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Simon Larned, later a Pittsfield, Mass., merchant and banker, served in the Revolution as captain, 4th Massachusetts regiment, Colonel William Sheppard commanding. Larned's brother, Thaddeus, was a Thompson, Conn., farmer, magistrate, and land speculator. Noadiah Larned, son of Thaddeus, also...
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| Collection: | Larned Family Papers |
| Collection Number: | Am.6105 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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Simon Larned, later a Pittsfield, Mass., merchant and banker, served in the Revolution as captain, 4th Massachusetts regiment, Colonel William Sheppard commanding. Larned's brother, Thaddeus, was a Thompson, Conn., farmer, magistrate, and land speculator. Noadiah Larned, son of Thaddeus, also farmed in Thompson, Conn.
Simon Larned's papers include regimental orderly books, April 21 to October 26, 1777, and May 17 to July 25, 1778, containing, as well, results of courts martial; a contemporary copy of [John Armstrong's] Newburgh Addresses with Washington's replies, March, 1783; and a memorial to the General Court of Massachusetts concerning officers' pensions, continued with an anonymous New Year's satire [1783].
There is also: a diary, 1791-1817, for Thaddeus Larned including farm rental accounts maintained as agent for Thomas Dawes of Boston, 1791-1803; and a diary for Noadiah Larned, 1821-1822, in Simon Larned's 1778 orderly book. |