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John Newmarch Cushing Papers, 1714-1920, undated
The John Newmarch Cushing papers document the activities of this Newburyport, Massachusetts, merchant, wharfinger, and ship chandler.
Massachusetts Steam Navigation Company Records, 1816-1818, undated
The Massachusetts Steam Navigation Company Papers contain correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and shares of ownership for this shipping company and are divided into four series.
Newburyport (Mass.) Federal Custom House Records, 1789-1916
The collection of bound volumes of Newburyport Federal Custom House Records at the Peabody Essex Museum’s Phillips Library spans the entire 121 years of the existence of the Newburyport Federal Customs District (1789-1910).
Orne Family Papers, 1719-1899, undated
The bulk of the Orne Family Papers, which consists of the shipping papers generated by Timothy Orne (1717-1767), Josiah Orne (1768-1825), William Orne (1751/2-1815), and Joseph Orne (1778-1806) spans almost a century of Salem shipping from 1732 to 1825. The papers reflect the business, legal, and personal papers of each cousin, their immediate families, and their in-laws.
Salem Insurance Companies Records, 1779-1860, 1893, undated
The Salem Insurance Companies Records are comprised of papers generated from miscellaneous Salem insurance companies, insurance offices coordinated by individual insurance brokers, and the insurance activities of group underwriters.
Salem Marine Insurance Company Records, 1815-1897, undated
The Salem Marine Insurance Company Records include a volume of directors' meeting minutes, a volume of stockholder meeting minutes, and 35 volumes of marine policies. Except for two missing volumes the marine policies form a straight run from the company's beginning in 1856 to six years before its dissolution. It also contains a ledger showing dividends paid to the stockholders (1858-1883). The collection also contains material relating to French and Danish spoliation claims.
Social Insurance Company Records, 1803-1842, undated
The Social Insurance Company Records include the administrative, financial, and business records of this Salem, Massachusetts, company from 1803-1842.
Stearns and Sprague Family Papers, 1718-1889, undated
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).
Thomas Perkins Pingree Papers, 1831-1889, undated
The bulk of the Thomas Perkins Pingree Papers consist of his business correspondence, ships' papers, and papers related to the settlement of his estate.
Wardwell Family Papers, 1799-1841, 1878
The Wardwell Family Papers document the lives and activities of three members of the Wardwell family of Salem, Massachusetts, including Abiel, and his two sons, Abiel H. and Nathaniel.