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  1. S0641 - Portsmouth legal papers, 1789-1828. (Acces. S-641).

    Chiefly legal materials of residents of Portsmouth, N.H. Includes inventory (1828) of the estate of Abigail Ham; deposition (1819) of Ebenezer P. Akerman, taken in Norfolk, Va., concerning Ebenezer Thompson, plaintiff, of Portsmouth and John Haven, defendant, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and several deeds. Persons represented include Eliphalet Ladd, Nathaniel Haven, Mary Peirce, Rebecca Hardy, John Goddard, Susanna Green, Lucy Maria Sewall, and Supply C...

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    Portsmouth legal papers, 1789-1828. (Acces. S-641).
  2. S0656 - Letter from William Lyman to Samuel Sewall, c. 1791-1815 [photocopies]

    Letter from Dr. William Lyman to Judge David Sewall, circa 1791-1815 [photocopies]. Two pages, with five pages of medical accounts dating to 1791 also enclosed, concerning claims on the estate of Major Samuel Sewall, deceased. Lyman details continuous treatment of a hydrocele and Mrs. Lyman's care of the patient, seeking financial compensation.

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  3. S1176 - John Evans papers, 1784-1789

    The John Evans Papers, dating from September 1784 to April 1789, contain thirty "letters" written by John Evans (1737-1791) to himself. The collection more closely resembles journal entries where Evans, referring to himself as "Ange," writes in the second person, as if from the perspective of a conscience or guardian angel. Evans was a merchant of some prominence from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. While unusual in form, Evans's letters document his ...

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    John Evans papers, 1784-1789
  4. S1392 - Correspondence: Nathaniel Adams to David Sewell

    Letter from Nathaniel Adams (proprietor and first president of the Portsmouth Athenaeum) to his uncle David Sewell in York, Maine, with questions regarding the proper distribution of the estate of his uncle Sheriff Parker. Adams' mother was a Parker, and Adams was administering the estate.

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  5. Sewall - Name File: Sewall

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  6. The Life and Times of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall, 1748-1808: Poet - Lawyer - Patriot.

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