Joseph Jenkins Knapp Papers, 1827-1871, 1895, 1922
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Scope and Content Note
The The Joseph Jenkins Knapp Papers consist of shipping papers and correspondence for this Newburyport, Massachusetts merchant and ship owner and are divided into two series.
Series I. Shipping Papers consist of receipts, bills, invoices, bonds, lists of ship stores, and instruments of protest. The bulk of the shipping papers relate to the brig Lady Washington and the ship Kingfisher. Miscellaneous shipping papers incorporate receipts and interest payments for unidentified ships.
Series II. Personal Papers is comprised of letters addressed to Knapp by several of his captains, as well as letters to and from family members. Miscellaneous family papers include an account book for the years 1862-63 by an unknown author and a copy of a farm plan (1895), the original dating from 1778, as well as a probate record from 1922.
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1871, 1895, 1922
Creator
- Knapp, Joseph Jenkins, 1805-1883 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Joseph Jenkins Knapp (1805-1883) was the son of Anthony and Betsy (Cook) Knapp. A merchant of Newburyport, Massachusetts, he owned a number of ships, including the brig Lady Washington, the ship Kingfisher, and the ship Merrimac. His ships traveled to Paris, Liverpool, Canada, and Calcutta.
In addition to his mercantile activities, Knapp served as secretary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Newburyport for forty years. He married Mary Pierce (1806-1877) in 1828. They had six children.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Joseph Jenkins Knapp Papers consist of shipping papers and correspondence for this Newburyport, Massachusetts merchant and ship owner.
Series List
SERIES I. Shipping Papers
SERIES II. Personal Papers
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was purchased on April 5, 1996 (acc # 1996.009).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Kate Lowenstein, June 1996.
Subject
- Kingfisher (Ship) (Organization)
- Lady Washington (Brig) (Organization)
- Merrimac (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- JOSEPH JENKINS KNAPP PAPERS, 1827-1871, 1895, 1922
- Author
- Processed by: Kate Lowenstein; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository