Papers, 1631-1902, bulk: 1670-1878.

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Papers, 1631-1902, bulk: 1670-1878.

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Papers of the Higginson family include genealogical information; deeds to lands in Salem, Mass.; business papers; and copied correspondence. Papers of Stephen Higginson, a Continental Congressman and merchant, include letters to Elbridge Gerry, Henry Knox, and Arthur Lee on Massachusetts and national politics; business accounts; and business correspondence and accounts with Salem and Boston merchants Elias Derby, LeRoy and Bayard Co., and Richard Derby. Letters from Francis Higginson (1733-1766), John Higginson (1675-1718), and Nathaniel Higginson concern trade with the West Indies and whaling. Among other Higginsons in the collection are: Francis (1586-1630), George, Henry, five Johns, Louise, Mehetable, Sarah, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Additional correspondents include Jacob Ashton, Simon Epes, and James Jeffry.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Higginson, Stephen, 1743-1828

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Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814

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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

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Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1823. He was a descendant of Francis Higginson, a Puritan minister and immigrant to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. His father, Stephen Higginson (born in Salem, Massachusetts, November 20, 1770; died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 20, 1834), was a merchant and philanthropist in Boston and steward of Harvard University from 1818 until 1834. His grandfather, also named Stephen Higginson, was a member of the Continental Congre...

Higginson, John, 1675-1718

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Jeffry, James, 1733-1807.

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Higginson, George, 1804-1889.

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Higginson, John, 1720-1774

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Epes, Simon.

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Higginson family.

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Higginson, John, 1765-1818.

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Higginson, Louisa, 1786-1864.

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Higginson, John, 1698-1744.

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Higginson, Francis, 1733-1766.

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Higginson, Mehetable, 1723-1818.

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Derby, Elias Hasket, 1766-1826

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Higginson, Henry, 1781-1838.

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Higginson, Nathaniel, 1652-1708.

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Higginson, Sarah, 1620-1675.

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Ashton, Jacob, 1744-1829.

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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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American revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1793 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596665 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to General Henry Jackson, 1796 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596669 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westpoint, to Colonel Pickering, Quartermaster General, 1782 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598200 ...

Derby, Richard.

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Higginson, Francis, 1587-1630

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LeRoy and Bayard Company.

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Higginson, John, 1616-1708

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John Higginson (1616-1708) was the son of noted clergyman, Francis Higginson (1586-1630), who brought his family from Claybrook, Leicestershire, England to New England in 1629. Although the younger Higginson seems never to have been ordained, he was appointed to several ministerial positions: Chaplain at Saybrook Fort, Conn., 1636-1639; Asst. Pastor and Pastor at Guilford, Conn., between 1643 and 1659; Pastor at Salem, 1660. His printed works include: Prefaces for Cotton Mather's _Winter Meditat...