Wardwell Family Papers, 1799-1841, 1878
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Scope and Content Note
The Wardwell Family Papers document the lives and activities of three members of the Wardwell family of Salem, Massachusetts, including Abiel, and his two sons, Abiel H. and Nathaniel. It contains ships' papers, correspondence, legal papers, poetry, and an account book. It has been arranged into four series. All series have been arranged chronologically.
Series I. Abiel Wardwell (1771-1821) contains ships' papers and letters written during Abiel's career as a ship captain. Of interest is his parole from prison in Nova Scotia.
Series II. Abiel H. Wardwell (1810-1837) contains a book filled with handwritten poems, a letter from Abiel H.'s cousin while he was aboard the Brothers, and letters about the barque Brighton.
Series III. Nathaniel Wardwell (1814-1865) contains two letters to his mother, Esther.
Series IV. Other contains a letter from Samuel Todd requesting genealogical information from his cousins (1878). This was found tucked into Abiel H.'s poetry book.
Dates
- Creation: 1799-1841, 1878
Creator
- Wardwell family (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketches
Abiel Wardwell was born in Andover, Massachusetts, on August 25, 1771, to Solomon and Bethiah (Holt) Wardwell. He was a master mariner and commanded a number of vessels for Salem ship owners and merchants, including the brig Betsey, the ship Astrea, the Eunice, and the Britannia. In 1800 he married Hannah Elledge (1779-1805); they had no children. In 1811 he married Esther Andrews (1777-1861) and they had four children: Abiel H. (1810-1837); Julian (1812-1816); Esther (between 1814-1815-after 1821); and Nathaniel Abiel (1814-1865). He died of consumption in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 30, 1821.
Abiel H. Wardwell was born in 1810, the son of Abiel and Esther Wardwell. He was a mariner like his father and the first officer of the barque Brighton. He died on October 30, 1837, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Nathaniel Wardwell was born on May 9, 1814, in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Abiel and Esther Wardwell. He was a shoemaker. In 1843, he married Margaret Todd (1817-1903) and they had two children. He died on July 4, 1865 of a concussion.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Wardwell Family Papers document the lives and activities of three members of the Wardwell family of Salem, Massachusetts, including Abiel, and his two sons, Abiel H. and Nathaniel.
Series List
SERIES I. Abiel Wardwell (1771-1821)
SERIES II. Abiel H. Wardwell (1810-1837)
SERIES III. Nathaniel Wardwell (1814-1865)
SERIES IV. Other
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was purchased by the Peabody Museum in 1926.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, September 2016.
Subject
- Wardwell, Abiel, d. 1821 (Person)
- Wardwell, Abiel H., 1810-1837 (Person)
- Wardwell, Nathaniel, 1814-1865 (Person)
- Page, John, Jr. (Person)
- Saltmarsh, Nancy (Person)
- Story, John (Person)
- Wardwell, Esther, 1777-1861 (Person)
- Astrea (Brig) (Organization)
- Brighton (Barque) (Organization)
- Commerce (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- WARDWELL FAMILY PAPERS, 1799-1841, 1878
- 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