John Rogers Papers, 1793-1799
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The John Rogers papers document some of the activities of this Newburyport, Massachusetts, mariner and merchant. The collection has been organized into two series.
Series I. Shipping Papers contains insurance policies, letters of instruction, receipts, bills of lading, and accounts current for seven different vessels.
Series II. Personal Papers contains a deed of land, two letters, and a pew deed for John Rogers. The letters appear to be from F. Rogers, possibly John Rogers' brother.
Dates
- Creation: 1793-1799
Creator
- Rogers, John, 1743-1803 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketches
John Rogers was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1743. He was a mariner and merchant. His daughter, Anna, married Henry Hudson. He died in 1803.
Henry Hudson was born in Newburyport, on June 18, 1748, the son of James (1719-1792) and Mary (Rolfe) (1722-1788) Hudson. He was a shipping merchant, auctioneer of estates and ships' cargos, and insurance agent. He was the assessor for the First Religious Society of Newburyport (of which his grandfather Eleazur Hudson (b. 1712) was founder). He married Anna Rogers (d. 1831) and they had four children. He died on November 14, 1823.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John Rogers papers document some of the activities of this Newburyport, Massachusetts, mariner and merchant.
Series List
SERIES I. Shipping Papers
SERIES II. Personal Papers
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was purchased by the Peabody Museum in 1941.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, October 2016.
Subject
- Hudson, Henry, 1748-1823 (Person)
- Choate, Ebenezer (Person)
- Pearson, John (Person)
- Pilsbury, John (Person)
- Plummer, Josiah (Person)
- Swan, Henry (Person)
- Columbus (Schooner) (Organization)
- Olive Branch (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Polly (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Ruby (Sloop) (Organization)
- Sally (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Three Brothers (Sloop) (Organization)
- William (Schooner) (Organization)
- Title
- JOHN ROGERS PAPERS, 1793-1799
- 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