William Kent Papers, 1771-1866
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The William Kent papers contain ships papers from vessels that Kent sailed on, and correspondence. This collection has been divided into two series.
Series I. Ships Papers contain papers from vessels that William Kent sailed on; the majority of which he was captain or master. These papers contain bills of lading, receipts, insurance policies, petitions, appeals, and custom permits.
Series II. Correspondence contains correspondence about the ship Witch of the Wave, in addition to correspondence from John Bertram to T. C. Wales. It is unclear what connection Bertram or Wales have to Kent, as the correspondence is dated later than the ships papers with Kents name on them.
Dates
- Creation: 1771-1866
Creator
- Kent, William (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
William Kent was a captain and ship master in the late eighteenth century working out of Boston, Massachusetts. He was captain and master on board the sloop Congress and master on board the sloops Dolphin, Polly, and the schooner Sukey.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The William Kent papers contain ships papers from vessels that Kent sailed on, and correspondence.
Series List
SERIES I. Ships' Papers
SERIES II. Correspondence
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by George C. Wales in 1935 (accession #9,789).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, July 2015.
Subject
- Kent, William (Person)
- Bertram, John, 1796-1882 (Person)
- Confidence (Ship) (Organization)
- Congress (Sloop) (Organization)
- Dolphin (Sloop) (Organization)
- Phoenix (Ship) (Organization)
- Polly (Sloop) (Organization)
- Sukey (Schooner) (Organization)
- Witch of the Wave (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- WILLIAM KENT PAPERS, 1771-1866
- Author
- Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository