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BURNHAM FAMILY PAPERS, 1805-1957
Collection Summary | |
Repository: | The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum 132 Essex Street Salem, MA 01970 Phone: 978-745-9500 Fax: 978-531-1516 |
Creator: | Burnham family |
Title: | Burnham Family Papers |
Dates: | 1805/1957 |
Quantity: | 2.5 Linear feet (5 boxes) |
Abstract: | This collection contains papers relating to eight different members of the Burnham family of Essex County, Massachusetts, as well as collections of correspondence and legal documents pertaining to the Howes family of Boston, Massachusetts and Andrews family of Essex County, Massachusetts. |
Collection Number: | MH 51 |
Series List
SERIES I. Burnham Family PapersScope and Content Note
This collection contains papers relating to eight different members of the Burnham family of Essex County, Massachusetts, as well as collections of correspondence and legal documents pertaining to the Howes family of Boston, Massachusetts and Andrews family of Essex County, Massachusetts. The majority of the papers focus on three generations of the Burnham family and their relatives.
Series I. Burnham Family Papers includes six
subseries, each comprised of materials from a different family member. Subseries A. Albion Burnham Papers document Albion's years
as shipmate on the Southern Cross (Ship), which was
captured by the Florida (Confederate States Steamship)
in 1863; on the Carnation (United States Steamship)
during the remainder of the Civil War; and on the Abbie
Bursley (Schooner). Other materials include photographs of Albion in
uniform, documentation on Civil War pensions, logbooks, cash account books, cargo
receipts, medals, and hair samples from around the world. Personal papers include
receipts for ordinary living expenses and correspondence between Albion, his brother
Everett Burnham, and his nephew Robert Burnham. Subseries B.
Everett Burnham Papers contain correspondence, school papers, yearly
diaries and receipts. Subseries C. Ida Angier Burnham Papers contain school papers, a diary, correspondence
from a niece in Europe, and receipts.
Subseries D. Robert Burnham Papers include personal records such as correspondence, school papers,
and receipts, as well as performance programs, pamphlets, and articles related to
his career as an impersonator, drama teacher, and entertainer. A scrapbook of
career-related clippings and photographs is also included. Subseries E. Deacon Samuel Burnham Papers include a professional award
as well as correspondence from Samuel while he was a student at Phillips Academy,
Andover, Massachusetts from 1839-1842. Subseries F. Captain
Samuel Burnham and Sally Andrews Burnham
Papers include professional and legal papers, correspondence, account
books, and estate materials. Subseries G. Miscellaneous
is comprised of song lyrics, poems, concert and theater programs, and pamphlets.
Newspaper clippings, ranging in years from 1846 to 1925, provide information about
the Burnhams, shipbuilding, and the maritime industry. This subseries also includes
the wills, diaries and writings of other members of the Burnham family, including
Willis Burnham, Clarence Burnham, Choate Burnham, and Eliza Mills.
Series II. Related Family Papers include collections
of correspondence, legal documents, and genealogical records of families related by
marriage to the Burnham family. Subseries A. Howes Family Papers include letters between Captain Peleg
Howes, his wife, and his daughter Phebe Howes, the first wife of Everett Burnham.
Subseries B. Andrews Family
Papers contain correspondence, legal documents, land purchases, and
genealogical information related to the family of Sally Andrews, third wife of
Captain Samuel Burnham. Subseries C. William Moody Papers consist of a will and legal documents of William A.
Moody, grandson of Samuel and Sally Burnham. Subseries D.
Genealogical Records consist of handwritten materials such as family
trees, marriage records, and birth records for the Burnham, Andrews, Moody and
related families.
Biographical Sketch
Captain Samuel Burnham (1787-1873) was born in Essex County, Massachusetts. He was appointed Infantry Captain of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1824, and later worked as a shipbuilder and carpenter. He married Lucy Andrews (1788-1813) in 1812; Amelia Choate (1788-1822) in 1815; and Sally Andrews (1804-1888)in 1824. Surviving children from his second marriage were Lucy Burnham and Choate Burnham. Surviving children from his third marriage to Sally Andrews were Samuel Burnham (born 1827), Sarah Amelia Burnham (born 1831), Everett Burnham (1835-1907), Albion Burnham (1839-1925), and Willis Burnham (born 1844).
Samuel Burnham attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts from 1839 to
1842; he married Mary Stone in 1852. Sarah Amelia Burnham married William F. Moody
in 1853; they had one surviving child, William A. Moody. Everett Burnham married
Phebe Howes (1839-1875) in 1864; they had two children: Clarence Everett Burnham
(1868-1892); and Robert Howes Burnham (born 1875). Following Phebe's death in 1875,
Everett married Ida Louise Angier. Neither Albion nor
Willis had any children.
Albion Burnham served as shipmate on the Winged Arrow (Clipper ship) in 1860, on the Southern Cross (Ship) in 1862-63, the Carnation (United States Steamship) from 1863 to 1865,
and the Abbie Bursley (Schooner) in late 1865.
Robert Howes Burnham became an orator, teacher and
entertainer, performing selections from Shakespeare, Kipling, and other literary
works. He taught at Emerson College in Boston from 1909 to 1943.
Index Terms
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Administrative Information
Copyright
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscript Librarian in the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Preferred Citation
Burnham Family Papers, MH 51, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
Provenance
The Captain Samuel Burnham Papers, Albion Burnham Papers, and Deacon Samuel Burnham Papers were donated by Helen F. Moreland (accession #17,379). For some material the provenance is unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Elizabeth Mather, July 2012.
Related Material
Search term of Albion Burnham, Essex County, Massachusetts with 1839 date of birth. Web. Retrieved June 15, 2012. http://www.ancestry.com/
Search term of Samuel Burnham, Essex County, Massachusetts with 1787 date of
birth and spouse name of Sally Andrews. Web. Retrieved June 15, 2012. http://www.ancestry.com/
Search terms of Southern Cross CSS Florida.
Retrieved June 15, 2012. http://www.historycentral.com/navy/cwnavalhistory/June1863.html
Search term of USS Carnation. Retrieved June 15,
2012. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c3/carnation.htm