Entry/Object ID
2026.040.024Scope and Content
Collection of papers (including correspondence and accounts) of Peleg Denison, 1822-1847.
*Accounts between Capt. Lodowick Wilcox and Peleg Denison, April 1822 - October 1823. Includes purchases pork, rum, gin, apples, butter, peaches, etc. 1 page that has been torn in half.
*Letter addressed to the President of the Mystic Bank, from John Cummins, June 1, 1835.
*Accounts between Austin Holdredge and Peleg Denison, 2 pages, August - October, 1836. Includes purchases for a variety of fabric, clothing, cologne, soap, ink, cigars, fish hooks and cider.
*Letter addressed to Elias Brown Esq. from Peleg Denison, Portersville (Groton side of Mystic), July 12, 1847:
"Portersville, July 12, 1847
Dear Sir,
Please have the goodness to inform me at your earliest convenience whether the money paid you by my grandfather and myself, for Uncle Richard Woodbridge, on that note of mine, has even been paid over to him and if so the time and manner of payment.
Respectfully,
P. Denison"Collection
Carol Kimball CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.040Source or Donor
Carol KimballAcquisition Method
TransferArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1822 - 1847Archive Size/Extent
1 folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1822-1847Provenance
Notes
Admin or Biographical History: Peleg Denison was born December 16, 1816, the son of Peleg and Harriet Eldridge Denison. He lived in Stonington until about 1844 when he was appointed the postmaster of Portersville (Groton side of Mystic).Name/Title
Peleg Denison Papers