Pickering Family Papers, 1662-1887.

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Pickering Family Papers, 1662-1887.

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The Pickering Family Papers include business, legal, and personal papers of five generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Massachusetts. Approximately half the papers belong to Colonel Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), a prominent statesman. Many others belong to his son John Pickering (1777-1846), a lawyer and gifted linguist and scholar. Also represented in the collection are personal and business papers of thirteen other family members. In addition, papers of Pickering relatives and in-laws are included in the collection. These papers document the evolution of a family in Salem from modest beginnings as skilled laborers and farmers to a distinguished, successful family, whose members have included statesmen, scholars, lawyers, and merchants.

30 boxes (21.5 linear feet)

Peabody Essex Museum

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