Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Business Records contains account books, stock certificates, insurance policies, and receipts. The account books contain records of Perkins' shipping investments, loans, and farm accounts. The ledger in Box 5 (1787-1829) is a yearly summation of Perkins' goods and property. There is only a single folder of shipping papers; most of Perkins' shipping records were probably destroyed by fire along with his partner Joseph Peabody's in the 1880s. Although...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Business Records contains account books, stock certificates, insurance policies, and receipts. The account books contain records of Perkins' shipping investments, loans, and farm accounts. The ledger in Box 5 (1787-1829) is a yearly summation of Perkins' goods and property. There is only a single folder of shipping papers; most of Perkins' shipping records were probably destroyed by fire along with his partner Joseph Peabody's in the 1880s. Although...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Business Records contains account books, stock certificates, insurance policies, and receipts. The account books contain records of Perkins' shipping investments, loans, and farm accounts. The ledger in Box 5 (1787-1829) is a yearly summation of Perkins' goods and property. There is only a single folder of shipping papers; most of Perkins' shipping records were probably destroyed by fire along with his partner Joseph Peabody's in the 1880s. Although...

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Series III. Legal and Personal Papers contain deeds for various Topsfield and Rowley farm properties belonging to Thomas and his father Moses Perkins. The land was left to David and Asa Pingree and later records can be found in the David Pingree's papers (MSS 901). The folder of miscellaneous papers contains a certificate of Perkins' military service, a vote of town of Reading regarding a poor house, and empty wrappers.

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Series III. Legal and Personal Papers contain deeds for various Topsfield and Rowley farm properties belonging to Thomas and his father Moses Perkins. The land was left to David and Asa Pingree and later records can be found in the David Pingree's papers (MSS 901). The folder of miscellaneous papers contains a certificate of Perkins' military service, a vote of town of Reading regarding a poor house, and empty wrappers.

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Series III. Legal and Personal Papers contain deeds for various Topsfield and Rowley farm properties belonging to Thomas and his father Moses Perkins. The land was left to David and Asa Pingree and later records can be found in the David Pingree's papers (MSS 901). The folder of miscellaneous papers contains a certificate of Perkins' military service, a vote of town of Reading regarding a poor house, and empty wrappers.

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Series IV. Estate Records pertain to the executor's attempts to collect on Perkins' loans and their accounts with Perkins' numerous heirs.