Marshall Castle Papers
Scope and Content
The Marshall Castle Papers include correspondence with family and townspeople (including a letter to Truman Galusha), bills, receipts, notes, documents, land surveys, accounts and other papers. The papers have been arranged chronologically. An addition is arranged separately and also chronologically.
Dates
- 1799-1903
Access:
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights:
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Biography
Abel Castle, father of Marshall, settled in the town of Essex about the year 1785. "Uncle Able" lived and died on the farm where he settled, and left as many children and grandchildren as he had years of age when he died at 95. In 1789 he was elected town selectman. Marshall Castle also lived to ripe old age, and left a good record as a Christian man and a citizen. He represented the town in the General Assembly, and held other important offices of trust. In 1827, Marshall and R.B. Butler donated the land for the first Baptist Church which was erected on the same site as the present church. For background of the town of Essex, see W.S. Rann, History of Chittenden County Vermont, 1866, pp. 568-592.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Marshall Castle (1799-1875) represented the town of Essex in the General Assembly, and held other important offices of trust. The Marshall Castle papers include correspondence with family and townspeople, bills, receipts, notes, documents, land surveys, accounts and other papers. The collection contains materials from Marshall's father, Abel Castle, in addition to Marshall's papers.
Physical Location
Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.
- Title
- Guide to the Marshall Castle Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 1998
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
