Stephen Higginson papers, 1783-1792.

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Stephen Higginson papers, 1783-1792.

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Correspondence concerning political affairs, public finance, the Revolutionary War, foreign relations, and shipping. Also includes a Massachusetts treasury certificate (1787).

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Higginson, Stephen, 1743-1828

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Stephen Higginson (November 28, 1743—November 28, 1828) was an American merchant and shipmaster from Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Higginson attended the common schools before engaging in mercantile pursuits; from 1765 to 1775, he was an active and successful shipmaster. Higginson served in the Massachusetts legislature in 1782 and was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress in 1783. He took an active part in suppressing Shays' Reb...