Samuel Varney Papers, 1807-1879,
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Scope and Content Note
The Samuel Varney papers document some of the activities of this Salem, Massachusetts, ship owner and captain. Folder 1, Legal Papers, contains a deed for a house on Pickman Street from Daniel Lord to Nathaniel Archer (1807), a power of attorney from P. I. Farnham & Co. to Varney to sell the brig Vine (1829), and a deed for land in Dover, New Hampshire, from Jeremiah Roberts to Varney (1849). Ships mentioned in the letters to his wife, Mary, include Enterprise (Brig), Velocity (Brig), and General Stark. A letter from Mary announces the birth of John Henry Bertram in June 1831. Folder 8, Accounts and Receipts, includes an account for goods on the brig Malaga (1844). Three of the receipts are for Doctor Thompson (1866-1868). The material has been arranged chronologically.
Dates
- Creation: 1807-1879
Creator
- Varney, Samuel, 1797-1875 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Samuel Varney was born in November 1797 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a ship captain and owner. Among the ships he mastered are the Angola (Bark), Edwin (Bark), and Vine (Bark).
In 1826 he married Mary Archer and they had three children, Samuel (born 1829), Sarah Bickford (1837-1920) and George H. (1843-1918). By 1850, they had moved to Dover, New Hampshire and he died there on May 6, 1875.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Samuel Varney papers document some of the activities of this Salem, Massachusetts, ship owner and captain.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
Two letters from Varney to his wife dated 1828 and 1833 were donated by James and Marjorie Dickson on November 29, 1991 (acc #91055). The provenance of the rest of the material is unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, August 2016.
Subject
- Varney, Mary (Person)
- Archer, Nathaniel (Person)
- Lord, David (Person)
- Roberts, Jeremiah (Person)
- Edwin (Brig) (Organization)
- Enterprise (Brig) (Organization)
- Malaga (Brig) (Organization)
- Velocity (Brig) (Organization)
- Vine (Brig) (Organization)
- Title
- SAMUEL VARNEY PAPERS, 1807-1879
- Author
- Processed by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository