William Dean Papers, 1805-1828
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The William Dean Papers contain correspondence and financial records from 1805 to 1828 for William's hardware store. The bulk of the collection consists of daybooks maintained by William from 1805 to 1826.
Dates
- Creation: 1805-1828
Creator
- Dean, William, 1775-1846 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
William Dean was born in 1775 in Swansea, Massachusetts, to John and Rebecca Dean. He was a Salem, Massachusetts, hardware store owner. He is listed as a clockmaker in The Book of American Clocks. He married Lydia Rotch in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on September 27, 1811. He and his wife were both active abolitionists. He also served on the executive committee of the Essex County Temperance Society and on the board of managers for Salem dispensary. He died in Salem of consumption on November 3, 1846 and is buried in a Quaker cemetery.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The William Dean Papers contain correspondence and financial records from 1805 to 1828 for William's hardware store.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
The William Dean Papers were a gift of D.P. Waters.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Prudence K. Backman, March 1983. Updated by Catherine Robertson, April 2015.
Subject
- Dean, George, 1777-1831 (Person)
- Dean, William, 1775-1846 (Person)
- William Dean and Company (Organization)
- Dean Hardware Store (Organization)
- Title
- WILLIAM DEAN (1775-1846) PAPERS, 1805-1828
- Author
- Processed by: Prudence K. Backman; Updated by: Catherine Robertson; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Processing for the collection was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository