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Salem (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

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

Cabot Family Papers, 1712-1862

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 161
Abstract

The Cabot Family Papers illuminate the prosperous shipping activities of this wealthy Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts family.

Dates: 1712-1862

David Ashby Papers, 1777-1829

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 870
Abstract

The David Ashby papers document the life and work of shipwright David Ashby and some of his family members.

Dates: 1777-1829

Elias Hasket Derby Papers, 1776-1800, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 76
Abstract

The Elias Hasket Derby papers include shipping, legal, business, and personal papers of Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799), including genealogical notes about the Derby family.

Dates: 1776-1800, undated

Gardner Family Papers, 1720-1915, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 147
Abstract

The Gardner family papers reflect the shipping and business activities of three generations of this prominent Salem, Massachusetts mercantile family.

Dates: 1720-1915, 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

Orne Family Papers, 1719-1899, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 41
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1719-1899, undated

Ropes Family Papers, 1702-1932, 1960-1972, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 190
Abstract

The Ropes Family Papers document the business and personal activities of four generations of Nathaniel Ropes' descendants who inhabited the Ropes House at 318 Essex Street in Salem.

Dates: 1702-1932, 1960-1972, undated

Samuel Endicott Papers, 1788-1860, 1936, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 91
Abstract

The Samuel Endicott papers contain material from Samuel Endicott's time as a ship master, and later as a merchant, in addition to papers from his children and extended family.

Dates: 1788-1860, 1936, undated

Silsbee Family Papers, 1637-1910, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 74
Abstract

The Silsbee Family Papers contain the personal papers, business papers, and shipping papers for four generations of Silsbees.

Dates: 1637-1910, undated