Snell Family Papers, 1835-1868
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the shipping papers for ship master Nicholas T. Snell, Sr. and correspondence to his family from his son, Corporal Nicholas T. Snell, Jr. (1843-1864) while fighting in Virginia during the Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1868
Creator
- Snell family (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Nicholas T. Snell was born in 1810 in Westport, Massachusetts and worked as a Salem, Massachusetts ship master. He married Mary Henderson in 1835 and they had one son, Nicholas. Nicholas, Sr. died in 1880.
His son, Nicholas T. Snell, Jr. (1843-1864) served as a Corporal with the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. He died of wounds received May 21, 1864, near Richmond, Virginia.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box; 1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the shipping papers for ship master Nicholas T. Snell, Sr. and correspondence to his family from his son, Corporal Nicholas T. Snell, Jr. (1843-1864) while fighting in Virginia during the Civil War.
Series List
SERIES I. Nicholas T. Snell, Sr.
SERIES II. Nicholas T. Snell, Jr.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was found in the collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Leslie Ward, July, 2010.
Subject
- Snell, Nicholas T. (Person)
- Snell, Nicholas T., 1843-1864 (Person)
- Ward, Charles, 1816-1876 (Person)
- Golden Cross (Ship) (Organization)
- Neptune (Ship) (Organization)
- Shirley (Ship) (Organization)
- William H. Prescott (Ship) (Organization)
- Stone, Silsbee, and Pickman (Organization)
- Title
- SNELL FAMILY PAPERS, 1835-1868
- Author
- Processed by: Leslie Ward; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository