Florence Farrier Hall collection, 1839-1875.

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Florence Farrier Hall collection, 1839-1875.

Diary (1839-1875) kept by Matthew Crosby entitled Memorandum Book of Bills Paid in 1839, detailing autobiographical information, with later entries relating to privateering and the capture of vessels, some from Nantucket, during the War of 1812, chiefly in Stonington, Conn., Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., including entries about the weather, with mention of ice in the harbor in 1875; loose sheets of poetry, one addressed to Elizabeth C. Pinkham Crosby (Mrs. William Henry Crosby); and genealogical materials on the Marshall family.

1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8047547

Nantucket Hist Association

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Crosby, Matthew, 1791-1878

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Ship captain and owner of general store, of Nantucket, Mass. From the description of General store accounts, 1824-1846. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013020 Shipowner, of Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Account book, 1813 Jan. 13-1834. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013926 ...

Crosby, Elizabeth C. Pinkham, 1816-1897

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Marshall family.

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