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Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Devereux Family Papers, 1779-1874

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 100
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: 1779-1874
Found in: Phillips Library

Osgood Family Papers, 1661-1932, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 189
Abstract

The Osgood Family papers document five generations of the Osgood family of Salem, Massachusetts, including the shipping and business papers of John Osgood (1758-1826), shoemakers' ledgers of Nathaniel (1714-1799) and Christopher (1748-1828) Osgood, and John F. Osgood's (1825-1894) autobiography describing his international travels.

Dates: 1661-1932, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

Parker Family Papers, 1738-1866, 1918, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 144
Abstract

The Parker Family Papers consist primarily of shipping papers reflecting the thriving mercantile business of William Balch Parker (1772-1844) and his son, William Bradstreet Parker (1801-1878) of Salem.

Dates: 1738-1866, 1918, undated
Found in: Phillips Library

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