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Melville family. Papers, 1787-1863.

Title: Papers, 1787-1863.

Chiefly business correspondence of Thomas Melvill or his son Thomas. Includes letters and documents reflecting the elder Melvill's position as naval officer; correspondence between father and son concerning the latter's commercial ventures in Europe; letters about the farm at Pittsfield; and papers pertaining to legal matters such as the lawsuit of Melvill heirs to recover some French property to which they had a claim by marriage, material concerning the seizure of cargo of the sloop Falmouth in 1789, and letters to or from Lemuel Shaw, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts (1830-1860). Also contains accounts, receipts, promissory notes, insurance policies and other business papers.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81802930 View

Melvill, Thomas, 1751-1832. Receipt, 1814.

Title: Receipt, 1814.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf)

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Melvill, Thomas, 1751-1832. Permit, 1815, November 10, Boston.

Title: Permit, 1815, November 10, Boston.

For the sloop Actress to proceed to New York. Countersigned by Thomas Melvill as Naval Officer.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 l.).

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Melvill, Thomas, 1751-1832. Thomas Melvill autograph [manuscript], [1805 Apr 17]

Title: Thomas Melvill autograph [manuscript], [1805 Apr 17]

Autograph of Thomas Melvill, Collector and J. Watriz?, Jr. Naval Officer, probably clipped from a customs list.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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