Fonds - Joseph Orne account book

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Joseph Orne account book

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  • Textual record

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  • Source of title proper: Title is based on the creator of the account book

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  • Microfilmed 1988 (originally created 1719-1743) (Creation)
    Creator
    Orne, Joseph

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1 microfilm reel

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Name of creator

(1683-1748)

Biographical history

Joseph Orne (1683-1748) of Salem, Massachusetts, was a shoemaker's son who became an important fish and export merchant in the period after Queen Anne's War. Little is known of his own history, but the account book is the only surviving one covering the period of the 1720s, when the Massachusetts fishery was rapidly expanding after nearly a quarter of a century of continual interruption.

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Scope and content

Item consists of a microfilm copy of an account book describing Orne's dealings with the fishermen that crewed his schooners to the offshore banks.

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Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased from the Essex Institute in 1989.

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  • English

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    Location of originals

    Original material held at the Essex Institute, Salem Massachusetts.

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    Restrictions on access

    There are no restrictions on access to the material.

    Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

    Copyright is held by the Essex Institute. The ledger may not be duplicated or quoted without written permission from the Essex Institute.

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    MHA Finding Aid 20

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    Draft

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    Partial

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Created - April 26, 2013

    Language of description

    • English

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