Folder MS0247.01.01

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Sheet of ivory-colored paper measuring 22 x 21 cm with Elaborate script in brown and black ink appears to be written in Spanish contains the name Capt J???(John?) Bray P 303 SCos(?) 116 Norte (11 lines of script)

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Ann Lipscomb b. Dec. 16, 1755, d. Apr. 27, 1822, m. Col. Samuel Oldham (2nd wife) Louisville, Ky. (Photo of a painting) Col. Samuel Oldham son of John Oldham & Anne Conway b. ?, d. 1825, Magistrate, Louisville, Ly., 1787 m. (2nd) Ann Lipscomb (photo of a painting) Carver Mercer father of Thomas Clifford Mercer (photo of a silhouette)

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No. 12 United States of America 1798 March 12 Samuel Rufus Giny, Collector of the District of Marblehead certify that Mr. Benjamin Bray, an American seaman aged 23 is a Citizen of the United States Of America

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Receipt from Israel Putnam to Mrs. Bray, 1802 July 24 List of Wedding Cake ingredients

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The earliest date of the material is 1783 which is a sermon printed in Boston. The latest date is 1995 which is correspondence Mr. Girdler had with various persons including a third cousin, Mrs. Winnifred “Win” Pierce, Vernon L. Girdler and Mrs. George B. Girdler who were involved with the genealogical searches. There is original nineteenth and twentieth century correspondence, some photographs, books and printed articles but perhaps the greatest interests are the transcribed nineteenth...

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Administrator of Abel Gardner’s estate. (dated 1838 February 26, John Heard Judge of Probate, Oliver W.B. Peabody Registrar

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Bill of Sale for Schooner “Amazon” between John Candler Jr. and Abel Gardner 1833 August 4 at Marblehead, Massachusetts (gives the details of the schooner) one half of the schooner. John Candler, Jr. defends the one half ownership 1840 March 17 before Edmund Kimball

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The earliest date of the material is 1783 which is a sermon printed in Boston. The latest date is 1995 which is correspondence Mr. Girdler had with various persons including a third cousin, Mrs. Winnifred “Win” Pierce, Vernon L. Girdler and Mrs. George B. Girdler who were involved with the genealogical searches. There is original nineteenth and twentieth century correspondence, some photographs, books and printed articles but perhaps the greatest interests are the transcribed nineteenth...

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Calling card of Mrs. John Girdler, Marblehead, Captain Girdler (edged in black) and a small note (also edged in black) Signed by Caroline P. Reed dated March 26th 1851

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Handwritten letter and two photographs of a woman 1863 March 15 (Chicago) to Holsey (?) from Sis Belknap