Autograph Letter, Signed "Samuel Townsend," to Benjamin Waters of Salem
by (Massachusetts, Charlestown)
- Used
- Condition
- Old folds, old stains, small whole affecting two characters of text, Else VG
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Benjamin Waters (1721-1786) was born in Charlestown to Benjamin Waters and Abigail Stone. he later moved to Salem, where he was a baker. He married Esther Gilbert and had seven children. He died in Washington, Dutchess County, New York. Many of Benjamin Waters' papers and other related Waters' family documents and manuscripts are archived in the library of Essex Peabody Museum, in Essex, MA.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37382
- Title
- Autograph Letter, Signed "Samuel Townsend," to Benjamin Waters of Salem
- Author
- (Massachusetts, Charlestown)
- Format/Binding
- 1pp., pen and ink on paper, docketed on verso. 1 vols. 7 1/4 x 7 inches
- Book Condition
- Used - Old folds, old stains, small whole affecting two characters of text, Else VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Charlestown [MA]
- Date Published
- 1759
- Keywords
- Massachusetts | Colonial
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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