Mary Cochrane Rogers papers, 1757-1930; bulk: 1870-1930.

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Mary Cochrane Rogers papers, 1757-1930; bulk: 1870-1930.

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Research and personal papers of teacher and historian Mary Cochrane Rogers of Boston, Mass. Research papers include drafts of articles and books written about her great-great-grandfather, Robert Rogers of the Rogers' Rangers, and relative Rev. Arthur Browne, first Episcopal minister in New Hampshire, ca. 1900-1930; letters written by relatives regarding Rogers family genealogy, ca. 1900-1920; original documents used for research, such as Browne and Rogers family receipts, deeds, and correspondence, 1757-1804; Seamen's articles for the Schooner Mary Eliza, 1839; and photostats and transcripts of other documents used for research. Personal papers include letters regarding her work in various school districts in New England, ca. 1900-1910, including her tenure as the principal of the Apponaug School in Warwick, Rhode Island; legal documentation of claims for money from various family estates; and her will, 1925. Collection also includes letters written by Mary's relative, Margaret Furniss (later Zimmerman), to her sister [Caro]lina Furniss, regarding various places visited in Europe, 1870-1910s.

5 boxes and 1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Rogers, Mary Cochrane, b. 1869.

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Zimmerman, Margaret Furniss.

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Rogers' Rangers

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Furniss, Carolina.

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Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795

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Robert Rogers was a soldier and frontiersman. From the description of An estimate of the fur and peltry trade in the district of Michilimackinac, according to the bounds and limits, assign'd to it by the French, when under their government; together with an account of the situation and names of the several out-posts, 1767. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632774 Major Robert Rogers (1731-1795), colonial ranger, Indian trader, frontiersman, and...

Rogers family.

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Mary & Eliza (Schooner)

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Browne, Arthur, 1699-1773

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Apponaug School (Warwick, R.I.)

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