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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

Frank Reed Kimball Papers, 1819-1928, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 307
Abstract

The papers of this Salem, Massachusetts, man reflect a wide variety of interests and include papers of a number of family members.

Dates: 1819-1928, undated

Goodhue Family Papers, 1684-1858

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9
Abstract

The Goodhue Family Papers contain the shipping, business, legal, and political papers of Benjamin Goodhue (1748-1814), his brother Stephen (1738-1809), and their father Benjamin Goodhue (1707-1783).

Dates: 1684-1858

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

Joseph Bowditch Papers, 1699-1941, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 156
Abstract

The Joseph Bowditch Papers record the activities of Joseph Bowditch (1700-1780), a Salem shipping merchant, sheriff, court clerk, and Justice of the Peace.

Dates: 1699-1941, undated

Joseph Vincent Browne Papers, 1774-1874, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 201
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1774-1874, undated

Joseph Winn Papers, 1815-1879, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 155
Abstract

The Joseph Winn Papers document Winn's maritime activities and military career and contain some of his wife's papers.

Dates: 1815-1879, 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

Lee Family Papers, 1680-1917, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 129
Abstract

The Lee family papers reflect the activities of four generations of one of Salem's prominent maritime families.

Dates: 1680-1917, undated

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Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 53
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Salem (Mass.) 39
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 8
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General stores 5
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Shipping -- Africa, West 5
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 5
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Decedents' estates 4
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 4
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Great Britain -- Description and travel 2
Haverhill (Mass.) 2
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Sally (Schooner) 7
Betsey (Schooner) 5
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 5
George (Ship) 5
Peggy (Brig) 5
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Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 5
Polly (Schooner) 5
Rolla (Brig) 5
Romp (Brig) 5
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 4
Argonaut (Ship) 4
Benjamin (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 4
Dolphin (Schooner) 4
Eliza (Ship) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Gambia (Brig) 4
Hannah (Brig) 4
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 4
Louisa (Brig) 4
Molly (Schooner) 4
Peele, Willard 4
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Arab (Ship) 3
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 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
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Franklin (Ship) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Ganges (Brig) 3
Henry (Ship) 3
Hope (Schooner) 3
Kimball, Elbridge Gerry, 1816-1849 3
Kimball, Sarah Knight, 1780-1849 3
London (Ship) 3
Malaga (Brig) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
McLean Asylum for the Insane 3
Mermaid (Brig) 3
Miller, Charles H. (merchant) 3
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company 3
Neptune (Schooner) 3
Osprey (Brig) 3
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Phoenix (Brig) 3
Pingree, David, 1795-1863 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Rose (Brig) 3
Salem (Schooner) 3
Sally (Brig) 3
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 3
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 3
Speedwell (Schooner) 3
St. John (Brig) 3
Swallow (Schooner) 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 3
Tucker, Gideon, 1778-1861 3
Two Brothers (Schooner) 3
Union (Ship) 3
Virginia (Brig) 3
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 3
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 3
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 3
William (Ship) 3
Abeona (Schooner) 2
Acasta (Ship) 2
Alert (Sloop) 2
Alfred (Ship) 2
American Hero (Ship) 2
Ann Maria (Ship) 2
Appleton family 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 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
Bonetta (Ship) 2
Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll, 1806-1889 2
Brazil (Bark) 2
Brown, Nathaniel 2
Buckeye (Bark) 2
Camel (Bark) 2
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