Series II. Elias and Mary Endicott Papers covers the years 1792 to 1871. The family genealogical register lists three generations, beginning with Elias. Elias' account books provide a glimpse at the thriving shoe and leather working business which he operated in Danvers, Massachusetts. His bills and receipts include both personal and leather working accounts. Mary's diary, 1816-1871, describes the thoughts of a woman growing up on the family farm in Danvers. There are oftentimes spaces of weeks or months between entries. Mary tends not to recount daily activities. Being of a depressed nature, she writes primarily with a religious bent, discussing the deaths of family, friends, and neighbors. She includes also the murder of Salem resident Joseph White in 1830, the suicide of Richard Crowninshield, and the trials and executions of the Knapp brothers. Also of interest is the theory, garnered from Mary's diary entries, that she was in love with her brother-in-law Alfred Porter (see Frank C. Damon's introductory essay on the diary in box 4 folder 7). Researchers are requested to use the typescript of the diary.