Remond Family papers, 1823-1869; bulk: 1823-1845.

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Remond Family papers, 1823-1869; bulk: 1823-1845.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48898052

The papers of this prominent Afro-American family of Salem, Mass., include agreements, correspondence, menus, invoices, bills of lading, and miscellaneous papers of John Remond, reflecting his catering and cookery career. Included are menus for events held in Hamilton Hall, Salem. The letters of John's son Charles Lenox Remond include thank-you notes and those discussing anti-slavery and abolitionist issues.

1 box (.25 linear feet)

Peabody Essex Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599223

Peabody Essex Museum

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Remond family.

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Remond, John, c.1788-1874.

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Hamilton Hall (Salem, Mass.)

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Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873

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Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1873) was born in Salem, Massachusetts into a prominent African-American family. His father John had emigrated from the Dutch colony of Curacao in 1798 and owned a successful catering business, while his mother Nancy's father was a Revolutionary War veteran. Both his parents were active abolitionists and Charles followed suit (as did his sister Sarah), speaking on the anti-slavery lecture circuit from an early age. In 1840, he gave a lecture at the World A...