Registers of Maine Vessels, 1851-1885, undated

Collection

Identifier: MSS 1969 +

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Contents

Collection contains registers for 12 ships built in Maine. Each original document is only half of the document, and includes a typewritten copy of entire original document. The donor created the typewritten copies from documents he found at the National Archives. Notations from the Consul or Collector of Customs were added in red at the bottom of the copies. The collection is arranged alphabetically by ship name.

Dates

Creation: 1851-1885, undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

A ship's register was a document issued to American owned and built vessels, over 20 tons, that were employed in international trade. It included: the vessel's name; name of owner(s) and master; physical description of the vessel; and the place it was built. These documents were made in triplicate--one for onboard the ship, one for the customs house, and the third was sent to the Treasury Department (Stein 135).

Extent

1.67 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection contains registers for 12 ships built in Maine. Each original document is only half of the document, and includes a typewritten copy of entire original document.

Provenance

This material was donated to the Peabody Museum of Salem by Robert B. Applebee on January 22, 1946 (Acc 11,497). The collection was formerly cataloged as MSS 0.1243+.

Bibliography and Related Collections

Robert B. Applebee Collection (MS-007). Maine Maritime Museum.

Stein, Douglas L. American Maritime Documents 1776-1860: Illustrated and Described. Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1992.