Folger-Macy papers/Folk collection, 1765-1905.

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Folger-Macy papers/Folk collection, 1765-1905.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81305787

Records of business transactions, wills, inventories of properties and household furnishings, property records, and other papers, of Walter Folger (1735-1826), his sons, Walter Folger, Jr. (1765-1849) and Gideon (1780-1863), and Gideon's son, Paul (1818-1845), merchants, of Nantucket, Mass.; materials relating to the Hussey, Folger, and Company Candle House, owned by Walter and Gideon Folger, and the family cooperage; and information concerning the purchase by Silvanus Macy (1756-1833), father-in-law of Gideon Folger, of the ship Thomas to be used in his whale oil business. Other family members represented include Richard and Thomas Macy.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8261321

Nantucket Hist Association

Related Entities

There are 11 Entities related to this resource.

Macy, Silvanus, 1756-1833

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60g69rh (person)

Folger, Paul, 1818-1845

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66q4hsz (person)

Merchant, of Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Daybook, 1843-1844. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013718 ...

Folger family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61w4jkv (family)

Folger, Walter, 1765-1849

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p569kc (person)

Walter Folger Jr. was a clock maker in Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, 1790. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668259618 Merchant, judge, and state legislator, of Nantucket, Mass.; known as Walter Folger, Jr. From the description of Accounts, 1808-1847. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013555 Clockmaker, astronomer, U.S. representative of Massachusetts, jurist, and author. From t...

Macy family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6163mmv (family)

Macy, Richard, 1742-1814

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62c1pct (person)

Hussey, Folger, and Company Candle House.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cp3220 (corporateBody)

Macy, Thomas, 1787-1864

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h714d9 (person)

Folger, Gideon, 1780-1863

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q26q8k (person)

Thomas (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km438n (corporateBody)

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by John Brown; owner-agent: S. & O. Macy. From the description of Log/journals, 1817-1820. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 154687909 ...

Folger, Walter, 1735-1826

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wq2q68 (person)

Ship chandler and owner of candle business, of Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Accounts, 1764-1810. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013554 ...