Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. John Dorr Papers are comprised of correspondence, account books, and some miscellaneous papers. Most of the earliest letters are those written by Joseph Dorr while in Paris and London. Joseph apparently acted as shipping agent for the family business while in those cities, and his correspondence is associated with market conditions in Europe and the progress of specific purchases and sales. Letters from Henry and Sullivan Dorr contain some personal...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. John Dorr Papers are comprised of correspondence, account books, and some miscellaneous papers. Most of the earliest letters are those written by Joseph Dorr while in Paris and London. Joseph apparently acted as shipping agent for the family business while in those cities, and his correspondence is associated with market conditions in Europe and the progress of specific purchases and sales. Letters from Henry and Sullivan Dorr contain some personal...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. John Dorr Papers are comprised of correspondence, account books, and some miscellaneous papers. Most of the earliest letters are those written by Joseph Dorr while in Paris and London. Joseph apparently acted as shipping agent for the family business while in those cities, and his correspondence is associated with market conditions in Europe and the progress of specific purchases and sales. Letters from Henry and Sullivan Dorr contain some personal...

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Series IV. Joseph Dorr Papers contains correspondence which is mostly from Ebenezer and John Dorr regarding European shipping activities. Of particular interest are the letters from Richard J. Cleveland (1812 and 1822) supporting the initiation of hostilities in the War of 1812 and discussing the relative merits of marriage and bachelor life.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series V. Miscellaneous Papers contains family and non-family papers. The family papers are comprised of a deed to Amy (Plympton) Dorr, Ebenezer's (1738/9-1809) mother, for land in Medfield from the Joseph Plimpton Estate (dated 1799) and a copy of a single letter from Sullivan Dorr to William S. Wetmore of Lima, Peru. The non-family papers include accounts for an unidentified house, a copy of the decree of the "Supreme Director…of Chile" concerning...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series V. Miscellaneous Papers contains family and non-family papers. The family papers are comprised of a deed to Amy (Plympton) Dorr, Ebenezer's (1738/9-1809) mother, for land in Medfield from the Joseph Plimpton Estate (dated 1799) and a copy of a single letter from Sullivan Dorr to William S. Wetmore of Lima, Peru. The non-family papers include accounts for an unidentified house, a copy of the decree of the "Supreme Director…of Chile" concerning...