Powell family papers

Collection

Identifier: c-00059

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The papers include the last will and testament (1826) of John Powell; and nine letters (1803-1846) and their typed transcriptions relating to John Leavitt Powell and his family, giving information about agricultural conditions in New York and Michigan. There is also a farm account book (1846-1887) containing a family record, and several receipts (1842-1843) of Joseph Priestley Powell, son of John L. Powell, who operated a farm in the township of Ronald, Ionia County, Michigan. Also included is a handwritten indenture dated February 26, 1853, between Joseph Powell and sixteen-year-old James Joyce. Finally, there is a family genealogy with explanatory notes and a family tree compiled by Ralph W. Powell (1970).

Dates

Creation: 1803 - 1970
Creation: Majority of material found within 1803 - 1887

Creator

Powell family (John Powell, 1752-1827) (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

The papers in this collection relate to several generations of the family of John Powell (1752-1827) of Lanesboro, Massachusetts. His son, John Leavitt Powell, moved to Oneida County, New York in the early nineteenth century. Some of the latter's descendants eventually settled in Michigan and Illinois (circa 1835).

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (, 3 folders, 1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Gift of Ralph W. Powell and Stanley M. Powell. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

Gift of Alice Powell Harrison.

Legal Status

Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Property Rights: Michigan State University