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B. General Shipping Papers, 1739-1817, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: B.

Scope and Contents

Subseries B. General Shipping Papers include all documents that either could not be identified, or that are related to more than one ship. These general shipping papers include financial papers, invoice books, account books, and Customhouse bonds. Accounts of Derby family members with each other or with their captains are included in the folders of miscellaneous shipping accounts (box 8, folders 7 and 8). Elias Hasket's (1739-1799) outbound invoice books, volumes 2 and 3, contain invoices of cargoes on ships sailing from Salem while the inbound invoice book, volume 4, records cargoes on ships sailing from foreign ports. Volumes 2 and 4 contain detailed indexes that list ship, master, and destination for all entries. Within the folder of miscellaneous account books are two account books with entries for privateers, and one pamphlet that records fishing voyages in the 1750s. The folders of outfitting accounts (box 9, folders 2-5) include all accounts, receipts, and contracts made for the building, altering, or outfitting of ships.

Dates

  • Creation: 1739-1817, undated

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.5 linear feet (25 boxes; 23 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA