed pages, numbered 1-65, with "pertinent items from John Harrington's diary" typed on the first page.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1853-1880. 28 volumes and 1 folder.

Lewis kept brief diaries annotating his appointments, surveying jobs, the weather, errands, and other comments on his regular routines.

"A Journal of 'Work and Weather,'" April 6, 1846-November 12, 1847.

An unsigned journal listing each day with a brief entry as the title describes.

Diaries:

"A Pendergast Diary," 1874.

An unsigned journal detailing moving to Westport, Minnesota to teach school.

Location

Box

148.F.11.2F

Unidentified Author, 1873.

The author is most likely a woman. The entries are reasonably long and narrative, concerning cooking, mending, other household chores, storms, and social calls or activities. This diary is about half-full.

Unidentified Author[s], 1904-1909.

Entries in a variety of handwriting, dating sporadically over a five-year period. Most entries concern Breezy Point, Lake Jessie, Cottonwood County (Minnesota) and activities and visitors entertained there. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill are referred to often, as are Mr. Harrington and Aunt Ellen.

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EDUCATION, 1848-1916

Location

Box

148.F.11.2F

Correspondence, undated and 1848-1860, 1902.

"Food and the Digestive Process," undated.

Annotated with "a thesis of Dr. A. L. Merrill."

School assignments and essays, undated and 1862, 1880, 1885.

[School notebook] of Harry Leonard Merrill, Auburn High School Fall Term, 1872.

Notebook is stamped inside the front cover with his name, the school, and term. The volume's contents are essays and synopsis of other lessons.

[Yearbook] dedicated to H. L. Merrill and Sophie Pendergast from the Hutchinson High School classes of 1894-1897, compiled 1893-1894.

Handwritten record book stamped with the name Clio on the cover. Contains drawings, verses, notes, and anecdotes about the 1893-1894 school year. Lists class members, teachers, school board members, and alumni of the Hutchinson school.

Minnesota Education Association (MEA):

Annual meetings, 1913-1915.

Correspondence, 1915-1916.

Newsletters, 1914-1915.

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LEGAL AND BUSINESS PAPERS, 1760-1946 (BULK 1870-1885)

The legal and business papers are dominated by Lewis Iddings Harrington's various activities as a surveyor, justice of the peace, notary public, county recorder of deeds, and land broker. Solomon Pendergast, Harry Leonard Merrill, William Wirt Pendergast, and other family members are represented in these letters as well.

Location

Box

148.F.11.4F

Bank notes, drafts, and memoranda, 1857-1887, 1909, 1915, 1944

[Collection order] and minister's rate list, incomplete, 1760.

These two incomplete documents are portions of a corded booklet of quartos. The paper on the folded edges has deteriorated and separated from the cord. The pages are in mylar sleeves. An unknown number of pages are missing. Appears that the information in these documents pertain to Durham, New Hampshire.

Court proceedings, 1805, 1869-1875.

Dakota Indian conflict, 1862-1865.

[Debt, credit, and work record kept by widow Hannah Pendergast], incomplete, 1766.

Debtors and payments, 1855-1887.

Department of Agriculture and Crop Bureau, 1863, 1870-1872, 1881, 1893.

Housebooks, 1855, 1863-1865, 1886-1889. 3 volumes.

Investments, stocks, bonds, annuities, and other financial materials, 1854-1883, 1914.

Location

Box

148.F.11.4F

Land:

Abstract of title, 1878, 1880, 1885.

Auditor's certificates releasing ditch liens, 1910-1922.

City cemetery deed, 1923.

Contracts for deed, 1917, 1933.

Deeds, 1848-1861.

See also: folder in the 15 x 19-inch box within box 11.

Deeds: Correspondence, undated and 1857-1883.

Land sales correspondence, undated and 1857-1892.

Miscellaneous correspondence, undated and 1853-1887.

Mortgages: Correspondence, 1867-1885.

Quit claim deeds, 1760-1891.

See also: folder in the 15 x 19-inch box within box 11.

Taxes: Correspondence, undated and 1852-1886, 1906-1946. 2 folders.

See also: Tax returns (William Edmund Harrington) in an oversized folder in box 11.

