Thomas Child family papers, 1771-1819.

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Thomas Child family papers, 1771-1819.

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Consists of correspondence written or received by Thomas Child (1731-1787), a merchant and Custom House official at Falmouth, Me., four of his children, and several relatives by marriage between 1771-1819. Most notable among these materials are letter book drafts of Thomas Child correspondence to Arthur Savage (1731-1801), Francis Waldo (1728-1784), John Wentworth (1737-1820), and other colonial officials. Dating from 1771-1787, these letters reflect Child's service as a Custom House official before and during the American Revolution as well as after the war, when customs regulations were adjusted to meet the needs of an independent nation. Thomas Child, Jr. (1782-1851) is represented by correspondence written between 1802-1807 which principally concerns his numerous mercantile ventures at Falmouth and Portland, Me. This correspondence is complemented by personal letters, 1800-1815, from two uncles, Enoch Freeman (1750-1832) and Samuel Freeman (1742-1831), both prominent merchants and magistrates in the state.

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Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831

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Secretary to the Continental Congress at Watertown; justice of the peace, judge of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and selectman, of Portland, Me. From the description of Samuel Freeman papers, 1798-1809. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 501191640 Deputy postmaster and later postmaster, Falmouth (Portland), Me. From the description of Appointment, 1775. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974647 Register...

Child, Thomas, 1731-1787.

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Child, Thomas, 1782-1851

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Merchant and militiaman, of Falmouth, Me. From the description of Papers, 1802-1891. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972495 ...

Wentworth, John, 1737-1820

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Governor of the New Hampshire Colony and loyalist. From the description of Marriage license of John Wentworth, 1774 June 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981478 ...

Waldo, Francis, 1728-1784

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American loyalist; collector of customs at Falmouth (Portland), Me.; son of Gen. Samuel Waldo (1695-1759), the proprietor of the so-called Waldo Patent. From the description of Francis Waldo papers, 1783-1784. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 244106398 ...

Savage, Arthur, 1731-1801

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Hale, Mary Child, b. 1776.

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Child, Susanna, 1773-1856.

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Child, Mary, 1752-1832.

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Buckman, William F.

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Freeman, Enoch, 1750-1832.

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