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[Revolutionary war journal & accounts]

On pages 55 to 65, there are brief daily entries from 1 June 1777 to 1 March 1778, a period in which Savage served as a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army. These entries record troop...

GLC01450.013.01

[Gideon Savage's wooden chest]

Rustic wood chest with lock. Savage served as a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Formerly contained documents and locks of hair decimalized in GLC01450...

GLC01450.013.02

[Aaron White Jr.'s accounts with Samuel Johnston]

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists costs for his funeral. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013....

GLC01450.013.03

[Rebecca White's share of the Estate of her brother, Aaron White, Jr.]

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists goods and cash left to Rebecca White by her brother. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others...

GLC01450.013.04

[Inventory of the Estate of Aaron White Jr.]

Co-signed by Zebulon Stow. Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists an inventory of the estate taken by Smith and Stow under oath. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden...

GLC01450.013.05

[Phineas Kellogg receipt]

States "received of Phineas Kellogg one dollar in full of all demands from the beginning of the world to the present date." This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013...

GLC01450.013.06

[Samuel White's share of the estate of Aaron White Jr.]

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists Samuel White's share of the estate, including clothing, cash, and a bayonet. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450...

GLC01450.013.07

[Account of rum, sugar, and money had by Aaron White Jr.]

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. These are the papers of Gideon...

GLC01450.013.08

[Gideon Savage's share of estate of Aaron White, Jr.]

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists Savage's share of estate including some clothing, cash, rum, and sugar. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02...

GLC01450.013.09

[Receipt of Lydia Cary]

Receipt stating Cary received $50 from Gideon Savage. This document originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013.

GLC01450.013.10

[David King's orders to pay Aaron White Jr.]

Receipt ordering payment of 2077 pounds of Carolina money to Aaron White Jr. This document originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. White was Savage's father-in-law. Not dated but...

GLC01450.013.11

[Lydia and Chloe White's share of estate of Aaron White Jr.] [incomplete]

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. 1st page lists Chloe White's share of the estate. 2nd page lists Lydia White's share. Bottom half of 2nd page cut off. This document was originally housed in...

GLC01450.013.12

[Proverb and song sheet of Gideon Savage]

First side of sheet has a list of proverbs, each written about 5 or 6 times. "A great number does not always argue strength," "peace of mind being secured, we may smile at misfortune," etc. The back of the sheet has the lyrics to a popular ballad...

GLC01450.013.13

[Account of estate of Aaron White Jr.]

Accounts related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Possibly originally in an account book because page is folded into quarters and each quarter is written on and dated separately. This document originally housed...

GLC01450.013.14

[Account book of Gideon Savage]

Unbound account book. This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. Savage served as a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the...

GLC01450.013.15

[Hair samples of Gideon and Sarah Savage]

Two hair samples folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "My father's and my mother's hair, C. Leuty." This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. Sarah Savage...

GLC01450.013.16

[Hair sample of Catherine Hobby]

Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Catherine's Hobby hair." Catherine was a daughter of Gideon Savage, a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War....

GLC01450.013.17

[Hair sample of Nancy Hobby]

Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Nancy 's Hobby's hair." Nancy ws a daughter of Gideon Savage, a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This...

GLC01450.013.18

[Hair sample of Elizabeth Leuty]

Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Elizabeth's Leuty's Hair, died in the Lord May 30th, 1858." This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013.

GLC01450.013.19

[Brown velour purse]

Small purse belonging to Savage, a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Has muslin lined interior, two inside sections, and a black tie closure. This item was...

GLC01450.013.20