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From: "Burt Stackhouse" <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] JEWETT/MARTIN/HAMMOND from Ipswich
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 16:24:55 -0700
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Hi all,
Sorry I haven't responded up till now but we've been scrambling to get
our house ready to put on the market and we've finally made it. Things have
been rather hectic! I want to thank all who have responded about the Bible.
I plan to go to Ipswich on the 17th and will stop in at the library to ask
if they will take it. If not then I'll go to the Historical Society. The
NEHGS will be my last resort as I've been told they cannot take the entire
Bible but rather only the family records portion. I'd rather not have the
Bible destroyed if at at possible. I'll post another message with my
results. Once again, thank you for all your help.
Burt
PS I have an appointment in Ipswich at 8:30am, therefore, I should be at the
library around 10:00am if anyone who lives nearby wants to see it. I hope to
be able to spend a few hours researching while I'm there.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] JEWETT/MARTIN/HAMMOND from Ipswich


> To Burt, Marilyn and Leslie,
>
> On second thought I have to agree with Marilyn and Leslie that the Bible
> would be best off in the hands of a library, be it NEHGS or Ipswich. (I
had
> suggested the Jewett Family of America, but actually with the thought that
> they would know best what to do with it. But they might not want to
> undertake the resposibility of physically finding a permanent home for it.
> But I do want to suggest notifying them about it and its "final resting
> place.")
>
> Carol
>
>
>
> Original Message -----
> From: "Leslie Hope" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 3:42 PM
> Subject: RE: [MAESSEX] JEWETT/MARTIN/HAMMOND from Ipswich
>
>
> > Another possibility is to donate the bible to the NEHGS. They have a
> > collection of family bibles. Once the bible is in private hands, it all
> but
> > disappears and there is no insurance that it will be preserved for
future
> > generations.
> >
> > Leslie Hope
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marilyn Arnold [mailto:]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 3:28 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] JEWETT/MARTIN/HAMMOND from Ipswich
> >
> >
> > Burt:
> >
> > Thank you very much for both caring for this family Bible and trying to
> > get it into the "right" hands. As my Jewett family was in Ipswich for a
> > generation or so (although I do not see a direct connection), I'd like
to
> > suggest that rather than giving this to a person (where it would have
> > limited use to others) that you re-consider your alternative -- giving
it
> > to the Ipswich library.
> >
> > I now live in VA (sigh), but have visited the Ipswich library several
> > times. They have a wonderful, small historical collection there in a
> > climate controlled, and limited access room. By donating this Bible to
> > them, you would be allowing access to that information to ANY Jewett
> > family member -- in perpetuity. What a wonderful gift that might be for
> > someone, perhaps even generations later, to find his/her family
> > members!!! (If this Bible goes to an individual, this information may
be
> > "lost" to any but a limited few.)
> >
> > I was very grateful for information I found in the Ipswich Library on my
> > Ebenezer W. Jewett (who had a son John M. Jewett), and know how much I
> > appreciate family information that is SHARED and AVAILABLE -- to me and
> > others! Without libraries and historical societies, I would not have
> > the understanding of my family that I now have!! Please consider giving
> > your gift to either the Ipswich library or the local historical society
> > where it may benefit many others in the Jewett family -- now and in the
> > future. And, I will volunteer to pay for the cost of shipping and
> > insurance to get it there.
> >
> > Thanks again, Burt, for your kindness.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Marilyn Arnold
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Burt Stackhouse" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 10:30 PM
> > > Subject: [MAESSEX] JEWETT/MARTIN/HAMMOND from Ipswich
> > >
> > >
> > > > My wife & I have a family Bible in our possession we feel should
> > > be in the
> > > > hands of a subject descendant. The Bible was published in 1848 and
> > > it has
> > > > the name John J. JEWETT, Ipswich, Mass written on the inside
> > > cover. In the
> > > > middle of the Bible it has a 'Family Records' section and on the
> > > 1st page,
> > > > under 'Marriages' there are the names Edward MARTIN and Susanna
> > > HAMMOND
> > > > along with the date January 28, 1787
> > > > On a 2nd page of 'Marriages' there are the names John JEWETT
> > > and
> > > Judith
> > > > MARTIN along with the date of February 23, 1817
> > > > On another page under 'Deaths' it has John JEWETT Sept 9th
> > > 1877 and
> > > > Judith MARTIN July 22nd, 1841.
> > > > There are other names under 'Births', and 'Deaths'. If
> > > there's
> > > anyone
> > > > researching the above families I would like to hear from you. We'd
> > > like to
> > > > get this Bible into a descendant's possession.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Burt
> > > > So. Hampton, NH
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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