Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series I. Seth Low (1782-1853) contains a daybook and accounts reflecting Seth Low’s (1782-1853) Salem apothecary, household, and shipping venture. Also included are merchant correspondence and shipping accounts of Seth Low& Company, the prosperous shipping firm which Seth established upon moving to New York in 1829. This correspondence contains letters from such Salem merchants as D. L. Pickman, Elijah Porter, and Robert Brookhouse.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series I. Seth Low (1782-1853) contains a daybook and accounts reflecting Seth Low’s (1782-1853) Salem apothecary, household, and shipping venture. Also included are merchant correspondence and shipping accounts of Seth Low& Company, the prosperous shipping firm which Seth established upon moving to New York in 1829. This correspondence contains letters from such Salem merchants as D. L. Pickman, Elijah Porter, and Robert Brookhouse.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series III. Other contains correspondence and miscellaneous materials relating to the Low family. Some of the correspondence in this series is made up of photocopies; the location of the originals is written on some of the photocopies. The correspondence discussed both business and personal matters. A large portion of the correspondence is to John Hillard (1813-1859).

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series III. Other contains correspondence and miscellaneous materials relating to the Low family. Some of the correspondence in this series is made up of photocopies; the location of the originals is written on some of the photocopies. The correspondence discussed both business and personal matters. A large portion of the correspondence is to John Hillard (1813-1859).

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series III. Other contains correspondence and miscellaneous materials relating to the Low family. Some of the correspondence in this series is made up of photocopies; the location of the originals is written on some of the photocopies. The correspondence discussed both business and personal matters. A large portion of the correspondence is to John Hillard (1813-1859).

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series IV. Photocopied Correspondence contains the photocopied and transcribed correspondence of Harriett Low and her husband John Hillard, which was donated in 2016. This material has been kept in its own series, as it is known where these copies originated from. At the front of each folder, except for the box 2 folder 1, is an index of what is in the folder, along with some biographical notes.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series IV. Photocopied Correspondence contains the photocopied and transcribed correspondence of Harriett Low and her husband John Hillard, which was donated in 2016. This material has been kept in its own series, as it is known where these copies originated from. At the front of each folder, except for the box 2 folder 1, is an index of what is in the folder, along with some biographical notes.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Shipping Accounts contains accounts, bills of landing, and correspondence regarding specific ships. A number of the bills of lading were made by Edward Allen Low (1817-1898), Abiel’s brother who worked for the firm Russell and Co. in Canton, to A. A. Low and Brothers. Of interest are accounts of Abiel Abbot Low’s famous ship Hoqua and his merchant correspondence to his brother, Edward Allen Low. The folder labeled “Miscellaneous accounts” contains...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Shipping Accounts contains accounts, bills of landing, and correspondence regarding specific ships. A number of the bills of lading were made by Edward Allen Low (1817-1898), Abiel’s brother who worked for the firm Russell and Co. in Canton, to A. A. Low and Brothers. Of interest are accounts of Abiel Abbot Low’s famous ship Hoqua and his merchant correspondence to his brother, Edward Allen Low. The folder labeled “Miscellaneous accounts” contains...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Shipping Accounts contains accounts, bills of landing, and correspondence regarding specific ships. A number of the bills of lading were made by Edward Allen Low (1817-1898), Abiel’s brother who worked for the firm Russell and Co. in Canton, to A. A. Low and Brothers. Of interest are accounts of Abiel Abbot Low’s famous ship Hoqua and his merchant correspondence to his brother, Edward Allen Low. The folder labeled “Miscellaneous accounts” contains...