Box 1
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Contains 32 Results:
Letters from Matthew Bartlett and John F. Brooks to Aaron W. Berry. These letters are equally divided between Matthew Bartlett and John F. Brooks, Bartlett's clerk, and are general instructions to Berry. Both discuss business matters, and vessels he should be expecting to arrive in Africa. Brooks usually includes some local news and gossip from Salem., 1859
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: I.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Business Correspondence and Receipts contains material largely associated with Berry’s service as agent on the West Coast of Africa for Matthew Bartlett and Charles H. Miller. The Bartlett collection is extensive and includes letters from Bartlett and his clerk, John F. Brooks, covering the years 1859 to early 1864. The Miller correspondence covers the remainder of 1864. This material contains information largely related to trade matters such as prices, business conditions,...
Dates:
1859
Letters from Matthew Bartlett and John F. Brooks to Aaron W. Berry. With the exception of one note, all the letters in this folder are from either Matthew Bartlett or his clerk, John F. Brooks, to Berry on the West Coast of Africa. Their contents deal with business matters and conditions, particularly the prices realized for outward cargoes and those paid for the returns. Return cargoes were largely palm oil with fillers of gum, ivory or gold dust. Brooks was allowed to ship small private cargoes for his benefit and he frequently begs Berry "to make some money." Bartlett consistently preaches his business philosophy to Berry, i.e., keep down expenses, make quick turnarounds, do not leave any unsettled accounts for a vessel before she sails and do not trust anyone, particularly those you do business with on the African Coast. Brooks occasionally includes some local news and happenings in his letters, 1860
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: I.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Business Correspondence and Receipts contains material largely associated with Berry’s service as agent on the West Coast of Africa for Matthew Bartlett and Charles H. Miller. The Bartlett collection is extensive and includes letters from Bartlett and his clerk, John F. Brooks, covering the years 1859 to early 1864. The Miller correspondence covers the remainder of 1864. This material contains information largely related to trade matters such as prices, business conditions,...
Dates:
1860
Letters from Matthew Bartlett and John F. Brooks to Aaron W. Berry. One letter from Berry to Bartlett is included (May 1861). In addition there are notes to Berry from others. problems between the North and South and the subsequent outbreak of the Civil War. These comments focus on politics, business conditions and the problem with Confederate vessels and privateers. Berry returned to Salem in late 1862 and began working for Charles Miller in early 1863, 1861-1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: I.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Business Correspondence and Receipts contains material largely associated with Berry’s service as agent on the West Coast of Africa for Matthew Bartlett and Charles H. Miller. The Bartlett collection is extensive and includes letters from Bartlett and his clerk, John F. Brooks, covering the years 1859 to early 1864. The Miller correspondence covers the remainder of 1864. This material contains information largely related to trade matters such as prices, business conditions,...
Dates:
1861-1863
Letters from Charles H. Miller to Aaron W. Berry. The content of the letters from Miller to Berry are similar to those of Bartlett and Brooks. He discusses business conditions and in one instance the inflated prices of insurance because of privateer activities related to the Civil War. Miller also occasionally includes some local news and gossip. In one letter (5 May 1863) he mentions the construction of the "Horse Railroad" between Salem and South Danvers (Peabody), which were horse drawn street cars. There are a few letters and notes from others to Berry in this time frame. One is from a W. H. Godfrey, December 1863, (probably a relative of his wife) who is in the Union Army. He mentions the conditions and situation on Folly Island, South Carolina, 1863-1865
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: I.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Business Correspondence and Receipts contains material largely associated with Berry’s service as agent on the West Coast of Africa for Matthew Bartlett and Charles H. Miller. The Bartlett collection is extensive and includes letters from Bartlett and his clerk, John F. Brooks, covering the years 1859 to early 1864. The Miller correspondence covers the remainder of 1864. This material contains information largely related to trade matters such as prices, business conditions,...
Dates:
1863-1865
A collection of bills and receipts largely for goods and services on the West Coast of Africa. These include: hospital and medical care for Berry and seamen, food and lodging, gold, palm oil, provisions, water, services rendered, etc., 1860-1863
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: I.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Business Correspondence and Receipts contains material largely associated with Berry’s service as agent on the West Coast of Africa for Matthew Bartlett and Charles H. Miller. The Bartlett collection is extensive and includes letters from Bartlett and his clerk, John F. Brooks, covering the years 1859 to early 1864. The Miller correspondence covers the remainder of 1864. This material contains information largely related to trade matters such as prices, business conditions,...
Dates:
1860-1863
Brig Vintage
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: II.
Scope and Contents
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Series II. Ships’ Papers contains merchant to master instructions, cargo invoices and bills of lading, receipts for cargo discharged and loaded, customs clearance certificates, a customs health certificate, ship’s expenses, etc., for the following vessels: brig Vintage, bark Isabella, bark Catharine, brig Said Bin Sultan, brig Robert...
Dates:
1849-1864, undated
Bark Isabella:
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: II.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Ships’ Papers contains merchant to master instructions, cargo invoices and bills of lading, receipts for cargo discharged and loaded, customs clearance certificates, a customs health certificate, ship’s expenses, etc., for the following vessels: brig Vintage, bark Isabella, bark Catharine, brig Said Bin Sultan, brig Robert...
Dates:
1849-1864, undated
Bark Catherine:
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: II.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Ships’ Papers contains merchant to master instructions, cargo invoices and bills of lading, receipts for cargo discharged and loaded, customs clearance certificates, a customs health certificate, ship’s expenses, etc., for the following vessels: brig Vintage, bark Isabella, bark Catharine, brig Said Bin Sultan, brig Robert...
Dates:
1849-1864, undated
Material related to three voyages of the Said Bin Sultan
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: II.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Ships’ Papers contains merchant to master instructions, cargo invoices and bills of lading, receipts for cargo discharged and loaded, customs clearance certificates, a customs health certificate, ship’s expenses, etc., for the following vessels: brig Vintage, bark Isabella, bark Catharine, brig Said Bin Sultan, brig Robert...
Dates:
1849-1864, undated
Cargo receipts and accounts for the Said Bin Sultan
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: II.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Ships’ Papers contains merchant to master instructions, cargo invoices and bills of lading, receipts for cargo discharged and loaded, customs clearance certificates, a customs health certificate, ship’s expenses, etc., for the following vessels: brig Vintage, bark Isabella, bark Catharine, brig Said Bin Sultan, brig Robert...
Dates:
1849-1864, undated