Location

Box

148.F.11.4F

Value and description, 1854-1881.

Warranty deeds, 1882-1914.

See also: folder in the 15 x 19-inch box within box 11.

Ledger, 1889-1925.

Double entry ledger recording expenses, insurance, debts, and income. May be business entries as well as household entries.

Livestock, grain, merchandise, and related matters, undated and 1850-1884, 1902-1944.

Loans, 1813, 1856-1886, 1922.

Mail routes, carriers, and postmaster, 1856-1885.

McLeod and Meeker counties; Hutchinson and Glencoe townships, undated and 1853-1880.

Mills, undated and 1851-1883.

Most pertains to the Hutchinson Mill Company, though some correspondence concerns other mills. Includes a mill expense record kept by [L. G. Pendergast?] and a "Hutchinson Mill Co. Pass" [1857?].

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1856-1884.

Politics, undated and 1855-1883. 2 folders.

Correspondence concerning state and local political campaigns, issues, bills, and legislation.

Politics: Anti-slavery speech by William T. Bonniwell to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 10, 1865.

Location

Box

148.F.11.5B

Power of attorney, 1810, 1856-1880.

Purchase agreements, 1868-1885.

Railroad, undated and 1852-1886, 1910. 2 folders.

Receipts, bills of sale, and bills, undated and 1734, 1787, 1850-1886, 1941-1946.

Roads, undated and 1857-1874.

Solicitations for jobs or recommendations, undated and 1885-1858, 1872-1875.

Surveying: Correspondence, undated and 1851-1884. 2 folders.

Surveying log book loose pages (Lewis Iddings Harrington), undated.

Location

Box

142.F.14.6F

Surveying log books (Lewis Iddings Harrington), undated and 1853-1865. 11 volumes.

Surveying notebook: Subject of lectures in the Department of Civil Engineering, Spring lesson (Lewis Iddings Harrington), April 1852. 1 volume.

Location

Box

142.E.9.2

Articles of agreement, 1760, 1875.

Contract and bond with the Surveyor General's Office (Lewis Iddings Harrington), 1871-1873.

Deeds, 1856-1874.

Land contract, January 7, 1890.

Land Grant Certificates, 1860-1869.

Issued to George W. Wentworth, Charles D. McEwen, and Chester Heath.

McLeod County petition to change the location of the county seat, 1868.

Location

Box

142.E.9.2

Miscellaneous:

Constitution of the Hutchinson [Com_?], November 21, 1855.

Posters issued by the Provost Marshall's Office, 1863. 2 items

Town clerk's testament of the settlement of Barington, New Hampshire, [March 2, 1848].

Mortgage deeds and notes, 1877-1932.

Notary public certificates (Lewis Iddings Harrington), 1863-1882.

Patents, 1848, 1897.

Held by Calvin Delano for a raking machine, and Ellen M. Harrington for school lands.

Location

Box

142.E.9.2

Quit claim deeds, 1732-1883.

Tax returns (William Edmund Harrington), 1924-1930.

Warranty deeds, 1865-1889.

Wills: Stephen Pendergast, Edmund Pendergast I, and Edmund Pendergast II, undated and 1760, 1765, 1818.

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MAPS, 1853-1908

All maps are hand drawn, with the exception of the 1908 United States roads and highways map.

Location

Box

142.E.9.2

County of Hennepin, Township 28 N Range 24 W, undated.

Hutchinson, Minn., undated and 1853. 2 maps.

Township 37 Range 26 W, undated.

Township 115 Range 30 W, undated.

Township 111 Range 21 W, undated.

Township 116 Range 21 W, undated.

Township 116 N Range 22 W, undated.

Township 116 Range 28 W, undated.

Township 118 Range 24 W, undated.

United States Principal Explorers and Early Roads and Highways, Lord Baltimore Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1908.

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS, 1857-1932, 1963

Location

Box

148.F.11.5B

[Amateur] play scripts, undated.

Handwritten play scripts; author unidentified.

Award: 1st prize awarded to H. L. Merrill in the 3rd annual peony show, 1932.

Award: 1st prize awarded to William Edmund Harrington from the Hennepin County Riding and Driving Club, 1922.

