Ebenezer Pease work contract, Kendal, 27th 11th mo, 1812

Ebenezer Pease agrees to put 50 acres of land in wheat by the middle of October for Thomas Coffin and Mayhew Folger. Thomas Rotch, eager to establish a viable Quaker community at Kendal invited several of his acquaintances from Nantucket and Connecticut to join him in Ohio. As this document demonstrates, Thomas Rotch was careful to spell out every aspect of any agreement in detail. 7.4" x 8.1" (18.9 by 20.6 cm