Recovery (Ship), 1809-1810
Scope and Contents
Series II. John Gardner (1771-1847) and Richard Gardner (1774-1836) contains correspondence to and from John (1771-1847) on various topics, and John's gardening memo book. Papers relating to the family's shipping business during the time that John (1771-1847) and Richard would have been in control of it, are included in this series. These papers include ledgers, letter and day books, promissory memo book, accounts, invoices and receipts, cargo sales, and port arrivals and departures in Rio de Janeiro. Included are papers for specific vessels owned by the Gardners, including: Benjamin (Ship), Ceres (Ship), Commerce (Ship), Equator (Ship), Fame (Ship), Felicity (Brig), Hazard (Ship), John (Ketch), Marquis de Somerueles (Ship), Mary (Schooner), Moranda (Barque), Osgood (Brig), Recovery (Ship), and Sally (Schooner).
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1810
Creator
- From the Collection: Gardner family (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 4.5 linear feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository