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Union Wharf Records, 1727-1728, 1808, 1810, 1842, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1892

Scope and Contents

The Union Wharf Records contains documents related to the Union Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts. Included are: an 1808 act establishing the corporation "The Proprietors of the Union Wharf;" an 1810 addendum to that act; an 1842 fire insurance policy held by Thomas F. Odell for a store on Union Wharf owned by Thomas P. Pingree; an undated history of the wharf by Ichabod Tibbets, and copies and transcripts of 1727-1728 deeds related to the construction of the wharf.

Dates

  • Creation: 1727-1728, 1808, 1810, 1842, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

The Union Wharf was the earlier name for the wharf in Salem, Massachusetts directly to the east of Central Wharf on South River. The wharf was previously owned and administered by the corporation: "The Proprietors of Union Wharf."

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 envelope)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Union Wharf Records contains documents related to the Union Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts. Included are: an 1808 act establishing the corporation "The Proprietors of the Union Wharf;" an 1810 addendum to that act; an 1842 fire insurance policy held by Thomas F. Odell for a store on Union Wharf owned by Thomas P. Pingree; an undated history of the wharf by Ichabod Tibbets, and copies and transcripts of 1727-1728 deeds related to the construction of the wharf.

Physical Location

Phillips Library Stacks

Provenance

History and deeds were donated by Mrs. Ralf P. Emerson October 15, 1961. Provenance unknown on legal acts and insurance policy

Bibliography and Related Collections

Bibliography:

Snell, Charles W. (1979). Historic Sites Survey Report: Data on the Physical History of House Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11; Waterfront Lot J, and the East Side of Union Wharf, 1660-1869. Historic Sites Survey.

Related Collections:

Account Book of Union Wharf, MSS 1676.1

Account Book of Union Wharf, MSS 1676.2

Letter book of the Derby Wharf Corporation, MSS 1553

Receipt of Unknown Author, MSS 0.295

Union Wharf Records, FAM MSS. 896

Processing Information

This material was placed in an acid free envelope.

Title
Union Wharf Records, 1727-1728, 1808, 1810, 1842, undated
Author
Patrick Doyle
Date
December 2022
Description rules
Dacs
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was funded by a gift from the Pingree heirs.

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA