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John B. Fairbank (AC 1867) Family Papers
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Contents List
Series 1: JOHN B. FAIRBANK (AC
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1867), 1864-1909
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Series 1, JOHN B. FAIRBANK (AC 1867) 1864-1909, includes materials documenting his service in the Civil War, his life in South Dakota, and his death in 1908. It is organized into four sub-series, with items are arranged chronologically within each subseries:
- A. Civil War Correspondence, 1864-1865: Outgoing - contains official and personal letters written while serving in the Union army.
- B. Civil War Correspondence, 1865: Incoming - contains correspondence from the War Department.
- C. South Dakota Correspondence, 1882-1902: Outgoing - contains letters written after Fairbank settled in South Dakota.
- D. Death, 1908-1909 - contains printed obituaries, an article by Fairbank about his hometown [reprinted after his death?], and a resolution by the Bar Association of Lawrence County on the occasion of his death.
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Sub-series A: Civil War Correspondence
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1864-1865: Outgoing
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ALS, to his sister Maria [Fairbank, later Maria T.F. Rugg] and his mother [Lurana Robinson Fairbank], describing the movements of the Army of the Potomac.
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186[?] Oct 24
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Box 1: folder 1
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ALS, to his sister Sarah, describing the improvement of his wound.
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1864 Jan 23
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Box 1: folder 2
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ALS, to his sister, written "near Alexandria Va.," describing the march to the front.
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1864 Mar 26
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Box 1: folder 3
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AL (unsigned, page missing), to his [unspecified] sister, describing recent battles.
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1864 Sep 5
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Box 1: folder 4
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ALS, to his sister [Maria?], mentioning deserters and Lincoln's re-election.
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1864 Oct 13
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Box 1: folder 5
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AL (unsigned copy), to the President of the United States, on behalf of an officer in his regiment, Capt. Henry S. Burrage, dismissed for having exchanged newspapers with Confederates.
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1864 Nov 10
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Box 1: folder 6
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AL (unsigned, page missing), to his [unspecified] sister, discussing Capt. Burrage, and Fairbank's loneliness.
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1864 Nov 22
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Box 1: folder 7
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ALS, to his sister Maria, mentioning a court martial, and the draft.
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1864 Dec 21
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Box 1: folder 8
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ALS, to his mother, discussing his request to be relieved from participation in the court martial, and "negroes" serving in the Union army.
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1865 Jan 21
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Box 1: folder 9
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ALS, to his sister, written "near Petersburg Va.," mentioning the court martial and the nearby forts nicknamed "Fort Heaven" and "Fort Hell."
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1865 Feb 9
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Box 1: folder 10
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ALS, to his sister [Maria?], continuing his discussion of the court martial and of Capt. Burrage.
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1865 Feb 12
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Box 1: folder 11
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ALS, to his sister, listing recent deaths.
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1865 Apr 6
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Box 1: folder 12
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Sub-series B: Civil War Correspondence,
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1865: Incoming
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Stanton, Edwin. Printed letter (stamped signature), from Secretary of War, promoting Fairbank to Major of Volunteers.
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1865 Dec 2
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Box 1: folder 13
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Sub-series C: South Dakota Correspondence,
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1882-1902
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ALS, to his sister, discussing lease of farm.
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1882 Nov 20
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Box 1: folder 14
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ALS, to his sister, discussing financial matters.
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1883 Apr 23
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Box 1: folder 15
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ALS, to his sister, inquiring about relatives and describing Deadwood, South Dakota, as a place unsuitable for young people.
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1887 Jun 6
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Box 1: folder 16
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ALS, to his sister, about local agricultural practices.
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1898 Mar 12
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Box 1: folder 17
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ALS, to his sister, describing the climate and economy of South Dakota, and mentioning encounters with President Roosevelt.
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1902 Jan 24
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Box 1: folder 18
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Sub-series D: Death
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Reprints of obituary and other articles about death of John B. Fairbank from the April 29, 1908 edition of the Deadwood Daily Pioneer Times. Three copies, two of them with hand-corrected birthdate.
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1908 Apr
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Box 1: folder 19
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Obituary. Newspaper clipping: "Answered The Call: Well Known Black Hills Man Found Dead in His Home at Portland Wednesday."
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[1908 Apr]
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Box 1: folder 20
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Obituary. Newspaper clipping: "Major Fairbanks Answers The Call."
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[1908 Apr 30]
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Box 1: folder 21
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Clipping [from Deadwood Daily Pioneer Times]: "Major Fairbanks Laid At Rest," describing funeral services.
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[1908] May
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Box 1: folder 22
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"John Barnard Fairbank," clipping [from Deadwood Daily Pioneer Times] by James A. George
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1908 May 1
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Box 1: folder 23
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Bar Association of Lawrence County. Original and copy of typed preamble and resolutions on the death of John B. Fairbank.
