Russell, Charles, 1793-1882. Papers, 1743-1962.
Title:
Papers, 1743-1962.
Storekeeper, postmaster, and public official, of Princeton, Mass. Correspondence, chiefly between Russell and his wife, Persis (Hastings) Russell, and their sons, Charles Theodore Russell and Thomas Hastings Russell, both Boston lawyers, relating to family and personal affairs, politics, Russell's service in the Massachusetts legislature, his work at the Boston Customs House, and other topics; deeds, legal executions, docket book, and other papers, from Russell's service as justice of the peace in Worcester County, Mass.; business records of the firm Mirick and Russell, Princeton, Mass.; 20 v. of records (1785-1843) of Russell's store in Princeton; records from Russell's tenure as postmaster of Princeton; and material relating to the Princeton branch of the Washington Benevolent Society, estates in which Russell was an interested party or executor, and various town records. (Con't) Also, correspondence and other papers of the Russell, Hastings, Stevenson, and Mirick families of Princeton, including militia papers of Capt. Samuel Hastings and Lt. Samuel Hastings, correspondence of Samuel Stevenson, storekeeper and postmaster, correspondence (1820s-40s) between Samuel Gardner Stevenson, storekeeper, and his uncle, Charles Russell, describing Stevenson's business activities in New York City, Providence, R.I., New Bedford, Mass., and Louisville, Ky.; other correspondence of Samuel Gardner Stevenson and of his sister, Sarah Russell (Stevenson) Gilbert, of Williamsburgh, N.Y.; business papers of Ephraim Mirick, associated with Mirick and Russell; and letters from Joseph Mirick, of Camden, Me., describing conditions there.
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