Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Shipping Papers, 1810-1865, contains ships' papers, business correspondence among the Hale family as merchants and ship masters, and miscellaneous shipping correspondence. Only a portion of the ships' papers produced by the family's 20 vessels are included in this collection (the bulk of the papers may be found in MH 113). The records do, however, provide a glimpse of the thriving maritime business which Hale brothers,...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Thomas (1773-1836) and Mary (Little) Hale (1786-1871) consists primarily of personal correspondence and financial papers from 1796 to 1860. Thomas' correspondence and ledger also reflect his business as a hatter and store owner, and his shipping interests in the southern United States and the West Indies. Correspondence from Thomas and Mary to Colonel Josiah Little (1747-1830) and Josiah Little Jr. (1791-1860) may be found in the Little Family Papers...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Thomas (1773-1836) and Mary (Little) Hale (1786-1871) consists primarily of personal correspondence and financial papers from 1796 to 1860. Thomas' correspondence and ledger also reflect his business as a hatter and store owner, and his shipping interests in the southern United States and the West Indies. Correspondence from Thomas and Mary to Colonel Josiah Little (1747-1830) and Josiah Little Jr. (1791-1860) may be found in the Little Family Papers...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Thomas (1773-1836) and Mary (Little) Hale (1786-1871) consists primarily of personal correspondence and financial papers from 1796 to 1860. Thomas' correspondence and ledger also reflect his business as a hatter and store owner, and his shipping interests in the southern United States and the West Indies. Correspondence from Thomas and Mary to Colonel Josiah Little (1747-1830) and Josiah Little Jr. (1791-1860) may be found in the Little Family Papers...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Thomas (1773-1836) and Mary (Little) Hale (1786-1871) consists primarily of personal correspondence and financial papers from 1796 to 1860. Thomas' correspondence and ledger also reflect his business as a hatter and store owner, and his shipping interests in the southern United States and the West Indies. Correspondence from Thomas and Mary to Colonel Josiah Little (1747-1830) and Josiah Little Jr. (1791-1860) may be found in the Little Family Papers...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Thomas (1773-1836) and Mary (Little) Hale (1786-1871) consists primarily of personal correspondence and financial papers from 1796 to 1860. Thomas' correspondence and ledger also reflect his business as a hatter and store owner, and his shipping interests in the southern United States and the West Indies. Correspondence from Thomas and Mary to Colonel Josiah Little (1747-1830) and Josiah Little Jr. (1791-1860) may be found in the Little Family Papers...