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Danvers Historical Society Settles Future of Historic General Israel Putnam House with Putnam Descendant Group Trust

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The Danvers Historical Society Glen Magna has resolved a court dispute with a local group over the disposition of the General Israel Putnam House, the birthplace of the American Revolutionary War commander. Salem Superior Court approved a settlement on Thursday with the General Israel Putnam Homestead Trust (GIPHT), an organization…

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2010 Winter, Verses Vol. 10, No. 1

By | Verses Newsletter

In Memoriam – Miriam Emerson Peters and her last living brothers, John and the late Edward, donated the general’s house, with its entire contents, including furniture, clothing, papers and land, to the Danvers Historical Society in 1992. The Olde Berry Tavern – The use of liquor in the early days…

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