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Allen Family Papers, 1817-1920, 1977

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1
Abstract

The Allen Family Papers contain the personal correspondence, shipping, and business papers of William Allen (1766-1853), his sons, Charles Henry Allen (1810-1899), Joseph Augustus Allen (1808-1840), and George Franklin Allen (1813-1852), grandchildren, William Henry Allen, Margaret Lockhart (Allen) Davis, and her husband William Augustus Davis (1813-1886).

Dates: 1817-1920, 1977

Appleton Family Papers, 1780-1857

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 216
Abstract

The bulk of the collection concerns Henry Appleton's (1763-1823) mercantile activities in Salem from 1790-1823, and his management of the affairs of his orphaned niece and nephews.

Dates: 1780-1857; Majority of material found within 1790-1823

Barton Family Papers, 1677-1897

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 110
Abstract

The bulk of the Barton Family Papers is comprised of shipping and business papers reflecting the activities of four generations of merchants, ship owners and masters.

Dates: 1677-1897

Benjamin Cox Papers, 1793-1876

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 168
Abstract

The Benjamin Cox papers document the shipping activities of Benjamin Cox, a Salem, Massachusetts, shipping merchant, as well as his store and property rentals.

Dates: 1793-1876, undated

Benjamin Crowninshield Family Papers, 1727-1934, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 16
Abstract

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).

Dates: 1727-1934, undated

Benjamin Pickman Papers, 1679-1923

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 5
Abstract

The bulk of the Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843) Papers, reflects the shipping and personal activities of Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843), a prosperous shipping merchant who traded with India, China, the East and West Indies, and Europe.

Dates: 1679-1923

Benjamin W. Stone and Brothers Records, 1833-1895

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 64
Abstract

The Benjamin W. Stone and Brothers Records document the partnership of Benjamin W. Stone, William Stone, and Joseph W. Stone in a Salem, Massachusetts shipping firm.

Dates: 1833-1895

Bowditch Family Papers, 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, maps, photographs, published works, and genealogy of the Bowditch family of Salem, Massachusetts. It also contains papers of the Babcock family, Swann family, Lyon family, Ingersoll family, and Plummer family.

Dates: 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated

Branch Church Records, 1803-1865

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 301
Abstract

The Branch Church Records document the history of this Salem, Massachusetts, Presbyterian church.

Dates: 1803-1865

Broad Street Cemetery Inventory Forms (Copies), 1989

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 266
Abstract

The Broad Street Cemetery Inventory Forms collection consists of information about each of the graves in the Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1989

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Salem (Mass.) 97
Account books 45
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 39
Shipping 28
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 21
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Administration of estates 20
Diaries 19
Deeds 17
Account books -- Massachusetts -- Salem 16
Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Salem 14
Church records and registers 13
Letters 10
Privateering 10
Genealogy 9
Pews and pew rights 9
Churches 8
Clubs -- Massachusetts -- Salem 8
Sermons 8
Ship's papers 8
Church history 7
Congregationalism 7
Shipbuilding 7
Marine insurance 6
Photographs 6
Societies 6
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 6
Voyages and travels 6
Boston (Mass.) 5
Decedents' estates 5
Fire clubs (Cooperative societies) 5
Fire departments -- Massachusetts -- Salem 5
Fires -- Massachusetts -- Salem 5
General stores 5
Inventories 5
Lawyers 5
Letter writing 5
Merchants 5
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 5
Shipping -- West Indies 5
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 5
Capture at sea 4
Crew lists 4
Fire alarms -- Massachusetts -- Salem 4
Land titles 4
Leather industry and trade 4
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Abolitionists 3
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Trials (Witchcraft)--Massachusetts--Salem 3
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 3
United States -- History -- War of 1812 3
United States -- Politics and government 3
Whaling 3
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Massachusetts -- Salem 3
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 3
Accra (Ghana) 2
African Americans 2
Agriculture 2
Almanacs 2
Antislavery movements 2
Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Salem 2
Autobiography 2
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Names
George (Ship) 6
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 6
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 5
Sally (Schooner) 5
Union (Ship) 5
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Benjamin (Ship) 4
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Hannah (Brig) 4
Henry (Ship) 4
Peele, Willard 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 4
William (Ship) 4
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 3
Betsey (Schooner) 3
Boardman, Francis 3
Bonetta (Ship) 3
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 3
Catherine (Ship) 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 3
Dolphin (Schooner) 3
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Fanny (Brig) 3
Gambia (Brig) 3
Hope (Schooner) 3
Jenkins, Lawrence Waters, 1872-1961 3
John (Ketch) 3
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 3
Neptune (Schooner) 3
North Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Rebecca (Brig) 3
Recovery (Ship) 3
Rolla (Brig) 3
Rose (Brig) 3
Salem Lyceum (Salem, Mass.) 3
Sally (Brig) 3
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 3
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 3
Tabernacle Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Third Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Tucker, Gideon, 1778-1861 3
Waverly (Brig) 3
Wheatland, George, 1804-1893 3
Alert (Sloop) 2
Algol (Ship) 2
American Hero (Ship) 2
Ann Maria (Ship) 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 2
Appleton, Nathaniel, 1778-1818 2
Arab (Ship) 2
Argonaut (Ship) 2
Augustus (Ship) 2
Bainbridge, Ansley, and Company 2
Barnard, Thomas, 1748-1814 2
Barton, John, 1774-1818 2
Bengal (Ship) 2
Bentley, William, 1759-1819 2
Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921 2
Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll, 1806-1889 2
Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861 2
Bowditch, Thomas 2
Branch Church (Salem, Mass.) 2
Brown, Nathaniel 2
Browne, William 2
Caroline Augusta (Ship) 2
Ceres (Brig) 2
Ceres (Ship) 2
Chandler, James N., 1826-1904 2
Cherokee (Brig) 2
China (Ship) 2
Choate family 2
Cipher (Brig) 2
Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 2
Comet (Brig) 2
Commerce (Ship) 2
Concord (Ship) 2
Coromandel (Brig) 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1699-1776 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1762-1809 2
Crowninshield, John, 1728-1777 2
Cynthia (Brig) 2
Dawn (Brig) 2
Derby, John, 1741-1812 2
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 2
Dodge, Pickering 2
Eagle (Schooner) 2
Edwards, Joseph H. M. 2
Eliza (Brig) 2
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