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Burnham Family Papers, 1805-1957

 Collection
Identifier: MH 51
Abstract

This collection contains papers relating to eight different members of the Burnham family of Essex County, Massachusetts, as well as collections of correspondence and legal documents pertaining to the Howes family of Boston, Massachusetts and Andrews family of Essex County, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1805-1957

Devereux Family Papers, 1789-1878, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 1
Abstract

The bulk of the material documents the shipping activities of James Devereux (1766-1846) who, with the aid of his sons John (1796-1856) and James (1806-1831) developed a thriving shipping business to the Far East, Europe, and the West Indies.

Dates: 1789-1878, undated

Fabens Family Papers, 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 94
Abstract

The Fabens Family Papers contain the shipping, business, legal, and personal papers of William Fabens (1759-1828), William Fabens (1782-1834), Benjamin Fabens (1785-1850), Samuel A. Fabens (b. 1812), Benjamin F. Fabens (1817-1912), Joseph Warren Fabens (1821-1875), Frank P. Fabens (b. 1869), and other family members.

Dates: 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated

George Peabody Papers, 1815-1927, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 181
Abstract

The George Peabody Papers contain the business and personal papers of George Peabody, one of the 19th century's most prosperous merchant bankers and notable social philanthropists.

Dates: 1815-1927, undated

Hassam Family Papers, 1802-1920, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 452
Abstract

The Hassam Family Papers consists of correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, receipts, memorabilia, genealogy, and more.

Dates: 1802-1920, undated

John Newmarch Cushing Papers, 1714-1920, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 186
Abstract

The John Newmarch Cushing papers document the activities of this Newburyport, Massachusetts, merchant, wharfinger, and ship chandler.

Dates: 1714-1920, undated

Joseph Gilbert Waters Papers, 1759-1913, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 93
Abstract

The Joseph Gilbert Waters Papers consist primarily of the business and personal papers of Salem, Massachusetts, attorney and Police Court Justice Joseph G. Waters (1796-1878).

Dates: 1759-1913, undated

Peirce-Nichols Family of Salem, Massachusetts, 1702-1967, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 468
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of five generations of the Peirce and Nichols families of Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1702-1967, undated

Stone Silsbee and Pickman Records, 1809-1904, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 63
Abstract

The Stone Silsbee and Pickman records cover the years 1809 to 1904 and include papers for the three partnerships of the firm: Stone Silsbee and Pickman; Silsbee and Pickman; and Silsbee Pickman and Allen.

Dates: 1809-1904, undated

Waters Family Papers, 1637-1931, 1965

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 92
Abstract

The Waters Family Papers includes the papers of Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) and his sons, grandsons, and other descendants.

