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Salem Maritime National Historic Site Breaming, or burning sea growth off a vessel's hull, was a common practice in the 18th century. 1797 engraving from NPS collections.
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Salem Privateers

In this lesson, students examine primary source documents to learn about the role of privateering during the American Revolution. Students discover why citizens became involved in privateering and how privateers helped the new nation during the war.

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The tall glass fronted bookcase in the Customs House once held leather bound volumes.

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Over 150 feet of shelving is needed to store the Customs Service records from the ports of Salem and Beverly at the National Archives' New England facility in Waltham, MA.
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