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Michael Shepard Papers, 1812-1868, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 23
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the shipping, business and personal papers of Michael Shepard and a few other family members.

Dates: 1812-1868, undated

Michael Shepard Papers, 1813-1937, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 237
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the shipping and business papers of Michael Shepard and his son, Michael Webb Shepard. The bulk of the collection is related to Shepard's shipping activities at ports in East Africa from 1835-1855, when he traded in ivory, copal, textiles and cloves.

Dates: 1813-1937, undated

Peele Family Papers, 1753-1838, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 5
Abstract

The Peele Family Papers reflect the shipping and merchant activities of Jonathan Peele, Jr., and Willard Peele of Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1753-1838, undated

Peleg Whitman Chandler Papers, 1829-1866, 1908, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 55
Abstract

This collection consists of legal papers and some personal papers of Peleg W. Chandler, a mid-nineteenth century Boston attorney.

Dates: 1829-1866, 1908, undated

Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation Records, 1801-1875, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 217
Abstract

The records of the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation document the establishment, operation, and decline of the business from its beginning to its dissolution.

Dates: 1801-1875, undated

Stephen Henry Phillips Papers, 1835-1926

 Collection
Identifier: E 4
Abstract

The Stephen Henry Phillips papers document the life of this Salem, Massachusetts, attorney and his wife.

Dates: 1835-1926

Theophilus Parsons Papers, 1762-1809

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 353
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of legal papers, which include court issued "writs" (legal forms) serving notice to named defendants to answer to charges brought by plaintiffs against them, writs of execution enforcing a judgment, or writs summoning parties to the Court of Common Pleas, on appeal from the decisions of the Justice of the Peace.

Dates: 1762-1809

Willard Peele Papers, 1795-1871

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 66
Abstract

The Willard Peele (1773-1835) Papers are comprised of shipping, business, and personal papers of Willard and J. Willard Peele.

Dates: 1795-1871

William D. Sohier Papers, 1797-1887

 Collection
Identifier: MH 209
Abstract

This collection consists of documents relating to admiralty (marine law) cases for more than 132 different ships, several wharves in the Boston area, as well as general correspondence and papers for non-marine legal cases.

Dates: 1797-1887; bulk 1815-1866

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Saltonstall, Leverett, 1783-1845 4
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 3
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Mary Celeste (Brig) 2
Mexican (Brig) 2
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 2
Peele, Jonathan, 1731-1809 2
Peele, Willard 2
Sally (Schooner) 2
Shepard, Michael Webb, 1826- 2
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 2
Story, Joseph, 1779-1845 2
Union (Schooner) 2
William Gray (Bark) 2
A. W. Stevens (Bark) 1
Abagun (Bark) 1
Abigail (Brig) 1
Acorn (Brig) 1
Active (Schooner) 1
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 1
Adams, Samuel 1
Adriatic (Schooner) 1
Afton (Brigantine) 1
Akker & Heineken 1
Allen, Elizabeth 1
Amazon (Brig) 1
American Baptist Missionary Union 1
American Hemp Company 1
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Andover Theological Seminary 1
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Ann Mcrae (Brig) 1
Annie Maria (Schooner) 1
Appleton (Bark) 1
Appleton, Alfred C. 1
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Argo (Ship) 1
Arthur (Bark) 1
Arthur Pickering (Bark) 1
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848 1
Astrea (Ship) 1
Atalanta (Ship) 1
Attempt (Schooner) 1
Augusta (Ship) 1
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Ayer, Joseph, 1793-1875 1
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Balch, Sarah 1
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Barton, Margaret Gardner, -1803 1
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Barton, Mary Willoughby, -1758 1
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Barton, Samuel, 1738-1773 1
Barton, Samuel, 1767-1795 1
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Bertram, John, 1796-1882 1
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