Series: Stephen Martindale II (1787-1847), 1806-1850
Biography/History: Stephen Martindale II was born 25 November 1787 in Dorset, Vermont. The earliest Martindale represented in the collection, he fought as did his father in the War of 1812. After preparing for college with Reverend William Jackson of Dorset, he attended Middlebury College. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1806 and a Master of Arts in 1810. According to Middlebury College alumni records he was principal of the Academy of West Dorset from 1807 to 1814, after which he studied for the ministry. In 1818 he was ordained and installed in the Congregational Church of Tinmouth, Vermont, where he remained until 1832. At that time he was called to the neighboring church of Wallingford where he preached until his death on 8 March 1847. In 1807 Stephen II married Diantha Kent, daughter of an innkeeper at whose establishment the declaration of independence of the state of Vermont was signed (see 6 October 1952 letter from Isabelle Martindale).
Scope and Content Note: Stephen II's outgoing Correspondence contains a few letters to Stephen III and to friends and business associates. The incoming file contains letters from friends and associates and includes an 1828 request to become a regimental chaplain, an 1824 epistle about joining a temperance society, a request to join the faculty of a school, a letter critical of his business methods, an invitation to join the Cliosophic Society, and correspondence related to business matters. The Business Papers contain receipts, bills, notes, quit- claims, deeds, and the estate papers of a Dr. Ebenezer Ingersoll whose estate Stephen II settled. These papers as well as those from Stephen's own estate include receipts, notes, wills, itemized lists of possessions and their values, and accounts of expenses incurred in settling the estates. Together, the business and estate papers provide detailed information from the period about the value of property, tools, household items, etc., and about business transactions. School Papers consist of two daily expense records, a Middlebury College commencement announcement, and a blank pledge of financial support for the college. Miscellany contains a list of books from Stephen II's library and a few unidentified pieces found among his papers.

Correspondence, 1807-1845

Outgoing, 1828-1842

Incoming, 1807-1845

Business papers, 1808-1847

Receipts, bills, notes, miscellaneous, 1814-1847

Legal documents, 1808-1846

Dr. Ebenezer Ingersoll (d. 1825) estate, 1822-1838

Estate, 1847-1850

School papers, 1806

Miscellany