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Derby Family Papers, 1716-1925

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 37
Abstract

The Derby Family Papers include shipping, legal, business, and personal papers of Richard Derby (1712-1783), his sons Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799) and John Derby (1741-1812), and grandsons Elias Hasket Derby Jr. (1766-1826), John Derby (1767-1831), Ezekiel Hersey Derby (1772-1852), and Richard Crowninshield Derby (1777-1854).

Dates: 1716-1925

Devereux Family Papers, 1779-1874

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 100
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: 1779-1874

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

Emmerton Family Papers, 1784-1891, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 24
Abstract

The Emmerton Family Papers contain personal and business papers of shipping merchants Ephraim (1748-1824), Ephraim (1791-1877), E. Augustus (1827-1901), George R. (1836-1888), physician James A. Emmerton, and Jeremiah Emmerton. There are also papers from Ephraim Emmerton’s (1791-1877) father in-law, Daniel Sage.

Dates: 1784-1891, undated

Endicott Family Papers, 1638-1936, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 159
Abstract

The Endicott Family Papers record the activities of four generations of a family which settled in Windsor, Vermont, Danvers, Massachusetts, and Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1638-1936, 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

Isaac Cushing Papers, 1811-1859, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 185
Abstract

The Isaac Cushing Papers document the shipping and lumber merchant activities of Isaac Cushing of Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1811-1859, undated

John Bertram Papers, 1855-1889, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 104
Abstract

The John Bertram Papers contain the shipping and business papers of John Bertram (1796-1882), a Salem, Massachusetts, merchant who traded with Aden, Bombay, Madagascar, and Zanzibar.

Dates: 1855-1889, undated

Kimball Family Papers, 1827-1917, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 84
Abstract

The bulk of the Kimball Family Papers, 1821-1917, reflects the business activities of the Kimball brothers, Edward Dearborn (1810-1867), Elbridge Gerry (1816-1849), and Nathaniel A. (1822-1862).

Dates: 1827-1917, undated

Low Family Papers, 1812-1853, 1883-1884, 1995, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 193
Abstract

The Low Family papers document the merchant activities of two generations of the Low family of Salem, Massachusetts, and Brooklyn, New York.

Dates: 1812-1853, 1883-1884, 1995, undated

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Sally (Schooner) 6
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 5
George (Ship) 5
Romp (Brig) 5
Argonaut (Ship) 4
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Curlew (Brig) 4
Dolphin (Schooner) 4
Molly (Schooner) 4
Peggy (Brig) 4
Polly (Schooner) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Benjamin (Ship) 3
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 3
Betsey (Schooner) 3
Dean, Thomas, 1787- 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 3
Devereux, Elizabeth Ives, b. 1812 3
Devereux, Nicholas, 1808-1848 3
Edwin (Brig) 3
Eliza (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Franklin (Ship) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Henry (Ship) 3
Hope (Schooner) 3
Louisa (Brig) 3
Malaga (Brig) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
Mermaid (Brig) 3
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company 3
Neptune (Schooner) 3
Osprey (Brig) 3
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Peele, Willard 3
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Phoenix (Brig) 3
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Rolla (Brig) 3
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 3
Speedwell (Schooner) 3
St. John (Brig) 3
Swallow (Schooner) 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 3
Two Brothers (Schooner) 3
Virginia (Brig) 3
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 3
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 3
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 3
Abeona (Schooner) 2
Acasta (Ship) 2
Alert (Sloop) 2
Alfred (Ship) 2
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 2
Ann Maria (Ship) 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 2
Arab (Ship) 2
Arno (Ship) 2
Arthur Pickering (Bark) 2
Augustus (Ship) 2
Bainbridge, Ansley, and Company 2
Barton, John, 1774-1818 2
Betsy (Brig) 2
Betsy (Schooner) 2
Boardman, Francis 2
Brown, Nathaniel 2
Camel (Bark) 2
Ceres (Ship) 2
China (Ship) 2
Cipher (Brig) 2
Columbus (Ship) 2
Comet (Brig) 2
Cook, James 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1699-1776 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1762-1809 2
Crowninshield, John, 1728-1777 2
Cynthia (Bark) 2
Dawn (Brig) 2
Dearborn Academy (Seabrook, N.H.) 2
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 2
Devereux family 2
Devereux, James, 1806-1831 2
Devereux, Mary Crowninshield, 1801-1822 2
Eagle (Schooner) 2
Elizabeth (Ship) 2
Emily Wilder (Bark) 2
Enterprise (Privateer schooner) 2
Erin (Ship) 2
Essex (Bark) 2
Fabens, Benjamin, 1785-1850 2
Fame (Schooner) 2
Fenelon (Brig) 2
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