Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Ships’ Papers represents ships owned or chartered by Pingree. Merchant expeditions that were chartered by Pingree were referred to as “adventures” whereas ships journeyed under the ownership of Pingree were referred to as “voyages.” This subseries includes documents that were bundled by ship and voyage. Records include: bills of lading; accounts; receipts/invoices; cargo lists; bills of health; debenture certificates; insurance policies; impost bonds; Chinese linguists’...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Ships’ Papers represents ships owned or chartered by Pingree. Merchant expeditions that were chartered by Pingree were referred to as “adventures” whereas ships journeyed under the ownership of Pingree were referred to as “voyages.” This subseries includes documents that were bundled by ship and voyage. Records include: bills of lading; accounts; receipts/invoices; cargo lists; bills of health; debenture certificates; insurance policies; impost bonds; Chinese linguists’...