| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Faneuil Hall and Faneuil Hall market; or, Peter Faneuil and his gift
| | | | Creator: | Brown, A. E. (Abram English), 1849- | | | | Publication: | Lee and Shepard, Boston,1900. | | | | Notes: | Part 2. The merchants of Faneuil Hall market. | | | | Call #: | F5ZJG B877 | | | | Extent: | x, 218, [3]-671 p. illus., front. (port.) plates, ports. 25 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Faneuil, Peter, -- 1700-1743 | Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.) | Faneuil Hall Market (Boston, Mass.) | Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Boston (Mass.) -- Biography
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | May Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | May Family | | | | Dates: | 1752-1917 | | | | Abstract: | John May (1748-1812) and his son, Henry Knox May, (1780-1865) were merchants and shippers in Boston, Massachusetts, and proprietors of the Union Wharf (May's Wharf). John May was also a member and agent of the Ohio Company of Associates. His grandson, Edward Tuckerman May was an agent at the Boston Customs House. The collection consists of correspondence, financial accounts, receipts, speeches, estate papers, and other papers of John, Henry K., and Edward T. May, concerning John's land speculations, his work as land agent for the Ohio Company of Associates, his service with the Boston Militia in the Revolutionary War, and his business activities as wharfinger of Union Wharf (Boston); Henry's activities as agent for New England merchants in Alexandria, Va., and as merchant, shipmaster and wharfinger of Union Wharf (Boston); and Edward's work as Boston Custom House agent. | | | | Call #: | MS 0401 | | | | Extent: | 6.00 linear feet (15 containers) | | | | Subjects: | May family. | Alexandria Canal Company. | Union Wharf (Boston, Mass.) | Customs administration -- Massachusetts -- Boston. | Real property -- New England. | Real property -- Ohio. | Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston. | Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Boston. | Wharves -- Massachusetts -- Boston. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Boston (Mass.) -- Commerce. | Alexandria (Va.) -- Commerce.
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