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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1924

 Collection
Identifier: MH 15
Abstract

The Crowninshield Family Papers are comprised of business, political, and personal papers of the George Crowninshield family from 1697-1909. The bulk of the papers are those of John Crowninshield which concern family shipping affairs from 1795-1815.

Dates: 1697-1909

William Bentley Middle Eastern Language Manuscripts Collection, circa 1692-1806

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 488
Abstract

This collection of William Bentley's Middle Eastern language manuscripts is comprised of 26 volumes handwritten primarily in Arabic or Persian, which Bentley acquired via Salem mariners and merchants trading in Arabia and India, beginning in 1805, and stretching to just months before Bentley's death in December 1819.

Dates: circa 1692-1806