Cheerful Chatter Club minute and expense book, 1905-1927.

Dorcas Society minute book, 1891-1908.

Drawings and cartoons by Lewis Harrington Merrill, [1910-1920?].

Hutchinson family events and memorabilia, 1880-1891.

Lodges and societies miscellaneous papers, undated and 1857-1932.

Neighborhood jingles by all of us, undated.

Leather-bound notebook with handwritten humorous verses and rhymes about friends and community members.

Poems and songs, undated.

"The Wilton Story," by Lewis Harrington Merrill, 1962-1963.

World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904.

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PHOTOGRAPHS, 1860-1980

Approximately two-thirds of the photographs, even within albums, are identified. Six images date to the 1860s and only 3 photographs date as late as the 1970s. The bulk of the photographs, though undated, can be placed between 1870 and 1919.

Location

Box

148.F.11.5B

Briggs, Otis Pray family, undated.

Farnam, Ellen Pendergast, undated.

Harrington family, undated.

Harrington, Guy, undated.

Harrington, John, undated.

Harrington, John Stevens, undated.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, undated.

Harrington, Lewis Pembroke, undated and 1917.

Harrington, Marjorie, 1919-1920.

Harrington, Rhoda, undated.

Harrington, William Edmund, undated.

Hutchinson, John W. family, undated.

Johnson, Peter, undated.

Merrill, Albert Leonard and Jane, undated.

Merrill, Doris, [1926?].

Merrill, Edwin A., 1886.

Merrill, Emma, undated.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, undated.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, undated and 1887-1980.

Merrill, Martha A., undated.

Nelson, George, undated.

Pendergast family, undated.

Pendergast, Bernice, undated.

Pendergast, Earl and Hartley, undated.

Location

Box

148.F.11.5B

Pendergast, Lloyd G., undated.

Pendergast, William Wirt, undated.

Peterson, Ruth and Follmer family, [1970s?].

Roseboom, A. H. family, undated.

Wakefield, Amy, undated.

Wakefield, Kee, undated.

Wakefield, Lucy B., undated.

White, Sophie Pendergast, undated.

Breezy Point, Lake Jennie, undated and 1900.

Classes, undated.

Elementary, secondary, and possibly college.

Group photographs, undated and 1895, 1911, 1932.

Home: Chadderdon, J. E., undated.

Home: Harrington, Lewis Iddings, undated and 1860, 1895.

Home: Merrill, Albert Leonard, circa 1894.

Home: Pagel, circa 1900.

Home: Pendergast, undated and 1898.

Hutchinson, Minnesota, undated and 1895.

Plowing, undated.

Trip to Western states, undated.

L. P. [Lewis Pembroke?] and Mother's [Sarah Harrington?] trip through South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, and New Mexico.

Location

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142.E.9.2

Briggs, Kenneth, 1913.

Harrington, Ellen Myra and William Edmund, [1865?]. Tintype with oval brass mat in an embossed leather case (3 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches). Front cover missing.

Ellen holds son, William, on her lap.

Harrington, Ellen Myra, undated.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings, [1860?]. Tintype with oval brass mat (3 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches).

Front facing half length portrait of Harrington.

Harrington, Lewis Iddings and William Edmund, [1865?]. Tintype with oval brass mat in an embossed leather case (3 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches).

Lewis seated with son, William, on his lap.

Location

Box

142.E.9.2

Harrington, Martha A., [1862?]. Ambrotype with elliptical brass mat in embossed leather case (2 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches).

Harrington, William Edmund, [1868?]. Tintype with oval brass mat (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches).

William standing with right hand on chair back.

Harrington, William Edmund, [1865?]. Tintype with oval brass mat in embossed leather case (3 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches). Front cover missing.

William seated in highchair.

Pendergast, Lloyd, William, Timothy H. and Ellen Harrington, undated.

Annotation on the photograph says that it was taken on the day of Martha Pendergast Bonniwell's funeral.

Main Street, Hutchinson, Minnesota, 1876.

Hutchinson Academy students, undated.

Students' pictures cut into ovals and pasted to paperboard backing.

Company [B?], 1919.

