Papers, 1772-1787.

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Papers, 1772-1787.

Photostatic copies of family correspondence and a 1772 genealogy of the Pickman family. Most letters were written in London during the American Revolution by loyalist Benjamin Pickman to his family in Salem, Mass. Includes one letter by Pickman's wife Mary T. Pickman and one by his mother Love R. Pickman. Collection also includes an anonymous letter about ferry rates on the Merrimack River in 1787.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7405261

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Pickman, Benjamin, 1740-1819

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The diaries appear to have been kept by Benjamin Pickman (1740-1819) during his 10 year exile in England. Massachusetts banned him in 1778 for being a loyalist during the American Revolution. The Pickman family was involved in the shipping business in Salem, Massachusetts. From the description of Diaries, 1779-1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 56323103 ...

Pickman family.

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Pickman, Mary Toppan, 1744-1817

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Pickman, Love Rawlins, 1709-1786

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