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Aaron W. Berry Papers, 1798-1869

 Collection
Identifier: MH 38
Abstract

The Aaron W. Berry Papers consist of business, shipping, and personal papers, and some miscellaneous materials for this Salem, Massachusetts ship master and shipping agent.

Dates: 1798-1869

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

American and Canadian Cyphering Book Collection, 1727-1864

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 399
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1727-1864

American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic Records, 1920-1923

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 268
Abstract The American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic Records consist primarily of form letters and circulars regarding Irish Independence from Great Britain issued to local councils; official bulletins and programs of the A.A.R.I.R., both state and national; correspondence to and from Joseph Murphy Council of the A.A.R.I.R. (in Salem, Mass.), most of it to James Collins, secretary of the council, including support from unions and letters from congressmen; circulars and letters...
Dates: 1920-1923

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 Ropes Family Papers, 1804-1919

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 371
Abstract

The papers in this collection give insight into three generations of the Benjamin Ropes family of Salem, Massachusetts, from the mid-nineteenth century into the twentieth century.

Dates: 1804-1919

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Salem (Mass.) 96
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Names
George (Ship) 8
Sally (Schooner) 8
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 7
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 6
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 6
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Pingree, David, 1795-1863 6
Polly (Schooner) 6
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 5
Betsey (Schooner) 5
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 5
Eliza (Ship) 5
Hannah (Brig) 5
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 5
Peele, Willard 5
Peggy (Brig) 5
Pickman, Dudley Leavitt, 1779-1846 5
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 5
Recovery (Ship) 5
Rolla (Brig) 5
Romp (Brig) 5
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 5
Union (Ship) 5
William (Ship) 5
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 4
Arab (Ship) 4
Argonaut (Ship) 4
Bengal (Ship) 4
Benjamin (Ship) 4
Bonetta (Ship) 4
Catherine (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Dolphin (Schooner) 4
Edwin (Brig) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Franklin (Ship) 4
Gambia (Brig) 4
Henry (Ship) 4
Hope (Schooner) 4
Jenkins, Lawrence Waters, 1872-1961 4
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 4
Louisa (Brig) 4
Molly (Schooner) 4
Neptune (Schooner) 4
Osprey (Brig) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 4
Stone, Silsbee, and Pickman 4
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 4
Two Brothers (Schooner) 4
Union (Schooner) 4
Virginia (Brig) 4
Waters, Joseph G. (Joseph Gilbert), 1796-1878 4
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 4
Waverly (Brig) 4
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 4
Acasta (Ship) 3
Betsy (Schooner) 3
Boardman, Francis 3
Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861 3
Ceres (Brig) 3
Cherokee (Brig) 3
Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 3
Commerce (Ship) 3
Crowninshield, Benjamin, 1758-1836 3
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1762-1809 3
Cynthia (Brig) 3
Dean, Thomas, 1787- 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 3
Devereux, Elizabeth Ives, b. 1812 3
Devereux, Nicholas, 1808-1848 3
Dodge, Pickering 3
Eliza (Bark) 3
Elizabeth (Brig) 3
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emerald (Ship) 3
Emily Wilder (Bark) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Essex (Ship) 3
Fanny (Brig) 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
First Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Ganges (Brig) 3
Java (Ship) 3
John (Ketch) 3
John (Ship) 3
Joseph (Schooner) 3
Kimball family 3
Kimball, Elbridge Gerry, 1816-1849 3
Kimball, Sarah Knight, 1780-1849 3
Kinsman, Nathaniel, 1798-1847 3
London (Ship) 3
Malaga (Brig) 3
Malay (Brig) 3
Margaret (Ship) 3
Mary (Bark) 3
McLean Asylum for the Insane 3
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