by Erica Cavanaugh | Sep 21, 2026
In 2027 the Colonial Society of Massachusetts will publish a digital transcription of the Ruth Henshaw Bascom Papers, 1789-1846, transcribed by Mary Eileen Fouratt and edited by Maureen Egan and Sally Hadden. The original RHB Papers are held at the...
by Erica Cavanaugh | Sep 21, 2026
These entries from John Gallison’s diaries contain a few updates on the financial affairs of Gallison’s Aunt Scott.  Once known as Mrs. John Hancock, she was in the process of liquidating her estate, the enormous fortune inherited from her first husband having been...
