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Richard Gardner and other: church papers, 1770-1870

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: B.

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

SERIES IV. Other Family Deeds and Papers contains land deeds, wills, receipts and invoices, correspondence, and other papers from the Gardner family in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These materials cover not only the Gardners, but their extended family as well, including: John Alley, Benjamin Browne, Hannah Browne-Derby, Richard Derby, Ezekiel Hersey Derby, Elias Hasket Derby, John Derby, Samuel Derby, Joshua Dodge, Elias Giles, Sarah Mansfield, Timothy Mansfield, Joseph Mansfield, Benjamin Mansfield Rogers, Joshua Rogers, David Ropes, and Sally Gardner. Also included are Medford Turnpike Road Stock certificates from 1803; some riddles that were written by an unidentified person that are not dated; and two photographs, one portrait of a man, the other a portrait of a woman, neither of which has a name or date attached to them. A card of Correggio's painting, "Die Heilige Nacht," was in the same envelope as the portraits. Included with the Derby family deeds is a short biography of Captain Ichabod Nichols who sold land to the Derby family; it is unclear when this biography was added to the collection. Also included in this series are papers from and about James Andrew Gillis, who appears to have been Henry Gardner's brother in-law. The papers include information about an exhibition Gillis put on while at Harvard, an invitation to a Harvard event, a recommendation letter, and information for his eulogy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1770-1870

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

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