Salem, Massachusetts was first settled by Europeans in 1626. It was incorporated as a town in 1629 with land that included parts of Beverly, Danvers, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Methuen, Peabody, and Wenham. It was incorporated as a city in 1836.
Probate Records, 17th Century Town Meeting, Salem 1634 and 1635 Town Meeting Minutes, Salem 1700 Town Meeting Minutes, Salem 1725 Essex County Declaration of Independence, 1774 Leslie’s Retreat in Essex Gazette, 1774 Town Meeting Minutes, Salem, 1776 Result of Convention of Essex County Delegates, Ipswich 1778 Elias Hasket Derby Letter, 1782 Salem Impost (July 17, 1801) Salem Impost (August 4, 1801) Salem Impost (April 19, 1802) Ladies Miscellany, Salem 1829 (1) Ladies Miscellany, Salem 1829 (2) Citizenship Papers for the Bark Chalcedony, Salem 1841 Essex Railroad Ticket, 1848 Charlotte Forten Valedictory Poem, Salem 1856 Image of Pray’s Stitching Shop, Salem c. 1863 Letter in opposition to the Civil Rights Bill, Salem 1966 (1) Letter in opposition to the Civil Rights Bill, Salem 1966 (2) Letter in opposition to the Fair Housing Act, Salem 1966 (3)
