Series I. Ships' Papers are arranged alphabetically by ship's name. Correspondence and business papers for each ship are arranged in chronological order. Most of the letters are addressed to John H. Andrews and partners from his ship masters and deal with accounts of the voyage and prices received for goods shipped. Foreign merchants' comments on specific ships and cargoes are also included in the Ships' Papers. Of special interest are letters concerning the opium trade on board the brig Eliza and bark Patriot, though Andrews' main interest lay with the sugar trade between Havana and Europe on board the brig Herald, schooner Jeremiah, brig Rebecca, and schooner Union. Trade in oil between Naples, Gallipoli, and St. Petersburg aboard the brig Rebecca and bark Patriot is also described. Two of Andrews' ships were lost to privateers, the ship Jeremiah in 1811 and the Union in 1819, though both were later in his service. Recordings of the prize hearings, translated from Danish, are included in Folders 5 and 9.