Papers, 1743-1911.

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Papers, 1743-1911.

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Correspondence, mainly for 1848-1887, consists of the personal and family letters of Mary Jacobs Cushing, Olive Cushing, John Cushing, and Nathaniel Grafton Cushing, containing family news, a few letters concerning John's Civil War service, information about his attempts to start farms in Iowa and Nebraska, and a series of letters, 1872-1873, from Taylor Z. Thistle, a freedman studying at Nashville Normal and Collegiate Theological Institute, Nashville, Tenn. Legal papers include bills of sale, land plats, leases, and a copy of the division of John Cushing's estate. Miscellaneous items include home remedies and a printed copy of the constitution of a temperance society. Among the volumes are an account book for staple groceries and a personal account book for 1852. There are numerous bills and receipts; a statement of wages for a schoolmaster, 1806-1807; and records of shipbuilding expenses, 1810-1819.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Nashville Normal and Theological Institute (Nashville, Tenn.)

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Cushing, Mary Jacobs.

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Thistle, Taylor Z.

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Cushing family.

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Cushing, Olive.

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Cushing, Nathaniel, 1762-1827

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Nathaniel Cushing ran an iron works, making anchors in particular, in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. For a time, he also had a store, but he closed that business to concentrate on the ironworks. Later, he was involved in the Pembroke Woolen and Cotton Manufactory. Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel and Lucy Turner Cushing, born June 24, 1762. Nathaniel had brothers named Isaac (a merchant in Spain), Charles, and Ben (a ship captain), and sisters Mehitable and Lucy (married to a Mr. Es...

Cushing, John D., 1922-

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