Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. George Ropes and John H. Goldsmith Papers chiefly includes correspondence and telegrams between Ropes and Goldsmith. Correspondence is mainly comprised of Goldsmith’s reports to Ropes and Ropes’ instructions to Goldsmith. Also included are buisness and personal invoices incurred by Goldsmith while acting as an agent for Ropes, including receipts for the outfitting of vessels bound for Africa. Correspondence unrelated to Ropes between Goldsmith and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. George Ropes and John H. Goldsmith Papers chiefly includes correspondence and telegrams between Ropes and Goldsmith. Correspondence is mainly comprised of Goldsmith’s reports to Ropes and Ropes’ instructions to Goldsmith. Also included are buisness and personal invoices incurred by Goldsmith while acting as an agent for Ropes, including receipts for the outfitting of vessels bound for Africa. Correspondence unrelated to Ropes between Goldsmith and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Voyage Journals contains two diaries detailing voyages and accounts written by agents of Ropes. The first details an 1867-1868 voyage from Accra, Ghana to Boston on board the Kedar (Bark). The second details voyages on board the Silesia (Steamship), Italy (Steamship), Sumatra (Steamship), and ...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Voyage Journals contains two diaries detailing voyages and accounts written by agents of Ropes. The first details an 1867-1868 voyage from Accra, Ghana to Boston on board the Kedar (Bark). The second details voyages on board the Silesia (Steamship), Italy (Steamship), Sumatra (Steamship), and ...