Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The papers in this collection give insight into three generations of the Benjamin Ropes family of Salem, Massachusetts, from the mid-nineteenth century into the twentieth century. Included are miscellaneous deeds, correspondence, a wedding album, and several albums and journals belonging to Martha Reed Ropes. Folder 1 contains miscellaneous deeds, many of which concern property in Salem acquired by Charles Augustus Ropes (1818-1890) or his brother Reuben Wilkins Ropes...