Thomas Dean Papers, 1695-1845
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Thomas Dean Papers contain shipping, personal papers, and family papers of Thomas Dean, a Salem, Massachusetts, shipmaster and merchant. Shipping papers include personal bills and receipts, as well as account books, receipt books, correspondence, and legal papers. There are also financial and legal papers for other Dean family members including Lydia, William (1763-1791), Thomas (b. 1787), and Thomas (b. 1818).
Dates
- Creation: 1695-1845
Creator
- Dean, Thomas, 1723-1802 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Thomas Dean was born in 1723 in Salem, Massachusetts, to Thomas Dean(e) (1694-1795) and Martha Gillingham (1698-1729). He was a shipmaster, merchant, and Customs Inspector. He married Mrs. Mary Cash (1726-1794) on April 9, 1754. They had ten children. He died in Salem on July 8, 1802.
Extent
0.75 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Thomas Dean Papers contain shipping, personal papers, and family papers of Thomas Dean, a Salem, Massachusetts, shipmaster and merchant.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
The Thomas Dean Papers are a reorganization and integration of one box of manuscripts which were removed from the Waters Family Papers I and two account books which were a 1902 gift of Henry F. Waters.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Prudence K. Backman, March 1983. Updated by Catherine Robertson, April 2015.
Subject
- Dean, Elizabeth (Person)
- Dean, Lydia (Person)
- Dean, Thomas, 1698-1759 (Person)
- Dean, Thomas, 1787- (Person)
- Dean, Thomas, 1818- (Person)
- Dean, William, -1791 (Person)
- Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 (Person)
- Cicero (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Charming Molly (Brig) (Organization)
- Charming Polly (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Flying Fish (Schooner) (Organization)
- Lark (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Leopard (Schooner) (Organization)
- Lucia (Ship) (Organization)
- Polly (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Polly (Sloop) (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- THOMAS DEAN (1723-1802) PAPERS, 1695-1845
- 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 and conservation for the collection were funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository