Overview
Testimony of midwife Elizabeth Wentrous.
Dates
- Creation: 1693-1694
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Elizabeth Wentrous as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderCollection contains testimony of Elizabeth Wentrous, Lydia Bayly, and Rebecca Coan concerning the parentage of a child. The document was signed by George Gates, who was commissioner for the Connecticut General Assembly in Haddam, Connecticut.
BIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Wentrous was a midwife in Connecticut.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
It is unknown how the Schlesinger Library acquired the papers of Elizabeth Wentrous.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates of the items in this collection are available through Harvard Library's Worlds of Change online collection.
Processing Information
Updated and additional description added: January 2021
By: Cat Lea Holbrook
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Topical
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible the Zetlin Sisters Fund and the Jane Rainie Opel '50 Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch01875
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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