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• The Holyoke Diaries, 1709-1856 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911), ed. by George Francis Dow, contrib. by Edward Holyoke, Edward Augustus Holyoke, John Holyoke, Mary Vial Holyoke, Margaret Holyoke, and Susanna Holyoke Ward
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• The diary of William Pynchon of Salem. (Houghton, Mifflin and company: [etc., etc.], 1890), by William Pynchon and F. E. Oliver (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Holyoke diaries, 1709-1856; Rev. Edward Holyoke, Marblehead and Cambridge, 1709-1768, Edward Augustus Holyoke, M.D., Cambridge, 1742-1747, John Holyoke, Cambridge, 1748, Mrs. Mary (Vial) Holyoke, Salem, 1760-1800, Margaret Holyoke, Salem, 1801-1823, Mrs. Susanna (Holyoke) Ward, Salem, 1793-1856 (The Essex Institute, 1911), by George Francis Dow, Susanna Holyoke Ward, Margaret Holyoke, Mary Vial Holyoke, John Holyoke, Edward Augustus Holyoke, and Edward Holyoke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Town records of Salem Massachusetts. [v.1]- 1634- (The Essex Institute, 1868), by Salem (Mass.), Sidney Perley, Martha O. Howes, and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The diaries of Benjamin Lynde and of Benjamin Lynde, Jr. (Priv. print. [Cambridge, Riverside Press], 1880), by Benjamin Lynde, F. E. Oliver, and Benjamin Lynde (page images at HathiTrust)
• The records of the Salem Commoners, 1713-1739 (Printed for the Essex Institute, 1903), by Salem (Mass.). Commoners and George Francis Dow (page images at HathiTrust)
• The diary of William Pynchon of Salem : a picture of Salem life, social and political, a century ago (Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890), by William Pynchon and F. E. Oliver (page images at HathiTrust)
• Town records of Salem, Massachusetts. (The Essex Institute, 1634), by Salem (Mass.), Sidney Perley, Martha O. Howes, and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (The Essex Institute, 1916), by Salem (Mass.) and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)

• The charter, special statutes and ordinances of the city of Salem : together with the rules and orders of the city council, and both branches thereof, and other matters of historical interest and general concern (Franklin Press, Rand, Avery & Co., 1881), by Salem (Mass.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The charter and ordinances of the city of Salem : together with the acts of the legislature relating to the city, collated and revised pursuant to an order of the City Council ([s.n.], 1853), by Salem (Mass.) and Joseph B. F. Osgood (page images at HathiTrust)
• The charter and ordinances of the city of Salem together with the special statutes relating to the city and other matters appended thereto. (Barry & Lufkin., 1896), by Salem (Mass.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Charter and revised ordinances of 1922 : with amendments to June 1, 1929, and with the rules and orders of the city council, a table of the special statutes of the commonwealth relating to the city, and a table of the statutes which have been accepted by the city. (City Clerk, 1929), by Salem (Mass.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ryal Side from early days of Salem colony (Printed at the Riverside press for the Beverly historical society, 1931), by Calvin P. Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Holyoke diaries, 1709-1856 (The Essex Institute, 1911), by Holyoke family, Susanna Holyoke Ward, Margaret Holyoke, Mary Holyoke, John Gibbs Holyoke, Edward Augustus Holyoke, Edward Holyoke, and George Francis Dow (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Holyoke diaries, 1709-1856 (The Essex Institute, 1911), by Holyoke family, Susanna Holyoke Ward, Margaret Holyoke, Mary Holyoke, John Gibbs Holyoke, Edward Augustus Holyoke, Edward Holyoke, and George Francis Dow (page images at HathiTrust)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• The Diary of William Bentley, D.D., Pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts (4 volumes; Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1914), by William Bentley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Salem witchcraft; with an account of Salem village and a history of opinions on witchcraft and kindred subjects (New York : Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., [1959], 1959), by Charles Wentworth Upham (page images at HathiTrust)
• The diary of William Bentley, D. D. (The Essex institute, 1905), by William Bentley, Alice G. Waters, Marguerite Dalrymple, Joseph Gilbert Waters, and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• A discourse pronounced at the request of the Essex historical society, on the 18th of September, 1828, in commemoration of the first settlement of Salem, in the state of Massachusetts. Pub. at the request of the society. (Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1828), by Joseph Story (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement, by Ralph D. Paine ... Revised with a new preface by the author and with a new and complete index. (Charles E. Lauriat co., 1923), by Ralph Delahaye Paine (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement (Charles E. Lauriat co., 1924), by Ralph Delahaye Paine (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement (Charles E. Lauriat co., 1927), by Ralph Delahaye Paine (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary Salem in the early nineteenth century, a walking tour (National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, 2003), by Emily A. Murphy and United States National Park Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• The diary of William Bentley, D.D., pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts (P. Smith, 1962), by William Bentley and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and times of Richard Derby, merchant of Salem, 1712-1783 (Riverside Press, 1929), by James Duncan Phillips (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pageant of Salem for the benefit of the House of Seven Gables Settlement Association, Kernwood, Salem, Massachusetts ... June 13, 14, 16, and 17. Director of the pageant: Margaret Maclaren Eager; historical censor: Sidney Perley. The pageant ... accompanied by a large chorus of mixed voices and the Salem Cadet Band. ([Salem, 1913), by Margaret MacLaren Eager and House of Seven Gables Settlement Association (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement (Outing Pub. Co., 1909), by Ralph Delahaye Paine (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The fifth half century of the landing of John Endicott at Salem, Massachusetts. Commenmorative exercises by the Essex institute September 18,1878. (Published for the Essex institute, 1879), by Essex Institute and William Crowninshield Endicott (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals of Salem. (W. & S. B. Ives;, 1845), by Joseph B. Felt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical sketch of Salem, 1626-1879 (Essex Institute, 1879), by Charles S. Osgood and H. M. Batchelder (page images at HathiTrust)
• Account of Leslie's retreat at the North bridge in Salem (W. Ives & G. W. Pease, printers, 1856), by Charles Moses Endicott and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ships and sailors of old Salem: the record of a brilliant era of American achievement (A. C. McClurg, 1912), by Ralph Delahaye Paine (page images at HathiTrust)
• The annals of Salem, from its first settlement. (W. & S.B. Ives, 1827), by Joseph B. Felt and Israel Thorndike Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoir of the Rev. Francis Higginson. (T. Prince, Printer, 1852), by Joseph B. Felt and YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Greater Salem in the Spanish-American War (Perry & Searle, Printers, 1901), by Harry Endicott Webber (page images at HathiTrust)
• The annals of Salem, from its first settlement. (W. & S. B. Ives, 1827), by Joseph B. Felt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Old Naumkeag : an historical sketch of the city of Salem, and the towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Manchester, Topsfield, and Middleton (Heritage Books, 1998), by C. H. Webber and Winfield S. Nevins (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• History of Salem, Mass. (Higginson Book Co., in the 1990s), by Sidney Perley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Witch hill: a history of Salem witchcraft. Including illustrative sketches of persons and places. (Carlton & Lanahan;, 1870), by Zachariah Atwell Mudge, Hitchcock & Walden, and Carlton & Lanahan (page images at HathiTrust)
• John Endicott and the men who came to Salem in the Abigail in 1628 (Salem Press, 1910), by Frank Augustine Gardner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Account of Leslie's retreat at the North Bridge in Salem, on Sunday Feb'y 26, 1775 (W. Ives & G.W. Pease, printers, 1856), by Charles Moses Endicott and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• Old Naumkeag : an historical sketch of the city of Salem, and the towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Manchester, Topsfield, and Middleton (A. A. Smith & company ;, 1877), by Charles Henry Webber and Winfield S. Nevins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Visitor's guide to Salem. (The Essex Institute, 1916), by T. F. Hunt, John Robinson, Henry Morrill Batchelder, John Robinson, and Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• Old Salem (Houghton, Mifflin ;, 1893), by Eleanor Putnam and Arlo Bates (page images at HathiTrust)
• William Frederick Poole and the New England clergy : an address delivered at the Essex County Institute, Salem, Mass., January 1, 1900 (s.n., 1900), by Zephaniah Swift Holbrook (page images at HathiTrust)
• Old Naumkeag : an historical sketch of the city of Salem, and the towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Manchester, Topsfield, and Middleton (A. A. Smith ;, 1817), by Carl Webber and Winfield S. Nevins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical sketch of Salem, 1626-1879 (Essex Institute, 1879), by Charles S. Osgood, H. M. Batchelder, and BookLab (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Salem : maritime Salem in the Age of Sail (U.S. Dept. of the Interior :, 1987), by United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications (page images at HathiTrust)
• Salem Maritime national historic site, Salem, Mass. (The Service :, 1940), by United States National Park Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem, Mass. (U.S.G.P.O., 1951), by Salem Maritime National Historic Site (Mass.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The opening of John Robinson Hall in the Peabody Museum of Salem, Massachusetts, February twenty-second, nineteen thirty. ([Topsfield, Mass., 1930), by Peabody Museum of Salem (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Derby Wharf, Salem Maritime National Historical Park, Massachusetts. (Denver, 1973), by United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center. Historic Preservation Team, John F. Luzader, and H. John Dobrovolny (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Essex Institute, treasure house of American beginnings. (Salem, Mass., 1929), by Essex Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ships and sailors of old Salem : the record of a brilliant era of American achievement, by Ralph Delahaye Paine (Gutenberg ebook)

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