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[1908 May?]
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Box 1: folder 24
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John B. Fairbank. Newspaper clipping, "Oakham," originally published in 1879, [reprinted after death of author.]
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[1908?]
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Box 1: folder 25
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Robinson, Laura M. ANS, receipt from John B. Fairbank Estate.
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1909 Feb 7
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Box 1: folder 26
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Series 2: FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE,
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1817-1920
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Series 2, FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE, 1817-1920, documents the personal interactions and social activities of Fairbank family members. It is organized into six sub-series, by family member. Items within sub-series are arranged chronologically.
- A. Lurana Robinson Fairbank: Incoming Correspondence, 1817-1847
- B. Susan F. Fairbank: Outgoing Correspondence, 1912-1913
- C. Susan F. Fairbank: Incoming Correspondence, 1849-1914
- D. Maria T. F. Rugg: Incoming Correspondence, 1920
- E. Other Family Correspondence, 1869-1898 includes unidentified correspondence, transcribed poems, unsigned greeting cards, and other items that could not be identified as pertaining to a specific member of the Fairbank family.
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Sub-series A: Lurana Robinson Fairbank: Incoming Correspondence
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AN (unsigned). Three report cards describing school attendance, performance.
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1817 Aug-Oct
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Box 1: folder 27
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Lab[___?], S.F. ALS, to her sister Lurana [Robinson Fairbank].
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1847 Jan 5
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Box 1: folder 28
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Sub-series B: Susan F. Fairbank: Outgoing Correspondence
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ALS, to Mr. Wright, concerning a sword, and thanking him for a book.
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1912 Jan 26
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Box 1: folder 29
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ALS, to Mr. Wright. Mentions Fairbank's Civil War letters.
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1912 Feb 2
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Box 1: folder 30
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ALS, to Mr. Wright. Mentions Mellen in South Africa and Fairbank's Kansas letters.
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1913 Apr 4
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Box 1: folder 31
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Sub-series C: Susan F. Fairbank: Incoming Correspondence
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Fragment of envelope addressed to Susan F. Fairbank, sent from Deadwood, South Dakota, [possibly by John B. Fairbank.]
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18[??] Nov 2[4?]
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Box 1: folder 32
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Young, Maria. ALS, to Susan F. Fairbank. Christmas letter from Lurana Fairbank's roommate to Lurana Fairbank's sister.
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[18]49 Dec 25
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Box 1: folder 33
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Gould, J.W. ALS, to [Susan F.] Fairbank and [Maria T.F.] Rugg, about their "calamity" due to two recent fires on their Oakham property.
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1908 Jul 20
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Box 1: folder 34
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Bronsdon, Allen A. ALS, to [Susan F.] Fairbank, about loss by fire.
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1908 Jul 21
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Box 1: folder 35
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Martin, Eben W., and Norman T. Mason. TL (stamped signature), concerning property ownership and mining operations.
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1914 Jun 27
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Box 1: folder 36
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Sub-series D: Maria T.F. Rugg: Incoming Correspondence
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Metal plate engraved with her name.
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 37
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Coffin, Rev. George H. TLS, to [Maria] T.F. Rugg, concerning her donations to the Pilgrim Memorial Fund and fundraising activities in South Dakota. Unsigned poem handwritten on reverse.
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1920 Mar 13
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Box 1: folder 38
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Sub-series E: Other Family Correspondence
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Poems transcribed by family. Two handwritten poems: a "favorite poem, author unknown," and an untitled poem by Mrs. E.H.G. Cleaveland; and two typed poems: "To Build The Temple" by Thomas D. Goodell, and "The World Is Mine" by Dot Aren, all unsigned.
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 39
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Printed card, unsigned. "To Mother On Mother's Day."
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 40
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Burdsall, Luella. Printed Christmas card, signed.
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 41
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Wheeler, Hetty Shepard, and Mary Phelps [ ? ]. Printed Christmas card, signed.
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 42
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[Robinson?], Laura [M.?] ALS, to her sister.
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 43
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K.M., Emily. ALS (copy, with handwritten additions), to various recipients, including Laura [M. Robinson?] and Fairbank.
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[1???] Jun 28
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Box 1: folder 44
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Printed cards, unsigned. Three commencement invitations, two for Columbia College Law School, one for University of the City of New York.
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[1869] May-Jun
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Box 1: folder 45
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Printed booklet. Unsigned poem "To Aunt Catharine on her Eightieth Birthday."
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1894
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Box 1: folder 46
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AN (unsigned). Valentine's Day poem.
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1898 Feb. 14
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Box 1: folder 47
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Series 3: FINANCIAL RECORDS,
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1832-1922
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Series 3, FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1832-1922, is organized into five sub-series, by family member. Each sub-series is arranged chronologically by earliest date appearing on each document.