World War I solders in front of barracks. Many soldiers identified.

Merrill, Albert, undated. Framed ambrotype with oval brass mat (4 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches).

Merrill, Albert and spouse, undated. 2 tintype images in 1 hinged frame (3 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches when closed). Image of Albert is loose from frame.

Albert Merrill was married to Esther Jane Littlefield.

Merrill, Harry L. and Martha Harrington Merrill as children, undated. 2 tintype images in 1 hinged frame (3 1/2 x 4 inches when closed).

Pendergast, Harrison, undated. Framed watercolored carte de visite portrait with brass oval mat (3 5/8 x 4 inches).

Location

Box

142.F.14.6F

Photograph albums:

Handle albums with care. Most are leather bound, thus bindings and hinges are fragile.

Albums (8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch) unidentified, undated. 2 items.

Unidentified, leather bound. Items are fragile.

[Harrington family?] album (9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch), undated.

Leather bound, many individuals identified.

[Harrington, John S. family?] album (8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch), undated.

Velvet covered with hardened plastic rose applied to front cover.

[Merrill family?] album (8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch), undated.

Location

Box

142.E.9.2

[Pendergast family?] albums (4 1/2 x 6 inch), undated. 2 items.

Albums (5 1/2 x 7 inch), undated. 3 items.

Canvas covered albums, unidentified compilers. Contain images of Hutchinson businesses and homes, unidentified people, and farm and rural scenes. Appear to be prints made from glass plate negatives.

Autograph album (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 inch), 1876.

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NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND GENEALOGY RESEARCH, 1900-1960

Location

Box

148.F.11.6F

Newspaper clippings:

Harrington family, undated and 1929-1932.

Harrington, William Edmund, undated and 1929-1930.

Hutchinson family, undated and 1900-1905.

Merrill family, undated and 1910.

Merrill, Harry Leonard, undated and 1914-1932.

Pendergast family, undated and 1930-1931.

Pendergast, William Wirt, undated and 1900.

White, Sophie Pendergast, undated.

Working, Win V., undated and 1929-1936.

Hutchinson, Minn., undated and 1928-1936.

Pioneers, undated and 1928-1931.

Genealogy:

Family history and journal: Pendergast/Cotton/Mathews/ Reynold families, compiler unknown, [1920s?].

Contains genealogy information tracing those families back to the individuals who emigrated to the United States (ca. 1630s) through the 1920s. In some instances the compiler researched the name and history before the emigration. The history, including birth, death, and marriage dates, is accompanied by notes, reminiscences, and facts quoted or cut from newspapers or books. There are also a few photographs.

Location

Box

148.F.11.6F

Family chronology and notes: Harrington/Merrill/Littlefield/ Briggs families, compiler unknown, [1920s?].

Contains genealogy information tracing those families back to the individuals who emigrated to the United States (ca. 1630s) through the 1920s. Some information overlaps with the other family history. The chronology, including birth, death, and marriage dates, is accompanied by some narrative paragraphs on individual family members.

Research and genealogy notes, undated and 1958-1960.

Notes gathered by Daniel Jensen, who researched Timothy Harrison Pendergast, and by others. The presence of letters and notes from William Henry Harrington to Martha about the family genealogy implies that he researched in the genealogies.

Jensen, Daniel L.: Correspondence, 1958-1960.

Location

Box

148.F.11.6F

Sketch of floor plan of [Merrill?] family home in 1915, [1958?].

Interviews:

Conducted by Daniel L. Jensen.

Unidentified, [1958].

Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1958.

Ellen's stories retold by her grandchildren, particularly of the 1862 Dakota Indian conflict.

Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1958.

Merrill, Martha A., 1941, 1958.

Wakefield, Marjorie, 1958.

Essays on Lewis Harrington, anonymous, undated.

Essays on Hutchinson, Minn., anonymous, undated.

"Timothy Harrison Pendergast--The Battle of Chikamauga [sic]" by David L. Jensen, 1960.

Location

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142.E.9.2

"Pedigree of Lewis Harrington Merrill," undated.

Family tree with birth, marriage, and death dates.

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FAMILY MEMBERS APPEARING IN THE GENEALOGIES

Bemis, John

Bigelow, Nellie (née Gregg)

Bonniwell, Martha Abbie (née Pendergast) (1834-)

Bonniwell, William P.

Bradford, Alice (née Hanson)

Bradford, Alice

Bradford, Alice (née Richards)

Bradford, John (1653-1736)

Bradford, Mercy (née Warren)

Bradford, Samuel (1683-)

Bradford, Sarah (née Gray)

Bradford, William (-1595/6)

Bradford, William (-1591)

Bradford, William

Bradford, William (1624-)

Bradbury, Sarah (née Merrill) (1706-)

Bradbury, Thomas

Briggs, Ann (née Hathaway)

Briggs, Daniel (-1757)

Briggs, Daniel (1783-1862)

Briggs, George (1781-)

Briggs, John (1785-1853)

Briggs, Jothan (1738-)

Briggs, Lydia (1749-1750)

Briggs, Lydia (1790-)

Briggs, Mathew

Briggs, Nathan (1778-)

Briggs, Rhoda (1772-)

Briggs, Rufus (1735-)

Briggs, Ruth (1774-1852-)

Briggs, Sarah (1788-1864)

Briggs, Sarah (née French) (1750-1831)

Briggs, Seth (1776-)

Briggs, Weighstill (née Sumner) (-1772)

Briggs, William (1743-1820)

Briggs, William (1770-1855)

Burbank, John

Burbank, Susanna (née Merrill) (1640-)

Caverly, Bridget, (née Pendergast) (1745-)

Caverly, Philip

Clark, Helen R. (née Harrington) (1896-)

Clark, John W.

Clark, Mercy (née Merrill) (1713-)

Clark, Samuel

Cloyes, Peter

Cloyes, Sarah (née Towne)

Cohen, Dorothy Beatrice (1906-)

Cohen, Jessie Nadine (née Harrington)(1876-)

Cohen, Max

Cohen, William Bradford

Collins, Apphia (née Merrill) (1704-)

Collins, Ebenezer

Cotton, Benjamin

Cotton, Elizabeth (née Ham)

Cotton, John (-1714)

Cotton, Joseph

Cotton, Margaret (née Fernald)

Cotton, Sarah

Cotton, Sarah (née Hearl)

Cotton, Solomon

Cotton, Thomas

Cotton, William (-1678)

Cotton, William

Doe, Brodstreet

Doe, Hannah (née Pendergast) (1782-)

Durgin, Lydia Ann (née Mathew)

Edgerly, John

Evans, Sibyl M. (née Harrington) (1891-)

Evans, William D.

Evans, William H. (1921-)

Fernald, Elizabeth (née Landon)

Fernald, William

French, Jewett

French, Mary (née Pendergast) (1785-)

Gilson, Pembroke S.

Griffin, Elizabeth (née York)

Griffin, Elizabeth (1707-)

Griffin, Humphrey (1605-)

Griffin, Joanna (-1657)

Griffin, Judith (née Robinson)

Griffin, Margaret (née Burnham)

Griffin, Samuel (-1690?)

Griffin, Samuel

Griffin, Samuel (1707-1794)

Griffin, Thomas (1734-)

Ham, Honor

Ham, William

Hanson, John

Harrington, Ann (née Clinton)

Harrington, Benjamin

Harrington, Charlotte (née Bascomb)

Harrington, Clifford A. (1886-)

Harrington, Corrine (1920-)

Harrington, Daniel

Harrington, Deborah (née Wakefield) (1756-1830)

Harrington, Deborah (1818-1857)

Harrington, Dorothy E. (1914-1921)

Harrington, Earl G. (1889-)

Harrington, Ebenezer (1687-1754)

Harrington, Ebenezer

Harrington, Edward

Harrington, Elias

Harrington, Elizabeth (Betty) Bent (née Reed)

Harrington, Ella Nadine (née Adams) (1849-1896)

Harrington, Ellen Myra (née Pendergast) (1836-1915)

Harrington, Ezra (1811-1860)

Harrington, Florence M. (1898-)

Harrington, Frances Sibylla (1848-1891)

Harrington, Frank Clark (1875-1876)

