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Harriet (Paine) Rose: papers, 1826-1861

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: SERIES III.

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series III. Family Papers consists of business, personal, and estate papers of numerous members of the Lee and Rose families (see Appendix III, Select Genealogy). Included are: the will and estate inventory of Nathaniel Cabot Lee (1772-1806); memorandum/diary books of farmer Joseph Lee (b. 1773); financial and estate papers of Harriet (Paine) Rose, whose business interests were often overseen by her son-in law, John Clarke Lee and Rachel W. Rose's estate papers, which were managed by executors Harriet Rose and John Clarke Lee. Also included are personal correspondence, financial papers and a photo reproduction portrait of Harriet (Rose) Lee; Civil War correspondence to William P. Lee (1833- ), who was an agent aboard the Union Army steamers Pembroke and Cambridge; and correspondence, legal, and financial papers of other Lee family members. The papers of miscellaneous family members include a small number of shipping papers of Boston merchant Joseph Lee (1770-1845), as well as a personal signed letter to Harriet Rose Lee (1831- ) from Theodore Roosevelt (1880), and one from Booker T. Washington (1914).

Dates

  • Creation: 1826-1861

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

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