William Martain Papers, 1816-1830
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Scope and Content Note
The William Martain Papers contain correspondence, letters of instruction, disbursements, crew wages, provisions, and fur accounts for the ships Hamilton and Louisa.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1830
Creator
- Martain, William (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
William Martain was a Boston, Massachusetts, ship captain who captained the ship Hamilton (1816-1822) and the ship Louisa (1826-1830) to the Northwest coast of the United States, Hawaii, and Canton, China. No further biographical information can be found.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The William Martain Papers contain correspondence, letters of instruction, disbursements, crew wages, provisions, and fur accounts for the ships Hamilton and Louisa.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was found in the collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, July 2015.
Subject
- Dodd, Timothy (Person)
- Lyman, George (Person)
- Active (Ship) (Organization)
- Hamilton (Ship) (Organization)
- Louisa (Ship) (Organization)
- Joseph Baker and Sons (Organization)
- Title
- WILLIAM MARTAIN PAPERS, 1816-1830
- Author
- Processed by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository