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Title |
Robinson Family Papers |
Object Name |
Documents |
Creator |
Robinson Family |
Dates of Creation |
1751-1900 |
Scope & Content |
Consists of personal letters, business, legal and political papers of the Robinson family from 1766 through 1868. The bulk of the material, ca. 1800-1840, consists primarily of personal family correspondence, chiefly letters to Col. David Robinson and to his son David Robinson Jr. These are typical family letters containing social news and expressing concerns about health and illness. A notable series of letters from Dr. Benjamin Robinson to Col. David Robinson concerns Benjamin's love for his first cousin Ruthy, the colonel's daughter, the need he felt to break off the relationship, their eventual marriage and her death in 1806 in North Carolina. In another letter of note, David Robinson is expressing his displeasure with the way his new step mother is running the household. Letter from Lucy Merwin to Colonel Robinson regarding his daughter. Among the scattered business, legal, and political papers notable items include: a 1766 deed from Leonard Robinson regarding the sale of an iron ore bed; a list of deeds in the so-called Robinson District of Woodford; an agreement to construct seven miles of the Windham Turnpike; what appears to be an original list of workers and expenses to construct or add on to the first mill in Bennington ca. 1775-1785; and an undated two page document on slavery by David Robinson written after the 1850 compromise. |
Administrative/Biographical History |
The Robinson family was one of the founding families of Bennington, settling in the town in 1761 from Hardwick, Massachusetts. The earliest two generations, Moses (1741-1813) and his Brother Samuel (1738-1813) and Samuel's son David (1754-1843) served in the Revolutionary War, and David Robinson Jr. (1777-1858) later served in the War of 1812. They played a major role in local, state and national politics for several generations and included members of county, probate and state Supreme Courts, state constitutional conventions, the early committee of safety, the state and federal legislatures, county sheriff and U.S. Marshall for Vermont. Many became lawyers and several were actively involved in attempts to resolve the early land dispute with the colony of New York. |
Related People |
Hall, Fanny Merwin, Lucy Montague, Lucy Robinson Robinson, Aaron Robinson, Aaron Dewey Robinson, Ann Robinson, Benjamin Robinson, Daniel Robinson, David (1754-1843) Robinson, David (1814-1889) Robinson, David Jr. (1777-1858) Robinson, Esther Safford Robinson, Eunice Dickinson Woodbridge Robinson, Fay Robinson, George Robinson, George Wadsworth Robinson, Heman Robinson, Hiram Robinson, John F. Robinson, John Staniford Robinson, Jonathan Edwards (1777-1831) Robinson, Leonard (1736-1827) Robinson, Leonard (1782-1835) Robinson, Moses (1741-1813) Robinson, Nathan Robinson, Rowland Robinson, Ruth Robinson, Safford Robinson, Samuel (1705-1767) Robinson, Samuel (1738-1813) Robinson, Samuel (1774-1854) Robinson, Silas Robinson, Susan G. Conant Robinson, Uel M. |
Credit line |
Bequest of Hall Park McCullough |
Catalog Number |
2009.163.147 |
Parent Object ID |
2009.163 |
Containers |
John S. Robinson Ruth Robinson Silas Robinson Jr. David Robinson (1754-1843): Personal, 1797-1811 David Robinson Jr. (1777-1858), no. 1 Benjamin Robinson, M.D. Esther Robinson Fay Robinson David Robinson Jr. (1777-1858), no. 2 David Robinson (1754-1843) 3: Legal and Political Aaron Robinson (1768-1849) Aaron Dewey Robinson Heman Robinson Daniel Robinson George Robinson Susan Robinson Ann Robinson Safford Robinson Leonard Robinson (1736-1827) Leonard Robinson Jr. (1782-1835) John F. Robinson George W. Robinson Uel Merrill Robinson Lucy Robinson Montegue (1781-1868) D. J. Robinson Jonathan Robinson W. Robinson David Robinson (1754-1843): Personal, 1812-1834 David Robinson (1754-1843) 4: Business Moses Robinson Samuel Robinson (1738-1813) Nathan Robinson Samuel Robinson (1774-1854) Samuel Robinson (1705-1767) Rowland Robinson |
Child Records |
Robinson Family Papers Robinson Family Papers |