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Luscomb, Samuel. Samuel Luscomb Papers, 1784.

Title: Samuel Luscomb Papers, 1784.

Bill dated Salem, MA March 15, 1784 to Joshua Ward for "drafting your house".

ArchivalResource: 1 envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668253442 View

Tyrannicide (Brig). Tyrannicide (Brig) logbook, 1777-1778.

Title: Tyrannicide (Brig) logbook, 1777-1778.

The logbook of the brig Tyrannicide details a privateering voyage from Salem, Mass., to Martinique and the West Indies, Nov. 1777-May 1778. The master was Jonathan Haraden; the brig's owner was Joshua Ward of Salem. The logbook includes information on a death at sea; diseases, specifically smallpox; and the ship's equipment and supplies, specifically provisions. During its voyage, the Tyrannicide spoke the brigs America (out of Boston), Hazard, Lyon, and Oliver (out of Salem).

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52255174 View

Derby, John. Estate of Elias Hasket Derby Account Book, 1799-1803.

Title: Estate of Elias Hasket Derby Account Book, 1799-1803.

Account book includes payments made against the Estate of Elias Hasket Derby; payments were processed by John Derby and Benjamin Pickman, executors of the estate. Payments included pilotage fees for ships owned by the Derby family; purchase of cargo for some of these ships; repairs made to Derby Wharf in Salem, MA, by Micah Wild; state, county, and town taxes paid on the estate; and taxes paid on the Derby farm in Danvers, MA. Payment was also made from the Estate of Elias Hasket Derby to the Estate of Jonathan Derby, John Gardner, executor of Jonathan Estate.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/680056604 View

Ward, Miles, 1673-1764. Ward Family Papers 1718-1946 1740-1825.

Title: Ward Family Papers 1718-1946 1740-1825.

Although the WARD FAMILY PAPERS extend from 1718 to 1946, the bulk of the papers range from 1740 to 1825. They 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).

ArchivalResource: 29 boxes, 59 volumes (16 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489057439 View