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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

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

Hudson Family Papers, 1741-1914, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 174
Abstract

The Hudson Family papers document the diverse business and personal activities of four generations of the Hudson family of Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1741-1914, 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

Northey Family Papers, 1688-1901, 1964, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 78
Abstract

The Northey Family papers illustrate the activities of one of Salem's prominent Quaker families during the later 18th and 19th centuries.

Dates: 1688-1901, 1964, 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

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

Tucker Family Papers, 1680-1878

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 165
Abstract

The Tucker Family Papers contain the business and personal papers of Essex County Court Clerk Ichabod Tucker (1765-1846) and merchant Gideon Tucker (1778-1861).

Dates: 1680-1878

Ward Family Papers, 1718-1946

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 46
Abstract

The Ward Family Papers include the joiner and chair making account books of Miles Ward (1673/4-1764) and the shipping, business, and legal papers of Miles Ward (1704-1792) and his son Joshua Ward (1752-1825), in addition to the family papers of Joshua Ward (1776-1840). The remainder of the collection contains personal and business papers for the descendants of Joshua Ward (1699-1779), Miles Ward (1704-1792), John Ward (1707-1787), and Ebenezer Ward (1710-1791).

Dates: 1718-1946

Waters Family Papers, 1637-1931, 1965

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 92
Abstract

The Waters Family Papers includes the papers of Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) and his sons, grandsons, and other descendants.

Dates: 1637-1931, 1965