Dimond Family Papers, 1815-1866
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Scope and Content Note
The Dimond Family Papers consist primarily of letters written to Mrs. Abigail Dimond and her daughter, Miss Abigail Dimond, by or about David S. Dimond, Sr., David S. Dimond, Jr., and Benjamin Dimond. The collection also includes several personal papers of David S. Dimond, Sr. The collection is divided into three series and arranged chronologically.
Series I. David S. Dimond, Sr. includes tax and rent bills, Dimond's correspondence with his mother and wife while at sea or in port, his Salem Charitable Marine Society membership card, and the society's 1823 by-laws. Dimond's letters to his wife were sent from Havana, Cuba (1829), Pernambuco, Brazil (1832); and [New York], New York (1832).
Series II. David S. Dimond, Jr. contains several letters by David S. Dimond, Jr., to his sister Abigail from Manila, [Phillipines] (1844); Montevideo, [Uruguay] (1847); Saint Catherine [Jamaica] (1850); and San Francisco, California (1850-1851). The series also contains a letter from William H. Allen requesting a meeting with David S. Dimond, Jr., and two letters to Miss Dimond regarding her brother, including one identifying him as second officer of the Bark Brighton in 1849.
Series III. Other Dimond Family Members contains an 1858 account of Benjamin Dimond's estate with the owners of the Bark Argentine, a letter to Mrs. Dimond regarding Benjamin's death, an American Tract Society leaflet from 1837 titled "The New Year," a letter to Miss Dimond from her aunt Mary Mugford, and Miss Dimond's 1866 pew receipt.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1866
Creator
- Dimond family (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Members of the Dimond Family were descended from Captain Benjamin Diman (baptized 1769, d. circa 1803) and Ruth (Smith) Diman (b. 1771). They were a family of mariners living primarily in Salem, Massachusetts. Individual members of the family are listed variously under the names Diman, Dimon, and Dimond, as the family name transitioned over two generations from Diman to Dimond.
Benjamin and Ruth Diman married in 1792. In 1804, the widowed Ruth, identified at that time as Ruth Dimond, married Captain William Mugford. William and Ruth Mugford had five children: George (b. 1805); Sarah (b. 1808); Charles (b. 1809); Thomas (b. 1812); and Henry (b. 1813). Henry Mugford married Mary Ann Page (b. 1818) in 1844.
David S. Dimond, Sr. (b. 1797), son of Benjamin and Ruth Diman, was a mariner and a member of the Salem Charitable Marine Society. He married Abigail Hinman (b. circa 1805) in 1823. David and Abigail Dimond had four children: Abigail (b. 1825); David, Jr. (b. 1827); Benjamin (b. 1832); and Ruth Ann (1834-1836). David S. Dimond, Jr., and Benjamin Dimond were mariners like their father. Benjamin Dimond was second officer of the Bark Brighton in 1849. He died in Mozambique while second officer of the Bark Argentine in 1858. Salem directories from 1850 and 1851 list Mrs. Abigail Dimond as a seamstress and her daughter as a dress maker.
Extent
0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Dimond Family Papers consist primarily of letters written to Mrs. Abigail Dimond and her daughter, Miss Abigail Dimond, by or about David S. Dimond, Sr., David S. Dimond, Jr., and Benjamin Dimond.
Series List
SERIES I. David S. Dimond, Sr.
SERIES II. David S. Dimond, Jr.
SERIES III. Other Dimond Family Members
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Mrs. Arthur T. Dalton in 1943 (acc# 11,122).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jennifer Prentice, July 2012.
Subject
- Allen, William H. (Person)
- Dimond, Abigail, approximately 1805- (Person)
- Dimond, Abigail, 1825- (Person)
- Dimond, Benjamin, 1832- (Person)
- Dimond, David, 1827- (Person)
- Dimond, David S., 1797- (Person)
- Argentine (Bark) (Organization)
- Brighton (Bark) (Organization)
- Salem Charitable Marine Society (Organization)
- Title
- DIMOND FAMILY PAPERS, 1815-1866
- Author
- Processed by: Jennifer Prentice; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository