1867 FENN FAMILY Signed Check b42 For Sale
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1867 FENN FAMILY Signed Check b42:
$29.92
This document is a bank check from Mercantile Bank (with a red "NATIONAL" overprint) in Hartford, Connecticut, dated January 15, 1867.
Document Details:
Amount: $25.00
Payee: Gaius Fenn (or bearer)
Maker/Signer: Elam Fenn
Both belong to the prominent Fenn family of Connecticut (originating in Plymouth/Litchfield County and active in Hartford/New York business circles):
Elam Fenn (1797–1884): A notable Connecticut figure from Plymouth/Terryville, CT. He was an active local industrialist, landowner, and member of the prominent Fenn manufacturing family involved in early Connecticut metalworking and trade.
Gaius Fenn: Likely refers to Gaius Fenn (1784–1854)'s immediate namesake or son, Gaius Fenn (born c. 1820s to Elam and Lydia Fenn). The elder Gaius Fenn was a well-known 19th-century Connecticut-born craftsman and pewtersmith who operated G. & J. Fenn in NYC and Connecticut, whose pewter inkwells and housewares are preserved in institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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