18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers and Carpenters Essex County Massachusetts, Part II This is the second part of Essex County documents and deeds relating to Early American woodworking trades and craftsmen. This installment was supposed to cover documents dating from 1770 through the end of the century, but a few earlier examples found their way …
18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers and Carpenters Essex County, Massachusetts The first article on 18th century documents involving named craftsmen with named professions covered examples from Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Essex County Massachusetts will be the next geographical area to consider. Due to the number of documents from Essex County, this first part will cover …
18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers, Carpenters Middlesex County, Massachusetts Eighteenth century woodworkers can be elusive. Fortunately we have surviving documents, tools and objects/structures to help identify some these individuals. This combined knowledge can help place these craftsmen in a place, at a time, with a specific trade. In particular, period records are very …
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