Subseries A. Ships' Papers contains bills of lading, protests, invoices, accounts, letters of instruction, seamen's agreements, insurance policies, impost bonds, bills paid, and correspondence for the ships that John or Joseph owned, sailed on, or shipped goods on. They are arranged alphabetically by ship name, then chronologically.

Series IV. Other Family Members consists of accounts, receipts, work books, estate papers, and other documents belonging to family members related to Gamaliel Hodges. It also contains two folders of papers from people outside of the family and two folders where the author cannot be identified. This series is arranged chronologically.

Subseries C. Prices Current/Correspondence contains prices current for ports all around the world in alphabetical order. Many of the prices current include letters from various merchants.

Subseries A. Ships' Papers contains bills of lading, protests, invoices, accounts, letters of instruction, seamen's agreements, insurance policies, impost bonds, bills paid and correspondence for the ships that Gamaliel owned, sailed on, or shipped goods on. They are arranged alphabetically by ship name, then chronologically.

Subseries A. Ships' Papers contains bills of lading, protests, invoices, accounts, letters of instruction, seamen's agreements, insurance policies, impost bonds, bills paid and correspondence for the ships that Gamaliel owned, sailed on, or shipped goods on. They are arranged alphabetically by ship name, then chronologically.

Subseries C. Union Wharf Records contains deeds, accounts, bills paid and legal documents for the Union Wharf in Salem.

Subseries C. Prices Current/Correspondence contains prices current for ports all around the world in alphabetical order. Many of the prices current include letters from various merchants.

Subseries E. Other contains some early work books from John and Joseph Hodges, a petition regarding land on Union Wharf, a seaman certificate for a black sailor, and a track of voyages.

Subseries B. Justice of the Peace Papers contains papers that were created before Manning became a Justice of the Peace; these must have been passed down to him. Many of them were signed by John Higginson, Registrar in Essex County at the time. This subseries also contains legal papers, deeds, wills, financial documents, and estate papers.

Subseries B. Justice of the Peace Papers contains papers that were created before Manning became a Justice of the Peace; these must have been passed down to him. Many of them were signed by John Higginson, Registrar in Essex County at the time. This subseries also contains legal papers, deeds, wills, financial documents, and estate papers.