Allen H. Knowles Papers, 1859-1874
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of records relating to various ships and includes accounts current, crew accounts, telegrams, an insurance policy and a passport. Folder number five, Expounder (Ship), contains an account current with mentions of the Joseph Holmes (Ship) and folder number six, Joseph Holmes (Ship),contains an account current which mentions an insurance purchase for a voyage on the Expounder (Ship). Included also are two volumes that record the accounts current, disbursements, invoices, crew accounts, and sales of four ships. The entries in the volumes are entered chronologically by ship.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1874
Creator
- Knowles, Allen H., 1814-1875 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Allen H. Knowleswas born 1814 in Eastham Massachusetts to Winslow Lewis Knowles and Sarah Hinckley. He was the captain of several ships including the Agenor, Belle Creole, Chariot of Fame, Puritan, and Western Star. He married Caroline M. Doane in 1849 and died in 1874.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of records relating to various ships and includes accounts current, crew accounts, telegrams, an insurance policy and a passport.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
Gift of Allen H. Knowles & Mary K. Everett in 1946 (acc #11,650).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Laina Finney, June 2012.
Subject
- Knowles, Allen H. (Person)
- Sears, J. Henry (Person)
- Agenor (Ship) (Organization)
- Belle Creole (Ship) (Organization)
- Chariot of Fame (Ship) (Organization)
- Cornelia (Bark) (Organization)
- Expounder (Ship) (Organization)
- Joseph Holmes (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- ALLEN H. KNOWLES PAPERS, 1859-1874
- Author
- Processed by: Laina Finney; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository