Series I. Benjamin Frank Fabens (1818-1912) Papers include ships' papers, business records, and personal papers. The ships' papers include over 20 vessels encountered by Fabens while in Zanzibar as agent for Bertram and Shepherd. These documents include information regarding voyages from Salem to Zanzibar, along with various ports such as Muscat, Aden, Majunga, Bombay, and Mozambique. Business records include house expenses, ledgers, day books, invoices, and accounts current, along with correspondence, contracts, and agreements with prominent figures in the Salem-Zanzibar trade such as Richard P. Waters, John F. Webb, and George West. Within personal papers is Fabens' personal protection certificate, which he earned in 1838, along with legal documents that reflect Fabens' appointment as power of attorney for Clara E. Fabens and Charlotte A. Fabens.