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William Martain Papers, 1816-1830

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 123

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

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.

Related Collections

Hamilton (Ship) Logbook, 1809-1819. Log 3021 (OS)

Hamilton (Ship) Logbook, 1809-1815, Log 92

Louisa (Ship) Logbook, 1826-1829, Log 3048 (OS)

Louisa (Ship) Logbook, 1829-1830, Log 3060 (OS)

Processing Information

Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, July 2015.

Subject

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

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA