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The Fortune's Story web site contains more than 200 images of primary source documents and artifacts. Images appear on the pages to which they most closely relate.


Fortune
Introduction
 Fortune's Skull
Who Was Fortune?
  Painting of Fortune by William Westwood, 2001
  Fortune's Baptism Record, 1797
  Fortune's Skeleton

Why Wasn't Fortune Buried?
  Fortune's Scapula
  Fortune's Skull
  Anatomy Notebook, 1780

How Did the Skeleton Get To the Museum?
  Painting of Dr. Jesse Porter by E. S. Field
  Dr. Homer Lycurgus Law, c. 1880
  Dr. Sally Porter Law McGlannon, 1906

Learning From the Skeleton
  Fortune's Skull
  Axis
  Humerus and Ulna
  Right Hand, Articulated
  Left Femur and Pelvis
  Coccyx, Sacrum, and Lumbar Vertebrae
  Tibia and Patella

The Future for Fortune
  Dr. Warren Perry Examining Fortune's Skeleton
  Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni Examing Fortune's Skeleton
  Fortune's Skeleton at Howard University
  Dental Examination at Howard University
  Fortune's Scapula

Fortune's Story at the Mattatuck Museum
  Fortune's Story: Larry's Legacy Exhibit Display
  Overlay Image: The Skeleton and the Painting
  Facial Reconstruction by Frank Bender
  Completed Facial Reconstruction


Waterbury in the 18th Century
Overview of Waterbury's History
  Map of Connecticut, 1812
  The Old Township of Waterbury
  Village of Mattatuck, c. 1683
  Southeastern View of Waterbury, 1836
  View of Waterbury from Westside Hill, 1835

Fortune's Waterbury: Interactive Map, Downloadable Walking Tour

Slavery in Waterbury
Overview
  An Act Concerning Indian, Molatto and Negro Servants, and Slaves, 1750
  United States Tax Returns, 1800


Religion & Slavery
Overview
The Congregational Church
  Waterbury's Congregational Church, 1796
The Episcopal Church
  Waterbury's Episcopal Church, 1795
  St. John's Church, c. 1845

Burial Locations:   Waterbury's Early Cemeteries
  Grand Street Cemetery, 1891
  Sturges Judd's Cemetery Book
  Map of the Grand Street Cemetery
  Silas Bronson Library, c. 1905
  Rev. John Southmayd's Ear Bones
  Silas Bronson Library, 2004


Waterbury's African Americans
Biographies of 100 African Americans, both free and enslaved, who lived in Waterbury between 1730 and 1830.
  James H. Beard, The Elton Farm, 1873
Cate
  Rev. John Trumbull's Will, 1787
Fortune and Dinah
  Fortune by William Westwood, 2001
  Fortune by Frank Bender, 2001
  Fortune's Baptism Record, 1797
  Preserved Porter's Estate Distribution, 1804
  Preserved Porter's Estate Expenses, 1804

Larance and Judah
  Martin Molott's Indentureship Contract, 1752
Lemmon
  Rev. John Trumbull's Will, 1787
Lewis
  William Hickcox's Estate Inventory, 1737
Luke
  Preserved Porter's Estate Inventory, 1804
  Preserved Porter's Estate Distribution, 1804

Mabel
  Rev. John Trumbull's Will, 1787
Mingo
  Caleb Humaston's Estate Distribution, 1777
Peg
  Rev. John Trumbull's Will, 1787
Phyllis
  William Hickcox's Estate Inventory, 1737
  Waterbury Selectmen's Bill, 1749/50

Pomp
  George Nichols' Estate Debts, 1790-93
Silve
  Caleb Humaston's Estate Distribution, 1777
Time
  Marriage Certificate
  Time's Petition for Divorce, 1789

Timothy
  Cuff Capeny's Will, 1777
Dan Cambridge
  Rev. Benjamin Trumbull's Discourse at the Freeman's Meeting, 1773
  Dan Cambridge's Estate Receipt, 1789
  Dan Cambridge's Estate Inventory, 1788

Cuff Capeny
  Cuff Capeny's Will, 1777
Castor Freeman
  Castor Freeman's Petition for Wages, 1783
Dolphin (Dauphin) Freeman
  Dolphin's Baptism Record, 1799
  Dolphin's Adoption Paper, 1815
  Dauphin Freeman's Gravestone, 2004
  Map of Watertown, 1859

German Freeman
  Richard Freeman's Estate Distribution, 1815
Pollard and Esther Freeman
  Pollard's Baptism Record, 1797
  Pollard's Adoption Paper, 1815
  Map of Watertown, 1859

Richard Freeman of Waterbury
  John Kingsbury's Daybook, 1795
Richard Freeman of Westbury (Watertown)
  Map of Watertown, 1859
  Dick Freeman's Estate Distribution, 1814

Comfort Homer
  Bill of Sale for Comfort, 1795
  Noah Benedict's Pronouncement, 1810

William Jones
  Receipt for Deerskin Mittens, 1809
The Lindsley Family
  Map of Watertown, 1859
Peter Mason
  Complaint against Peter Mason, 1800
Martin Molotts
  Indentureship Contract, 1752
Joseph Munn
  Joseph Munn's Petition for Freedom, 1780
  Deming vs. Mun, 1781
  Joseph Mun's Inventory, 1781

Caesar and Violet Rose
  Joseph Anderson's Diary, 1868
Silence Will
  Joseph Hopkin's Will, 1801
  Cuff Capeny's Will, 1777


Waterbury's Slave Owners
Biographies of Waterbury residents who owned slaves.
Deacon Stephen Bronson
  Bennet Bronson, c. 1845
The Clark Family
  Map of the Village of Mattatuck, c. 1683
Dr. Edward Field
  Merriman House, c. 1880
The Hickcox Family
  William Hickcox's Estate Inventory, 1737
Joseph Hopkins
  Joseph Hopkins' Will, 1801
Caleb Humaston
  Humaston Estate Distribution, 1777
Rev. Mark and Sarah Leavenworth
  Mark Leavenworth's Estate Inventory, 1797
Miles Newton
  Bill of Sale for Comfort, 1795
  Noah Benedict's Pronouncement, 1810

The Nichols Family
  George Nichols' Estate Debts, 1790-93
Dr. Preserved and Lydia Porter
  Preserved Porter's Estate Inventory, 1804
  Preserved Porter's Estate Distribution, 1804
  Preserved Porter's Estate Expenses, 1804

Rev. James Scovill
  The "Old Johnson House", c. 1890
  Rev. Scovill's House

Rev. John Southmayd
  Map of the Village of Mattatuck, c. 1683
Rev. John Trumbull
  John Trumbull's House, c. 1760
  John Trumbull's Will, 1787


Resources
Teacher Resources
Student Activities
Timeline of Connecticut Slavery
  Bill of Sale of Peter, Woodbury, 1762
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