prune picker

This is the blog of a prune picker. (Native born Californian) Retired oilfield. I am an old man. I blog a lot about my body and getting old. As I approach death life gets more interesting. More interesting is not good. I still drive. I attend sports, music, and civic events. I am writing my memoirs. I attend swim class three times a week. Some of my blogs might be interesting. A lot of my blogs are silly and trivial. None are very long.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Searcher and Sealer of Leather.

On April 11, 1678 the town of Wallingford, Connecticut appointed Samuel Munson to be a Searcher and Sealer of Leather. He was one of two people appointed to this office. Samuel Munson is my seventh great grandfather. A Sealer of Leather was primarily a quality control inspector of leather.  Samuel was a shoe maker and knew leather. He was also one of the original signers of the charter creating Wallingford.

I have always had a special feeling for leather.



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1 comment:

  1. Oh wow. Samuel is my ninth great-grandfather, and while I knew he was a shoemaker and tanner, I didn't realize such an appointment existed. Thank you for sharing!

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