Harrington, Frank M. (1888-)

Harrington, Frank Mortimer (1844-1864)

Harrington, George M.(1822-1877)

Harrington, Guy P. (1883-)

Harrington, Hannah (1759-)

Harrington, Hapsiba (née Cloyes)

Harrington, Hapsiba

Harrington, Helena (née Bascomb)

Harrington, Jane E. (1837-1839)

Harrington, Jessie F. (1901-)

Harrington, John

Harrington, John (1752-1802)

Harrington, John (1785-1857)

Harrington, John Stevens (1815-1904)

Harrington, Joshua (1718-)

Harrington, Joshua (1755-)

Harrington, Joshua (1820-1877)

Harrington, Lewis Iddings (1830-1884)

Harrington, Lewis Pembroke (1854-)

Harrington, Lillian (née Benson)

Harrington, Marjorie Ruth (1917-)

Harrington, Mary (née Groshong)

Harrington, Mary Hildrath (-1907)

Harrington, Mary Jane (1918-)

Harrington, Matilda D. (née Beytien) (-1917)

Harrington, Millie Adelaide (1863-1903)

Harrington, Phinneas

Harrington, Rebecca (née Bemis)

Harrington, Robert (1616-1707)

Harrington, Rose (née Meyer)

Harrington, Rhoda (née Kee)

Harrington, Samuel

Harrington, Sarah

Harrington, Sarah (1754-)

Harrington, Sarah (née Nurse)

Harrington, Sarah S. Gilson (née Cowles) (1821-1898)

Harrington, Sue S. (née Frazier)

Harrington, Susanna (née George) (1632-1694)

Harrington, Suzannah

Harrington, Sibylla (née Crane) (-1840)

Harrington, Thomas (1665-1712)

Harrington, Vera M. (1894-)

Harrington, William Henry (1838-1839)

Harrington, William Henry Harrison (1840-1920)

Harrington, William

Harrington, William Bradford (1813-1869)

Harrington, William Edmund (1860-)

Harrington, Ziba

Harris, Abagail (née Merrill) (1801-)

Harris, Thomas

Haskell, Joseph (1646-1727)

Haskell, Joseph (1681-1768)

Haskell, Sarah (née Davis)

Haskell, William (1617-1693)

Hearl, William

Kee, Ebenezer (1784-)

Kee, Ephriam (1779-)

Kee, Joanna (1787-)

Kee, Lucian (1794-)

Kee, Sarah (née Paddock) (1754-)

Kee, Sarah (1781-)

Kee, Stewart

Kent, Jane

Kent, Joseph

Laatsch, Doris May (née Merrill) (1923-)

Langley, Hannah (née Edgerly)

Langley, Hannah (née Kent)

Langley, James

Langley, Mary (née Runnels)

Langley, Sarah (née Trickey)

Langley, Thomas

Littlefield, Charles

Littlefield, Emaline

Littlefield, Esther (née Lufkin) (1795-1840)

Littlefield, Frank

Littlefield, Maria

Littlefield, Mary

Littlefield, Moses (1794-)

Littlefield, Walter

Lufkin, Abagail (née Parker)

Lufkin, Benjamin

Lufkin, Lydia (née Griffin)

Lufkin, Sara (née Haskell)

Lufkin, Thomas

Lufkin, Zebalon (1723-1818)

Merrill, Abagail (née Lanksford)

Merrill, Abagail (née Webster)

Merrill, Abel (1645-1689)

Merrill, Abraham (1637-1722)

Merrill, Albert Leonard (1825-1860)

Merrill, Ann (née Jumper)

Merrill, Anna

Merrill, Anna (1764-)

Merrill, Anna (née Evans)

Merrill, Benjamin (1721-)

Merrill, Benjamin (1748-1782)

Merrill, Bethena T. (1817-)

Merrill, Betty (née Merrill) (1715-)

Merrill, Daniel (1642-1717)

Merrill, Daniel (1672-)

Merrill, Daniel (1723-1809?)

