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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.030.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Two Bromfield family books |
| Title | Bromfield family memorandum book with accounts |
| Date | 22 February 1770 |
| Author | Bromfield, Henry (1727-1820) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Includes genealogical data on the Bromfield and Copley families. There are two notes about the death of Edward Clarke and distribution of his estate dated 1770 and 1771. Bromfield's wife Hannah was a Clarke. One entry details Bromfield's thoughts about a Dr. Hunter's calculations of the size of Noah's ark. Other entries include his accounts, notes on his activities, recipes for curing meats or making liquor and various foods, and cures for common ailments of the period, such as gout, dysentery, and whooping cough. With a few clippings on various compounds to remove hair, or relieve stomach problems, and others about the death of his wife, Hannah Bromfield in 1785. Bromfield was a merchant in Boston and London. He moved to Harvard Massachusetts circa 1765. |
| Subjects | Religion Genealogy Death Estate Finance Alcohol Health and Medical Disease Marriage Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Bromfield, Henry (1727-1820) |
| Place written | Harvard, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Henry Bromfield was the brother in law of John Singleton Copley, the famous American painter. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |