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American and Canadian Cyphering Book Collection, 1727-1864
This collection contains 197 items, most of which are cyphering books - handwritten books used to set out rules and cases associated with mathematical topics and which included problems and exercises linked to the topics. Students in the 18th and 19th centuries prepared them to use in their academic study.
Bowditch Family Papers, 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated
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.
Dudley Leavitt Pickman Papers, 1721-1938, 1967, 1985, 1990
The bulk of the Dudley Leavitt Pickman Papers reflects the business and personal activities of Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846), a wealthy businessman and legislator.
East India Marine Society Records, 1795-1972, undated
The records of the East India Marine Society consist of correspondence, financial documents, guest books, scrapbooks, catalogs, and ships' journals from the founding of the Society in 1799 to 1972.
Essex Fire and Marine Insurance Company Records, 1776-1887, undated
The Essex Fire and Marine Insurance Company records consist of administrative and financial records as well as policies and marine claims for this Salem, Massachusetts, firm.
Joseph Bowditch Papers, 1699-1941, undated
The Joseph Bowditch Papers record the activities of Joseph Bowditch (1700-1780), a Salem shipping merchant, sheriff, court clerk, and Justice of the Peace.
Nathan Read Papers, 1679, 1709-1915, undated
The Nathan Read papers contain correspondence, invention papers, and financial, legal and congressional records of Nathan Read, a Massachusetts inventor, jurist, farmer, apothecary, and educator.
Salem Marine Society Records, 1760-1994
The Salem Marine Society Records document the administrative and financial activities of the Society and its work with members and the greater maritime and Salem communities. Records date from the 1760s through the 1990s.