Merrill, Daniel (1767-)

Merrill, Daniel (1780-1852)

Merrill, Edwin

Merrill, Elias (1750-1802)

Merrill, Elias (1773-1831)

Merrill, Elizabeth (née Clough)

Merrill, Elizabeth (née True)

Merrill, Emma

Merrill, Emma (née Littlefield)

Merrill, Esther (née Chase)

Merrill, Esther Jane (née Littlefield) (1831-1860)

Merrill, Genevieve (née Wingen)

Merrill, George

Merrill, Harriet (née Briggs)

Merrill, Harry Leonard (1857-1932)

Merrill, Hattie

Merrill, Henry

Merrill, Humphrey

Merrill, Jabez (1753-)

Merrill, Jabez (1779-1855)

Merrill, Jabez Henry (1822-)

Merrill, Jacob (1719-)

Merrill, James (1784-1879)

Merrill, Joanna (née Kinney)

Merrill, John (1635-1712)

Merrill, John (1674-)

Merrill, John R. (1813-)

Merrill, Joseph (1744-)

Merrill, Levi (1759-)

Merrill, Lewis Harrington (1887-)

Merrill, Lillian

Merrill, Lucy (née Morse)

Merrill, Lucy (née Tubbs)

Merrill, Nathaniel (1655-1673)

Merrill, Maria (née Harris)

Merrill, Marshfield (1783-)

Merrill, Martha A. (née Harrington) (1858-)

Merrill, Martha (née McManus)

Merrill, Mary

Merrill, Mary (1709-)

Merrill, Mary (née Allen)

Merrill, Mary (née Carr)

Merrill, Mary E. (1896-1896)

Merrill, Melinda C. (1806-)

Merrill, Mercyl (née Will)

Merrill, Moses (1683-1756)

Merrill, Moses (1707-)

Merrill, Moses (1758-)

Merrill, Moses (1760-)

Merrill, Moses (1799-1884)

Merrill, Nathan B. (1811-)

Merrill, Nathaniel (1610-1655)

Merrill, Nathaniel (1634-1683)

Merrill, Polly (née Marr)

Merrill, Polly (née Marston)

Merrill, Purcilla (née Chase)

Merrill, Rhoda (1747-)

Merrill, Rhoda (née True)

Merrill, Ruth (née Hatch)

Merrill, Samuel (1711-1801?)

Merrill, Sara Rowell (née Page)

Merrill, Sarah (née Bond)

Merrill, Sarah (née Briggs) (1788-1864)

Merrill, Sarah (née Clough)

Merrill, Sarah (née Collins)

Merrill, Sarah (née True)

Merrill, Sarah (née Watson)

Merrill, Stephen (1688-)

Merrill, Susanna (née Jorden) (-1673)

Merrill, Susanna (née Townsend)

Merrill, Thomas (1648-)

Merrill, William B. (1807-)

Morse, Rhoena H. (née Merrill) (1809-)

Morse, Sarah (née Merrill) (1677-)

Morse, William [marries Sarah]

Morse, William [marries Rhoena]

Murray, Timothy

Paddock, Ephriam (1721-)

Paddock, Ichabod (1627-)

Paddock, Joanna (née Faunce)

Paddock, Robert (-1650)

Paddock, Sarah (née Bradford) (1725-)

Paddock, Thomas

Paddock, Zachariah (1639?-1727)

Paddock, Zachariah

Page, Oneriferous

Page, Ruth (née Merrill) (1681-)

Pendergast, Abbie (née Cogswell)

Pendergast, Alice (1767-)

Pendergast, Ann (1735-)

Pendergast, Betty (née Shurburn)

Pendergast, Deborah (née Duda)

Pendergast, Edith M.

Pendergast, Edmund (1733-1765)

Pendergast, Edmund (1760-1846).

Pendergast, Edmund (1792-1868)

Pendergast, Elizabeth (Lizzie) C.

Pendergast, Elizabeth (née Churchill)

Pendergast, Hannah (née Langley) (1735-1780)

Pendergast, Hannah (née Gregg)

Pendergast, Harrison (-1921)

Pendergast, Jane (née Cotton) (1702-1754)

Pendergast, John (1745-1800)

Pendergast, Judith (née Mathew) (1828-1908)

Pendergast, Lloyd G. (1842-1919)

Pendergast, Lydia (née Murray) (1770-1838)

Pendergast, Lydia (née Wiggin) (-1848)

Pendergast, Mary Robert (née Lruger)

Pendergast, Maurice D. (1861-)

Pendergast, Mehetable (née Smart)

Pendergast, Nathaniel (1804-)

Pendergast, Olive (née ?) (1761-1790)

Pendergast, Solomon (1737-1759?)

