Series IV. Personal Papers contains materials related to David Pingree outside of his shipping and timberland businesses. The personal papers include wills and trusts, personal business transactions, miscellaneous items, and the management and settlement of David’s estate. This series contains four subseries.

Subseries A. Wills and Trusts contains wills, trusts, and related documents in which David Pingree or his family was involved. A number of items are from a trust by Thomas Perkins (1758-1830) for the children of Sarah Moore, Thomas’ sister: Sarah Towne, Polly (Mary) Munday, Annar Averill, Lois M. Orne, Sophonia M. Averill, and Elisa M. Adams. Thomas Perkins (1758-1830) was David’s (1841-1932) great uncle. John Moriarty, a Salem merchant, was one of the executors of Thomas Perkins’ will, and he was the trustee for Sarah Moore’s children. Mark Haskell and David Pingree (1841-1932) succeeded Moriarty as trustees for Sarah Moore’s children. Also included in this subseries are account and cash books used for the various trusts.

Subseries B. Personal Business contains David Pingree’s personal expenses and purchases, fire insurance policies for the family, and personal and business diaries. Subseries C. Other contains some miscellaneous items found within the collection such as invitations, some of David’s school compositions, legal rulings, advertisements, news clippings, and a photograph of the Perkins Pingree farm. Also included in this subseries are some of David’s obituaries. These have been photocopied to preserve the originals, which are in a separate folder.

Subseries D. Estate of David Pingree contains correspondence about the estate of David Pingree (1841-1932). This includes personal condolences, as well as business correspondence addressed to or sent by the executors of his estate. Also included in this subseries are some check stubs.