Luther A. Roby Papers

Collection — Container: MS 7172

Call Number: MS 7172

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 36 items dating from 1835-1901 relating to Luther A. Roby’s career in the shipping industry. It contains financial records documenting his business, including account books. There are also bills of sale and certificates of interest and ownership for several of his ships and schooners.

Dates

1835-1901
Other: Date acquired: 05/00/2013

Creator

Roby, Luther A., 1814-1901. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Items in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. In most cases, the Boston Public Library does not hold the copyright to the items in our collections. It is the sole responsibility of the user to make their own determination about what types of usage might be permissible under U.S. and international copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Luther Abbot Roby was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on October 24, 1814. Roby owned ships that transported goods along the canal between Nashua and Boston as well as a ship timber business. He also served as director of the First National Bank of Nashua from its inception in 1863 until the time of his death in 1901.

Extent

36.00 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Carmen Valentino in 2013.

Processing Information

Finding aid written by Rachel Stanton, 2013.

Processing Information

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