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IV. Personal Papers, 1808, 1838-1888, undated

 Series
Identifier: SERIES V.

Scope and Contents

Series V. Personal Papers contains papers not related to Mansfield's shipping and merchant activities, and includes correspondence, financial records, and other miscellaneous items. This series contains two subseries. Some of the correspondence and bills appear to have been in a two ring binder at some point, as they have two uniform holes in them. Subseries A. Financial Papers contains bills, invoices, receipts, accounts, and taxes not related to Mansfield's shipping and merchant business. The items in this subseries have been filed according to the date they were paid if that date has been written on the item; otherwise they are arranged according to the date they were issued. Subseries B. Correspondence contains personal correspondence. Subseries C. Other miscellaneous items such as land deeds and maps, Nathan Burrill's (1786-1866) papers (a possible relative), Nathaniel Mansfield's (1796-1863) estate, and other similar materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1808, 1838-1888, undated

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 51.25 linear feet (78 boxes; 2 flat files; volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA