J. M. Forbes and Co. estate papers, 1777-1986; bulk: 1845-1940.

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J. M. Forbes and Co. estate papers, 1777-1986; bulk: 1845-1940.

Papers of J. M. Forbes and Co., a private investment and trust management firm, related to its management of the estates of John Murray Forbes; Sarah Swain (Hathaway) Forbes; John Malcolm Forbes, Sr.; John Malcolm Forbes, Jr.; Rose (Dabney) Forbes; Edith (Emerson) Forbes; William Hathaway Forbes; Waldo Emerson Forbes; Ralph Emerson Forbes; Sarah (Forbes) Hughes; and Paul Revere Forbes. Included are wills, codicils, inventories, appraisals, deeds, receipts, correspondence, and papers related to Nashawena, Naushon, and Pasque Islands, Mass.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7963844

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Forbes, Sarah Swain Hathaway, 1813-1900.

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J. M. Forbes and Co.

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Forbes, William Hathaway, 1840-1897

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Forbes, Ralph Emerson, 1866-1937.

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Forbes, Edith Emerson, 1841-1929

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Forbes, John Malcolm, 1901-1941.

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Forbes, Paul Revere, 1860-1936.

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Forbes, Waldo Emerson, 1879-1917.

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Forbes, Rose Dabney, 1864-1947

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Hughes, Sarah Forbes

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Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898

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Philanthropist, abolitionist. Contributed to the building of the railroad system in the United States. From the description of John Murray Forbes letter to George William Curtis, [manuscript], 1891 January 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 263078000 Forbes was a Boston businessman who was engaged in the China trade early in his life and later involved in railroad development in the American West. From the description of Letters from various corres...

Forbes, John Malcolm, 1847-1904

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