Gardner Family Papers

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The Gardner family of Nantucket descended from Richard and John Gardner, sons of Thomas Gardner, a planter who came from England to Salem, Massachusetts in 1626. Their descendants became captains of whaling ships, land owners and merchants. This collection includes correspondence, deeds and other land records, poems, financial and legal papers, wills, certificates, obituaries, research notes, genealogical materials, inventories, and other papers of family members, relating to many phases of Nantucket history.

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Folder 70 1/2 Solomon Gardner: deed, Item 1

Folder 70 1/2 Solomon Gardner: deed, Item 1

Deed for sale of land to Jeremiah Gardner, 10 December 1743

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Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 1

Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 1

Purchase of 1/16 part of Ship "Hope", 17 October 1795

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Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 2

Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 2

Insurance on Ship "Hope" round-trip to Brazil, David Giles, Master, 10 February 1796

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Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 3

Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 3

Purchase of land in Nantucket, 17 November 1796

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Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 4

Folder 70 Silas Gardner: deed of sale, Item 4

Deed for sale of share of common land to Thomas Delano, Nantucket, 14 July 1785

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Folder 71 Susan A. Gardner: teacher’s certificate, Item 1

Folder 71 Susan A. Gardner: teacher’s certificate, Item 1

Letter regarding trip to Italy, undated

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Folder 72 1/2 Timothy Gardner: deed

Folder 72 1/2 Timothy Gardner: deed

Deed for sale of land to Robert C. Folger, Nantucket 1834

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Folder 72 Susan Gardner: letters, Item 1

Folder 72 Susan Gardner: letters, Item 1

Letter to mother, Elizabeth Chase Gardner asking for $500.00 to repay debt to Capt. Winslow, Havre, 3 January 1827

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Folder 72 Susan Gardner: letters, Item 4

Folder 72 Susan Gardner: letters, Item 4

Other letters from former boarders, 1826-1827

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Folder 73 1/2 Uriah Gardner: act against the estate, Item 1

Folder 73 1/2 Uriah Gardner: act against the estate, Item 1

Copy of Accounts against estate and cash paid, undated

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