- A. James C. Fairbank, 1833-1876 contains records of property ownership and financial transactions of Fairbank's father.
- B. James P. Fairbank, 1922, contains one sheet of transactions by a relative.
- C. John B. and Hannah M. Fairbank, 1832, contains a deed for land sold by Fairbank's grandparents.
- D. Susan F. Fairbank, 1913-1916, contains records of transactions, the appraisal of her estate, and receipts for shares of her estate.
- E. Maria T.F. Rugg, 1914, contains one record of a debt owed to her.
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Sub-series A: James C. Fairbank,
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1833-1876
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MS NS, record of debts and payments to Willis Smith, attested by R. Putnam.
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1833 Dec 3
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Box 1: folder 48
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MS N (signature crossed out), record of debt and payments to Josiah [Gleason?], attested by James Allen.
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1837 Apr 1
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Box 1: folder 49
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MS NS, record of debts and payments to Daniel F. Frost, attested by James Allen.
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1837 Nov 6
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Box 1: folder 50
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Record of property boundaries, attested by James Allen.
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1839 Sep 14
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Box 1: folder 51
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MS N (signature torn off), record of debt and payments to Susan M. Robinson, attested by James Allen.
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1841 Dec 9
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Box 1: folder 52
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MS Doc., deed of sale of farm property to Charles Miles, witnessed by James Allen.
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1843 Mar 15
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Box 1: folder 53
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MS N (signature torn off), record of debt and payments to Sewall & Day, attested by James Allen.
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1847 Apr 2
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Box 1: folder 54
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Fairbank, James C. and Lurana [Robinson] Fairbank. MS Doc., mortgage of farm in Oakham, Massachusetts, to Sewall & Day, witnessed by Hannah P. Allen and James Allen.
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1847 Apr 2
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Box 1: folder 55
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Smith, Willis. MS Doc. (unsigned copy) related to Oakham farm.
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1876 Sep
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Box 1: folder 56
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Sub-series B: James P. Fairbank,
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1922
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MS.N., financial record, including income from estate of Susan F. Fairbank and amounts borrowed from Maria T.F. Rugg.
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1922 Jan 16
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Box 1: folder 57
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Sub-series C: John B. and Hannah M. Fairbank,
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1832
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MS Doc., deed transferring farm in Oakham, Massachusetts, to Ephraim Fairbank, witnessed by Avery Clark, Charles Adams [Jr.?], and James Allen. grandparents of John B. Fairbank (AC 1867). (John B. and Hannah M. Fairbank are the grandparents of John B. Fairbank.)
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1832
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Box 1: folder 58
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Sub-series D: Susan F. Fairbank,
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1913-1916
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Angur, Addison C. ANS, record of debt and payments.
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1913 Dec 8
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Box 1: folder 59
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court. MS Doc., appraisal of estate.
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1915 Sept 3
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Box 1: folder 60
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TNS, receipts for shares of estate of Susan F. Fairbank, administered by Maria T.F. Rugg, signed by Laura M. Robinson, Margaret McLeod, Grace M. Rood, and Sarah C. Batchellor.
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1916 Oct 4
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Box 1: folder 61
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Sub-series E: Maria T.F. Rugg,
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1914
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Angur, Addison C. ANS, promissory note recording debt to Maria T.F. Rugg.
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1914 Jan 1
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Box 1: folder 62
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Series 4, DEATHS, includes obituaries and other material written upon the deaths of family members and friends, arranged alphabetically by individual.
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Obituary. Newspaper clipping: "Ezra D. Batchellor: The End of a Long and Honorable Life on Tuesday," about husband of Sarah C. Batchellor, the sister of John B. Fairbank (AC 1867).
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 63
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Obituary. Newspaper clipping: "A True Woman: Death of Mrs. Rev. John B. Fairbank," about the aunt of John B. Fairbank (AC 1867).
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[18??] Jun 16
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Box 1: folder 64
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R. [Rugg?], G.M. Obituary newspaper clipping: "Susan F. Fairbank"
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Box 1: folder 65
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Rood, Grace M. [Eulogy?] about Susan F. Fairbank.
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Box 1: folder 66
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Warner, W.R. Newspaper clipping: "Obituary: Capt. William B. Kimball" of Oakham, Massachusetts.
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Box 1: folder 67
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Series 5, CLIPPINGS, includes newspaper articles and printed images saved by family members.
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"Vestiges of an Older America. Centre and North Churches, New Haven, Conn." (photograph with caption).
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Box 1: folder 68
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Three printed illustrations depicting cabins and mountains.
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Box 1: folder 69
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Hunt, Mabel. "Hunt 'N' Tell," column about Hazel Barbour, actress.
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Box 1: folder 70
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Fragment of a column about Boston and New Haven, marked "please save."
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Box 1: folder 71
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