Name/Title
Edmund Fanning DocumentsEntry/Object ID
2018.273.015Scope and Content
A collection of documents relating to Edmund Fanning (1769-1841), mostly to do with rental properties and income. Documents include:
Deed from Nathaniel Fanning (brother of Edmund) selling his property in the Borough to John Denison, Jr., 1802
Agreement between Joseph Smith and Edmund Fanning for work to be done on Nathaniel Pendleton and Richard Palmer's houses, 1802
Part of the will of Edmund Fanning, giving money to William P. Cleaveland and Hezekiah Goddard, 1818
A deed from Nathaniel and Hannah Pendleton, and Benjamin and Cassandra Pendleton to Edmund and Sarah Fanning for a house lot in the borough, 1819. The land described was given to Hannah and Cassandra by their father, Acors Sheffield
A deed from William Fanning (son of Edmund and Sarah) giving his parents and his grandmother, Lois Sheffield the house that they currently live in for the rest of their natural lives, 1819
Letter to Mr. Francis Pendleton asking him to lock up the house where Nathaniel M. Pendleton occupies until rent is collected, 1828
Confidential letter from Edmund Fanning to Francis Pendleton, 1828 deciding to auction off his house and furniture
Letter to Edmund from Francis talking about work to be done to the house as examined by he and Samuel Chesebrough - mentions old blacksmith shop on the property has blown over and also mentions the South Sea Exploring Expedition, 1829
Letter to Edmund from Francis explaining interest of Elder Swan in renting the above mentioned property, 1829
Confidential letter to Francis from Edmund mentions property management agreement and the South Sea Exploring Expedition, 1829
Letter from Francis to Edmund 1829, concerning rental of the properties owned by Edmund
Receipt of payment from Nathaniel M. Pendleton to B. & F. Pendleton, 1829
An accounting of cash spent on upkeep and taxes on properties versus the rent received for same, 1828-1831
Amounts paid by Nancy Pendleton (Francis' aunt) on house upkeep, 1833
Accounting of amounts paid by Edmund Fanning on house upkeep, 1831-1833
Draft of deed to be filled out by Nancy Pendleton, notes on back about selling to a man in Massachusetts, 1835
Three statements of monies earned by Edmund Fanning, as collected by B & F Pendleton, 1837-1839
Deed from Nancy Pendleton to Edmund Fanning, 1838
Letter from Edmund to Francis describing the house the be built on one of his properties in the borough, 1838, along with Francis' response with a suitable contractor, and the eventual abandonment of the idea due to cost
Two statements of Francis Pendleton's money as accrued as property manager, 1840-1841
Receipt for monies paid by the heirs of Edmund Fanning for the upkeep of his memorial, 1842
Three receipts of money collected and due to be paid to the heirs of Edmund Fanning, 1842-1845Collection
Manuscript