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Putnam Family Papers Papers, 1763-1933, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 153
Abstract

The Putnam Family Papers reflect the activities of a Salem, Massachusetts, family involved in international shipping, domestic retail trade, and farming.

Dates: 1763-1933, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Richard P. Waters Papers, 1830-1939, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 14
Abstract

Although the papers range from 1831-1939, the bulk of the materials concern the mercantile activities of Richard P. Waters and his brother, John G. Waters at Zanzibar and Madagascar in the 1830s and 1840s.

Dates: 1830-1939, undated; Majority of material found within 1836-1846
Found in: Phillips Library

Richard Ward Papers, 1799-1833, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 384
Abstract

The Richard Ward Papers contain business papers and personal correspondence for Richard Ward and his family.

Dates: 1799-1833, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Robert Brookhouse Papers, 1791-1870, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 152
Abstract

The Robert Brookhouse Papers contain materials related to Brookhouse's mercantile firm, Robert Brookhouse & Company, including ships papers, correspondence, and accounts.

Dates: 1791-1870, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Rogers Family Papers, 1775-1901, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 87
Abstract

The Rogers Family Papers include business and personal papers of shipping merchants Nathaniel Leverett, John Whittingham, and Richard Saltonstall Rogers, and lawyer and genealogist Augustus Dodge Rogers, Also included are papers for additional Rogers family members.

Dates: 1775-1901, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Ropes Emmerton & Company Records, 1867-1902, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 103
Abstract

The records of Ropes Emmerton & Company, a Salem, Massachusetts, shipping firm, contain correspondence, financial, and shipping records which document the history and activities of the firm and their Arabian, Zanzibar, and Madagascar agencies.

Dates: 1867-1902, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Stearns and Sprague Family Papers, 1718-1889, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 192
Abstract

The Stearns and Sprague Family papers document the activities of Dr. William Stearns (1754-1819), a Salem apothecary and grocer, and his father-in-law, shipping merchant and distillery owner Joseph Sprague (1739-1808).

Dates: 1718-1889, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Thomas Dean Papers, 1695-1845

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 101
Abstract

The Thomas Dean Papers contain shipping, personal papers, and family papers of Thomas Dean, a Salem, Massachusetts, shipmaster and merchant.

Dates: 1695-1845
Found in: Phillips Library

Thomas Perkins Pingree Papers, 1831-1889, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 904
Abstract

The bulk of the Thomas Perkins Pingree Papers consist of his business correspondence, ships' papers, and papers related to the settlement of his estate.

Dates: 1831-1889, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Townsend Family Papers, 1787-1887

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 96
Abstract

The Townsend Family Papers contain shipping and personal papers of shipping merchant Moses Townsend (1760-1842), his brother Penn (1772-1846), and their nephew Moses (born 1799).

Dates: 1787-1887
Found in: Phillips Library

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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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Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 4
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 4
United States -- History -- War of 1812 4
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 4
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Account books -- Massachusetts -- Salem 3
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Spoliation Claims 3
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Freight and freightage -- Hides 2
Freight and freightage -- Ivory 2
Freight and freightage -- Opium 2
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Great Britain -- Description and travel 2
Haverhill (Mass.) 2
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Names
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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