Dates: 1637-1931, 1965

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Shipping 9
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 9
Diaries 7
Administration of estates 5
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Investments -- Banking 4
Investments -- Real estate 4
Letters 4
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 4
Poetry 4
Salem (Mass.) 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Spoliation Claims 4
Deeds 3
Inventories 3
Marine insurance 3
Privateering 3
African Americans 2
Cargo handling -- Opium 2
Cotton growing -- Louisana 2
Cotton growing -- Mississippi 2
Cotton growing -- South Carolina 2
Freight and freightage -- Opium 2
Investments -- Railroads 2
Lawyers 2
Lease and rental services 2
Lectures and lecturing 2
Letter writing 2
Maps 2
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
Plantation life 2
Railroads 2
Scrapbooks 2
Ship's papers 2
Shipping -- England -- London 2
Slave trade 2
South Carolina -- Sea Islands 2
United States -- History -- War of 1812 2
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Education -- Massachusetts 1
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Essex County (Mass.) 1
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Merchant houses -- Buenos Aires -- E. H. Folmar 1
Merchant houses -- Calcutta -- Whitney Brothers 1
Merchant houses -- Hong Kong -- Augustine Heard & Co. 1
Merchant houses -- London -- Baring Brothers 1
Merchant houses -- Manila -- Ker & Co. 1
Merchant houses -- Manila -- Peele Hubbell and Co. 1
Merchant houses -- Melbourne -- MacPherson Francis & Co. 1
Merchant houses -- Melbourne -- Wilkinson Brothers 1
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Names
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 4
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 3
Gilbert, Daniel, 1773-1858 3
Waters, Edward Stanley, 1837-1916 3
Waters, Esther, 1785-1870 3
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Waters, Joseph G. (Joseph Gilbert), 1796-1878 3
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 3
Waters, Martha, 1787-1855 3
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 3
Abeona (Schooner) 2
Argonaut (Ship) 2
Arno (Ship) 2
Camel (Bark) 2
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 2
Cynthia (Bark) 2
Devereux, Elizabeth Ives, b. 1812 2
Essex (Brig) 2
Ganges (Ship : 1794-1801) 2
Gilbert, Mary (Waters) 2
Kinsman, Nathaniel, 1798-1847 2
Klapp, Gill 2
London (Ship) 2
Lyon (Brig) 2
Mariposa (Ship) 2
Mermaid (Brig) 2
Otter (Brig) 2
Peggy (Brig) 2
Phoenix (Brig) 2
Polly (Schooner) 2
Polly (Ship) 2
Sally (Schooner) 2
Stanley, Edward, 1776-1849 2
Swallow (Schooner) 2
Waters family 2
Waters, Abigail Devereux, b. 1803 2
Waters, Benjamin, 1720 or 21-1784 2
Waters, Clifford Crowninshield, b. 1840 2
Waters, Henry F. (Henry Fitz-Gilbert), 1833-1913 2
Waters, James Devereux, 1832-1892 2
Waters, Joseph Linton, 1826-1891 2
Waters, Mary Devereux, b. 1861 2
Waters, Richard P. (Richard Palmer), 1807-1887 2
Waters, Susan Louisa Whittredge 2
Waters, William Crowninshield, 1830-1911 2
Wessacumcon (Bark) 2
A. S. Henry & Co. 1
Abbie Bursley (Schooner) 1
Acasta (Ship) 1
Active (Ship) 1
Ainsworth, Calvin C., 1818-1902 1
Ainsworth, Elizabeth P. Nichols, 1813-1897 1
Alabama (Steamship) 1
Alconia (Brig) 1
Alfred (Ship) 1
Allen, Charles Henry, 1830-1910 1
Allen, George H. (George Henry), 1838-1925 1
Amelia (Sloop) 1
Andalusia (Ship) 1
Andrews family 1
Ann Maria (Ship) 1
Aristo (Ship) 1
Arrow (Ship : 1806) 1
Astrea (Ship) 1
Atlantic Telegraph Co. 1
Augustine Heard (Ship) 1
Aurora (Ship) 1
Australia (Ship) 1
Bacon, Delia S., 1811-1859 1
Balch, F. V. 1
Baring Brothers & Co. 1
Bartlett, John Stephen, 1812-1840 1
Batchelder family 1
Batchelder, Jane Reed Smith, 1816-1899 1
Batchelder, John H., b. 1817 1
Bengal (Ship) 1
Bertram and Shepard 1
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 1
Betsey (Schooner) 1
Betsy (Schooner) 1
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 1
Blakely (Brig) 1
Borneo (Bark) 1
Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921 1
Bradford, Samuel 1
Brown Shipley & Co. 1
Brown, Nathaniel 1
Brownell, T. Frank 1
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 1
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 1
Burnham family 1
Burnham, Albion, 1839-1925 1
Burnham, Everett, 1835-1907 1
Burnham, Ida Angier, 1849- 1
Burnham, Robert Howes, 1875- 1
Burnham, Sally Andrews, 1804-1888 1
Burnham, Samuel, 1787-1873 1
Burnham, Samuel, b. 1827 1
Byrne, Clifford 1
Carnation (US Steamship) 1
Cavlier (Bark) 1
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