Pendergast, Solomon (1808-1882)

Pendergast, Stephen (1690-1753)

Pendergast, Stephen (1731-)

Pendergast, Stephen (1808-1882)

Pendergast, Sybil F. (née Harrington) (1848-1891)

Pendergast, Timothy (1795-)

Pendergast, Timothy Harrison, (1838-1921)

Pendergast, Thomas (1762-)

Pendergast, Thomas (1787-)

Pendergast, William Wirt (1833-)

Pendergast, Winning (née Sutherland)

Petersen, Follmer

Petersen, Ruth Maureen (née Merrill) (1918-1997)

Prince, Jona

Prince, Rhoda (née Merrill) (1774-)

Richards, Thomas

Runnels, Jobe

Stevens, Deborah (née Harrington)

Stevens, Gardener

Stevens, Parker

Stevens, Sarah (née Merrill) (1789-)

Sutton, Margaret (née Pendergast) (1729-)

Sutton, Michael

Todd, D. S.

Todd, Hattie (née Harrington?)

True, John

True, Martha (née Merrill) (1683-)

Todd, Lydia M. (née Pendergast) (1852-)

Towne, Johanna (née Blessing)

Towne, William

Tracy, James

Tracy, Sally Maria (née Merrill) (1819-)

Wakefield, Dorcas (née Hayward)

Wakefield, William

Warren, Joseph

Wiggin, Sophie (née Pendergast) (1799-)

Wiggin, William

Witham, Lydia Griffin (née ?)

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.; Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota -- McLeod County.; Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota -- Meeker County.; World War, 1914-1918.

Places:: Glencoe (Minn.).; Hutchinson (Minn.).; Jennie, Lake -- Cottonwood County (Minn.).; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Persons:: Harrington, Ellen Myra, 1836-1915, author.; Harrington, Frank Mortimer, 1844-1864, author.; Harrington, John Stevens, 1815- , author.; Harrington, Lewis Iddings, 1830-1884, author.; Harrington, Lewis Pembroke, 1854- , author.; Harrington, William Edmund, 1860- , author.; Harrington family.; Laatsch, Doris May, 1923- , author.; Little Crow, -1863.; Merrill, Albert Leonard, 1825-1860, author.; Merrill, Esther Jane, 1831-1860, author.; Merrill, Genevieve, author.; Merrill, Harry Leonard, 1857-1932, author.; Merrill, Lewis Harrington, 1887- , author.; Merrill, Martha A.,1858- , author.; Merrill family.; Littlefield family.; Pendergast, Lizzie C., author.; Pendergast, Lloyd G., 1842-1919, author.; Pendergast, Solomon, 1808-1882, author.; Pendergast, T. H. (Timothy Harrison), 1838-1921, author.; Pendergast, William Wirt, 1833- , author.; Pendergast family.; Petersen, Ruth Maureen, 1918-1997, author.

Types of Documentation:: Deeds.; Diaries.; Family histories.; Housebooks.; Journals.; Maps.; Photographs.

Occupations:: Justices of the Peace.; Postmasters.; Surveyors.; Teachers.

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HARRINGTON AND MERRILL FAMILIES:

OVERVIEW

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Merrill Family

Harrington Family

Pendergast Family

Littlefield Family

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CORRESPONDENCE, [1754]-1946 (BULK 1870-1890)

DIARIES, 1838-1924

EDUCATION, 1848-1916

LEGAL AND BUSINESS PAPERS, 1760-1946 (BULK 1870-1885)

MAPS, 1853-1908

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS, 1857-1932, 1963

PHOTOGRAPHS, 1860-1980

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND GENEALOGY RESEARCH, 1900-1960

FAMILY MEMBERS APPEARING IN THE GENEALOGIES

CATALOG HEADINGS