Series I. Account Books includes 67 account books documenting the voyages of the Henry Hastings & Company ships between 1853 to 1895. The books include building agreements, invoices, freight lists, and contracts for voyages from Boston to cities around the world. These ports include New York, San Francisco, London, Calcutta, and Hong Kong. Over 30 of the Henry Hastings & Company vessels are documented in the account books including the ships Midnight, Charger, Cutwater, Noonday, Pilgrim, Invincible, North American, and South American. The account books are arranged chronologically. The folder titled “Columbian Insurance Company” contains loose papers, not an account book.