Samuel Staples and Son Records, 1841-1916, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Samuel Staples and Son records contain materials from the merchant firm's business. These papers include invoices, bills, receipts, business correspondence, and ships' papers. This collection has been divided into three series.
Series I. Invoices, Bills, and Receipts contains invoices, bills, and receipts that do not pertain to a specific ship, or in a few cases, pertain to multiple ships. These have been arranged by date.
Series II. Correspondence contains business correspondence to and from Samuel Staples and Son merchant firm. This series also contains a folder of paint samples sent to the firm, possibly of paint that was used on its ships.
Series III. Ships' Papers contains papers related to specific ships. This includes, invoices, bills, receipts, correspondence, bills of lading, charter party agreements, insurance policies, and customs certificates. The folder "'unidentifiable vessels"' contains ships' papers for ships whose name cannot be clearly read.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1916, undated
Creator
- Samuel Staples & Son (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Historical Sketch
Samuel Staples and Son was a merchant firm that was based in Lubec, Maine. The firm also owned ships.
Extent
2.75 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Samuel Staples and Son records contain materials from the merchant firm's business.
Series List
SERIES I. Invoices, Bills, and Receipts
SERIES II. Correspondence
SERIES III. Ships' Papers
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by James D. Hood (accession #17,320).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, August 2015.
Subject
- Abigail (Schooner) (Organization)
- Annie (Schooner) (Organization)
- Carl D. Lathrop (Schooner) (Organization)
- Catherine Wilcox (Schooner) (Organization)
- Charles E. Sears (Schooner) (Organization)
- Clara Dinsmore (Schooner) (Organization)
- Clara Jane (Schooner) (Organization)
- Compliance (Schooner) (Organization)
- Cottage (Schooner) (Organization)
- Del Norte (Schooner) (Organization)
- Fanny Flint (Schooner) (Organization)
- Franklin (Schooner) (Organization)
- General Meade (Schooner) (Organization)
- General Peavy (Schooner) (Organization)
- Harmony (Schooner) (Organization)
- Idlewild (Schooner) (Organization)
- Jeddie (Schooner) (Organization)
- King Phillip (Schooner) (Organization)
- Lahaina (Schooner) (Organization)
- Lizzie B. McNichol (Schooner) (Organization)
- Maggie Harthan (Schooner) (Organization)
- Mary (Schooner) (Organization)
- Mary A. Harmon (Schooner) (Organization)
- Mary E. Staples (Schooner) (Organization)
- Mecca (Schooner) (Organization)
- Nellie J. Dinsmore (Schooner) (Organization)
- Nellie Staples (Schooner) (Organization)
- Parallel (Schooner) (Organization)
- Pinta (Schooner) (Organization)
- Rocky (Sloop) (Organization)
- Sammy Ford (Schooner) (Organization)
- Specie (Schooner) (Organization)
- Turk (Schooner) (Organization)
- Virginia (Schooner) (Organization)
- Wenohah (Schooner) (Organization)
- Wenohah (Schooner) (Organization)
- Title
- SAMUEL STAPLES AND SON RECORDS, 1841-1916, undated
- 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