Barnabas C. Knox Papers, 1806, 1837-1864
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Barnabas C. Knox papers contain ships papers from vessels on which Barnabas C. Knox (died 1806) and Joseph S. B. Knox worked and other papers. This collection has been divided into two series.
Series I. Ships Papers contain papers from individual vessels that Barnabas C. Knox (died 1806) and Joseph S. B. Knox worked on. These papers include accounts, instructions, and related correspondence.
Series II. Other contains information on the Barnabas C. Knox (1808-1894)s familys genealogy and papers about the estate of Mary Knoxs estate, Barnabas (1808-1894) wife. This series also contains correspondence, most of which is from Joseph S. B. Knox.
Dates
- Creation: 1806, 1837-1864
Creator
- Knox, Barnabas C., -1806 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Barnabas C. Knox was a sea captain. He died at sea on board the brig Orlando on September 28, 1806.
Joseph S. B. Knox was born to Robert Knox of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Joseph was a ship master on the ships Charles, Inez, Morea, and Saracen. He was active in the early to mid-nineteenth century. His relationship to Barnabas C. Knox (died 1806) is unclear.
Barnabas C. Knox was born on September 8, 1808 to Thomas Knox. He had three brothers: Thomas (1803-1858), Adam (born 1805), and John H. (1811-1817). His wifes name was Mary; after her death, he became the administrator of her estate. Barnabas was a farmer. His connection to Barnabas C. Knox (died 1806) or Joseph S. B. Knox is not known. Barnabas died in 1894.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box; 1 flat file)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Barnabas C. Knox papers contain ships papers from vessels on which Barnabas C. Knox (died 1806) and Joseph S. B. Knox worked and other papers.
Series List
SERIES I. Ships' Papers
SERIES II. Other
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by the estate of John and James Phelps (accession #11,920).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, July 2015.
Subject
- Knox, Barnabas C., -1806 (Person)
- Knox, Barnabas C., 1808-1894 (Person)
- Knox, Joseph S. B. (Person)
- Charles (Ship) (Organization)
- Inez (Ship) (Organization)
- Morea (Bark) (Organization)
- Orlando (Brig) (Organization)
- Title
- BARNABAS C. KNOX PAPERS, 1806, 1837-1864
- 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