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Benjamin Crowninshield Family Papers, 1727-1934, undated
The Benjamin Crowninshield Family Papers include the shipping, business, and personal papers of Benjamin Crowninshield, his son Benjamin, Jr., and a series of other descendants of Jacob and Hannah Crowninshield. The bulk of the collection is made up of the writings of Benjamin Crowninshield, Jr, along with material related to the naval careers of Jacob Crowninshield (1799-1849) and his son, William Wallach Crowninshield (1823-1874).
Brown Family Papers, 1789-1914
The Brown Family Papers consist primarily of family and personal correspondence of Francis (b. 1815), Ellen (Appleton), Annie B. (b. 1847), and Sarah H. Brown (b. 1845) of Salem, Massachusetts.
Joseph Vincent Browne Papers, 1774-1874, undated
The Joseph Vincent Browne papers document his varied political and maritime career and contains items documenting Browne's tenure as Boston Navy Agent, his interests in the American Hemp Company and the Western Mining Company, his duties as San Francisco Custom House appraiser, his work in Essex County as Collector of Internal Revenue and Receiver of Commutation Money, and the political interests in which he was avidly involved.