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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

Edmund Kimball Papers, 1786-1865, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 80
Abstract

The Edmund Kimball papers contain the personal and business papers of Newburyport, Massachusetts, shipping merchant Edmund Kimball (1762-1847) and the correspondence and legal papers of his son, Edmund Kimball (1793-1873), who was an attorney and state senator.

Dates: 1786-1865, undated

James Locke Papers, 1745-1867, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 486
Abstract

This collection contains papers of James Locke, a merchant and innkeeper in Salisbury, Newburyport, and Andover, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1745-1867, undated

Joseph Peabody Family Papers, 1721-1938, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 178
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Joseph Peabody, his son George, his grandson George Augustus, and his grandnephew William C. Endicott, Jr. It includes correspondence, financial and legal papers, diaries, speeches, scrapbooks, records for Fiske's wharf, photographs, and genealogy.

Dates: 1721-1938, undated

Joshua Burnham Papers, 1758-1817, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 172
Abstract

The Joshua Burnham Papers document the business of this Ipswich, Massachusetts, ship captain and include some papers of his immediate family.

Dates: 1758-1817, undated

Samuel Page Papers, 1777-1871

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 177
Abstract

The Samuel Page papers document the shipping and civic interests of Capt. Samuel Page of Danvers, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1777-1871

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

Ward Family Papers, 1718-1946

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 46
Abstract

The Ward Family Papers include the joiner and chair making account books of Miles Ward (1673/4-1764) and the shipping, business, and legal papers of Miles Ward (1704-1792) and his son Joshua Ward (1752-1825), in addition to the family papers of Joshua Ward (1776-1840). The remainder of the collection contains personal and business papers for the descendants of Joshua Ward (1699-1779), Miles Ward (1704-1792), John Ward (1707-1787), and Ebenezer Ward (1710-1791).

Dates: 1718-1946

Waters Family Papers, 1682-1910

 Collection
Identifier: MH 12
Abstract

The Waters Family Papers includes the papers of Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) and his sons, grandsons, and other descendants.

Dates: 1682-1910

William R. Gray Papers, 1781-1840

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 115
Abstract

The William R. Gray papers contain one box of correspondence, legal, financial, and shipping papers for the Salem, Massachusetts, and Boston merchant.

Dates: 1781-1840

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Andover (Mass.) 1
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Names
Sally (Schooner) 5
Betsy (Brig) 3
Dolphin (Schooner) 3
Alfred (Ship) 2
Augusta (Brig) 2
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Betsey (Schooner) 2
Betsy (Schooner) 2
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 2
Friendship (Ship) 2
Good Fortune (Sloop) 2
Jane (Brig) 2
Lively (Schooner) 2
Molly (Schooner) 2
Neptune (Schooner) 2
Ocean (Ship) 2
Otter (Brig) 2
Peggy (Brig) 2
Ranger (Ship) 2
Romp (Brig) 2
Salem (Schooner) 2
Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation 2
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 2
Speedwell (Schooner) 2
St. John (Brig) 2
Swallow (Schooner) 2
Two Brothers (Schooner) 2
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 2
Abeona (Schooner) 1
Abigail (Schooner) 1
Abigail (Sloop) 1
Acasta (Ship) 1
Active (Brig) 1
Adventure (Ship) 1
Agawam (Ship) 1
Amelia (Sloop) 1
American Hero (Ship) 1
Ann (Schooner) 1
Antelope (Vessel) 1
Arab (Ship) 1
Argonaut (Ship) 1
Arno (Ship) 1
Aurora (Ship) 1
Baring Brothers & Co. 1
Barker, George 1
Bee (Schooner) 1
Bengal (Ship) 1
Benjamin and Nancy (Brig) 1
Betsy (Vessel) 1
Blanchard family 1
Blanchard, Charles 1
Blanchard, Grace 1
Bodervine (Sloop) 1
Bowdoin (Sloop) 1
Bradford, Samuel 1
Britannia (Schooner) 1
Brown, William 1
Brutus (Vessel) 1
Burnham, Betsey, b. 1776 1
Burnham, Caleb, b. 1771 1
Burnham, Eunice 1
Burnham, Joshua, 1736-1791 1
Burnham, Joshua, b. 1763 1
Burnham, Mark, b. 1738 1
Burnham, Sukey, b. 1779 1
Cabot (Brigantine) 1
Camel (Bark) 1
Canton (Ship) 1
Caspian (Brig) 1
Catharine (Ship) 1
Catherine (Schooner) 1
Chance (Schooner) 1
Charles (Brig) 1
Charles (Schooner) 1
Charlotte (Schooner) 1
Chicago Literary Club 1
China (Ship) 1
Choate, John 1
Choral (Ship) 1
Cincinnatus (Ship) 1
Clarissa (Schooner) 1
Columbus (Ship) 1
Commerce (Brig) 1
Commerce (Ship) 1
Commodore Preble (Ship) 1
Common Chance (Sloop) 1
Congress (Schooner) 1
Cook, James 1
Coolidge family 1
Coolidge, Joseph Randall 1
Coolidge, Julian Lowell, 1873-1954 1
Cumberland (Ship) 1
Cynthia (Bark) 1
Daland, John Tucker, 1795-1858 1
Dalton, John, d. 1802 1
Danvers and Beverly Iron Works Company 1
Dean, Thomas, 1787- 1
Delphos (Ship) 1
Devereaux family 1
Devereux family 1
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