Emery Johnson Papers, 1817-1843, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The papers of this Salem, Massachusetts, ship captain consists of ships' papers and business correspondence. The collection has been organized into two series.
Series I. Ships' Papers contains: invoices, account sales, financial statements; letters; insurance policies; ships' dimensions; comparison of dollars and exchange at Batavia and Calcutta; an agreement with a blockmaker and other documents for building a new ship, most likely the Thomas Perkins; and purchases of cargo.
Series II. Business Correspondence contains letters received from various merchants and agents.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1843, undated
Creator
- Johnson, Emery, 1791-1845 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Emery Johnson was born in Warren, Massachusetts, on August 24, 1790, to Eli Johnson (1767-1807) and Martha Miriam Burbank (1767-1848). He was a master mariner and ship owner and a member of the East India Marine Society. The ship Thomas Perkins of Salem was built at Portsmouth in 1837 for David Pingree and Emery Johnson.
He married Sarah Saunders (1797-1880) in 1824. They had four sons: Emery Saunders (1827-1886); Charles Augustus (1829-1851); Horace Palmer (1832-1851); and Francis Henry (1834-1835). He died in Salem, Massachusetts on January 19, 1845.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The papers of this Salem, Massachusetts, ship captain consists of ships' papers and business correspondence.
Series List
SERIES I. Ships' Papers
SERIES II. Business Correspondence
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This provenance of this material is unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, January 2018.
Subject
- Johnson, Emery, 1791-1845 (Person)
- Bryant, Timothy, Jr. (Person)
- Laighton, Littleton (Person)
- Morse, William H. (Person)
- Peele, William (Person)
- Pingree, David, 1795-1863 (Person)
- Thorndike, Larkin, b. 1786 (Person)
- Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 (Person)
- Fraser Eaton & Co. (Organization)
- Nathaniel L. Rogers Brothers (Organization)
- Arno (Ship) (Organization)
- Cipheus (Brig) (Organization)
- Clay (Ship) (Organization)
- Cynthia (Barque) (Organization)
- Eliza (Barque) (Organization)
- Ianthe (Ship) (Organization)
- London (Ship) (Organization)
- Morrison (Ship) (Organization)
- Nile (Ship) (Organization)
- Pallas (Barque) (Organization)
- Perseverance (Ship) (Organization)
- Pocossie (Schooner) (Organization)
- Reaper (Brig) (Organization)
- Roscius (Brig) (Organization)
- Rouble (Barque) (Organization)
- Splendid (Ship) (Organization)
- Talent (Brig) (Organization)
- Thomas Perkins (Ship) (Organization)
- William & Charles (Brig) (Organization)
- William & Henry (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- EMERY JOHNSON PAPERS, 1817-1843
- 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