Box 1
Container
Contains 5 Results:
A summons to appear in court to Ambah Fletchwah in a suit for debt "in behalf of A. W. Berry." Issued in Annamoboe, Gold Coast, West Africa. The plaintiff prevailed, 18 April 1860
File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials contains materials associated with Captain Berry, as well as material with no obvious association. Included are several Seaman’s Protection Certificates issued by the U.S. Customs Service, including Captain Berry’s (1854); a West African court summons dated April 18, 1860; memoranda, etc., for gold bullion deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, 1859-1862; a congressional constituent communication dated Philadelphia, 30 May 1798, outlining congressional...
Dates:
18 April 1860
Three memoranda for gold bullion deposited in the Philadelphia Mint, by Merritt & Co., Salem, Massachusetts - 1859-1862, 1859-1862
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials contains materials associated with Captain Berry, as well as material with no obvious association. Included are several Seaman’s Protection Certificates issued by the U.S. Customs Service, including Captain Berry’s (1854); a West African court summons dated April 18, 1860; memoranda, etc., for gold bullion deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, 1859-1862; a congressional constituent communication dated Philadelphia, 30 May 1798, outlining congressional...
Dates:
1859-1862
A printed detailed congressional constituent communication, dated Philadelphia, 30 May 1798, addressed to Major Thurston James, Hanover County, Virginia and signed John Clopton. It outlines the action of Congress aimed at stemming French hostility to American shipping and for preparation for a possible war with France. The actions include funds to complete and man the three frigates under construction and provide for additional smaller naval vessels, 30 May 1798
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials contains materials associated with Captain Berry, as well as material with no obvious association. Included are several Seaman’s Protection Certificates issued by the U.S. Customs Service, including Captain Berry’s (1854); a West African court summons dated April 18, 1860; memoranda, etc., for gold bullion deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, 1859-1862; a congressional constituent communication dated Philadelphia, 30 May 1798, outlining congressional...
Dates:
30 May 1798
A letter from Benjamin Fiortes of Buenos Aires to Secretary of State William L. Marcy requesting government aid against political pressures. The intrigues appear to be associated with a war in Europe, 21 August 1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials contains materials associated with Captain Berry, as well as material with no obvious association. Included are several Seaman’s Protection Certificates issued by the U.S. Customs Service, including Captain Berry’s (1854); a West African court summons dated April 18, 1860; memoranda, etc., for gold bullion deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, 1859-1862; a congressional constituent communication dated Philadelphia, 30 May 1798, outlining congressional...
Dates:
21 August 1854
A letter in Portuguese from J. Morgan, Ajuda (West Africa) to C. J. L. Nobre, 8 April 1858
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: IV.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials contains materials associated with Captain Berry, as well as material with no obvious association. Included are several Seaman’s Protection Certificates issued by the U.S. Customs Service, including Captain Berry’s (1854); a West African court summons dated April 18, 1860; memoranda, etc., for gold bullion deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, 1859-1862; a congressional constituent communication dated Philadelphia, 30 May 1798, outlining congressional...
Dates:
8 April 1858