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Collection Reference Number GLC01450.030.01
From Archive Folder Two Bromfield family books 
Title Bromfield family memorandum book with accounts
Date 22 February 1770
Author Bromfield, Henry (1727-1820)  
Document Type Book
Content Description Includes genealogical data on the Bromfield and Copley families. There are two notes about the death of Edward Clarke and distribution of his estate dated 1770 and 1771. Bromfield's wife Hannah was a Clarke. One entry details Bromfield's thoughts about a Dr. Hunter's calculations of the size of Noah's ark. Other entries include his accounts, notes on his activities, recipes for curing meats or making liquor and various foods, and cures for common ailments of the period, such as gout, dysentery, and whooping cough. With a few clippings on various compounds to remove hair, or relieve stomach problems, and others about the death of his wife, Hannah Bromfield in 1785. Bromfield was a merchant in Boston and London. He moved to Harvard Massachusetts circa 1765.
Subjects Religion  Genealogy  Death  Estate  Finance  Alcohol  Health and Medical  Disease  Marriage  Diet and Nutrition  
People Bromfield, Henry (1727-1820)  
Place written Harvard, Massachusetts
Theme The American Revolution; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Henry Bromfield was the brother in law of John Singleton Copley, the famous American painter.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859