Benjamin Ropes Nichols Papers, 1672-1911.

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Benjamin Ropes Nichols Papers, 1672-1911.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/670725210

Salem, MA man. Letters, bills, etc.

1 box.

Peabody Essex Museum

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Nichols, Benjamin Ropes, 1786-1848

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The lawyer and antiquarian Benjamin Ropes Nichols was born on 18 May 1786 to Capt. Ichabod (1749-1839) and Lydia Ropes (1754-1835) Nichols, members of two of Salem's most prominent families. In 1800, he entered Harvard College, where a brother, Ichabod (class of 1802), and cousin, Benjamin Peirce (1778-1831, class of 1801), had already distinguished themselves as scholars. Benjamin, too, graduated with distinction in 1804. After graduation, Nichols returned to Salem to p...