Morse family business papers, 1776-1890.

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Morse family business papers, 1776-1890.

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The Morse family business papers, 1776-1890, consist almost exclusively of the business correspondence and financial and legal papers of Samuel Torrey Morse and his Boston-based merchant shipping firm, Gray and Morse. Papers include accounts, contracts, claims, marine insurance policies, and shipping agreements. A portion of these papers relate to specific voyages to India, Europe, Cuba, and China by ships such as the Rockall, which made eight voyages for Gray and Morse, Burmah, Matchless, and Soldan, among others. Also included are the business papers of companies in which Samuel Torrey Morse was a partner or investor, including the shipping firm Gorham and Gray, the Boston Hemp Manufacturing Company, the Texas and Louisiana Land and Lumber Company, and the Texas Pine Land Association. Also included are personal financial papers of Samuel Torrey Morse and the financial papers of members of the Morse family consisting of paid bills, accounts, real estate documents, and papers concerning the estates of various family members. A small group of documents relate to a French spoliation claim started by Dr. Eliakim Morse and continued by his heirs. Morse's ship, the Galen, was captured by a French privateer on a voyage from Boston to England in 1798. Morse and his grandsons spent close to one hundred years attempting to obtain compensation from the French government for the loss of their ship. Other personal papers include correspondence and documents related to Morse's trip to Europe in 1879. Family members named in the papers include Samuel Torrey Morse, Harriet Jackson Morse, John Torrey Morse, Sr., Eliakim Morse, Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Morse, William Hunt, Henry Lee, Sr., Henry Lee Jr., Benjamin E. Morse, and George Higginson.

22 boxes and 1 oversize box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Morse, John Torrey, 1840-1937

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American lawyer and historian. From the description of John Torrey Morse letters to Houghton Mifflin Company [manuscript], 1885, 1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019902 ...

Morse, Ebenezer, 1718-1802

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The North Precinct or Parish of Shrewsbury, Mass., was established 17 Dec. 1742. Rev. Ebenezer Morse was ordained as the first pastor of this church on 26 Oct. 1743. This parish remained a part of Shrewsbury until 1 Mar. 1786, when it was established as the town of Boylston and its church became the Congregational Church of Boylston. From the description of Account book of Ebenezer Morse, 1718-1859 (bulk: 1743-1791). (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50...

Morse, Harriet Jackson, b. 1826.

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Morse, Eliakim, Dr., 1759-1848.

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Boston Hemp Manufacturing Company (Boston, Mass.)

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Lee, Henry, 1782-1867

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Gorham and Gray (Boston, Mass.)

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Texas and Louisiana Land and Lumber Company.

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Morse, Benjamin E., b. 1816.

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Gray and Morse (Boston, Mass.)

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Morse family.

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Morse, Samuel Torrey, 1816-1890.

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Texas Pine Land Association.

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Rockall (Ship)

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Galen (Ship)

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Morse, John Torrey, Sr., 1813-1906

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