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Allen Family Papers, 1817-1920, 1977

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1
Abstract

The Allen Family Papers contain the personal correspondence, shipping, and business papers of William Allen (1766-1853), his sons, Charles Henry Allen (1810-1899), Joseph Augustus Allen (1808-1840), and George Franklin Allen (1813-1852), grandchildren, William Henry Allen, Margaret Lockhart (Allen) Davis, and her husband William Augustus Davis (1813-1886).

Dates: 1817-1920, 1977

Barton Family Papers, 1677-1897

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 110
Abstract

The bulk of the Barton Family Papers is comprised of shipping and business papers reflecting the activities of four generations of merchants, ship owners and masters.

Dates: 1677-1897

Benjamin Cox Papers, 1793-1876

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 168
Abstract

The Benjamin Cox papers document the shipping activities of Benjamin Cox, a Salem, Massachusetts, shipping merchant, as well as his store and property rentals.

Dates: 1793-1876, undated

Benjamin Crowninshield Family Papers, 1727-1934, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 16
Abstract

The Benjamin Crowninshield Family Papers include the shipping, business, and personal papers of Benjamin Crowninshield, his son Benjamin, Jr., and a series of other descendants of Jacob and Hannah Crowninshield. The bulk of the collection is made up of the writings of Benjamin Crowninshield, Jr, along with material related to the naval careers of Jacob Crowninshield (1799-1849) and his son, William Wallach Crowninshield (1823-1874).

Dates: 1727-1934, undated

Benjamin Pickman Papers, 1679-1923

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 5
Abstract

The bulk of the Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843) Papers, reflects the shipping and personal activities of Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843), a prosperous shipping merchant who traded with India, China, the East and West Indies, and Europe.

Dates: 1679-1923

Benjamin W. Stone and Brothers Records, 1833-1895

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 64
Abstract

The Benjamin W. Stone and Brothers Records document the partnership of Benjamin W. Stone, William Stone, and Joseph W. Stone in a Salem, Massachusetts shipping firm.

Dates: 1833-1895

Cabot Family Papers, 1712-1862

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 161
Abstract

The Cabot Family Papers illuminate the prosperous shipping activities of this wealthy Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts family.

Dates: 1712-1862

Caleb Smith Papers, 1789-1877

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 194
Abstract

The Caleb Smith papers document the general store and shipping activities of Caleb Smith of Salem and Danvers, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1789-1877

Charles Ward Papers, 1746, 1796-1888

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 47
Abstract

The Charles Ward Papers contain his business, personal, and civic papers for the years he was the United States Consul to Zanzibar (1845 to 1850) and a shipping merchant in Salem (1851-1876).

Dates: 1746, 1796-1888

Choate Family Papers, 1678, 1727-1918, 1947, 1987-1992

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 380
Abstract

The Choate family papers document the activities of this Ipswich and Essex, Massachusetts, family.

Dates: 1678, 1727-1918, 1947, 1987-1992

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Account books 51
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 37
Salem (Mass.) 36
Shipping 32
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 20
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Administration of estates 19
Deeds 19
Diaries 17
Privateering 11
Genealogy 10
Marine insurance 7
Ship's papers 7
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 7
Account books -- Massachusetts -- Salem 6
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 6
Voyages and travels 6
Abandonment (Maritime law) 5
General stores 5
Lawyers 5
Merchants 5
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 5
Capture at sea 4
Cargo handling -- Opium 4
Crew lists 4
Decedents' estates 4
Inventories 4
Investments -- Railroads 4
Land titles 4
Leather industry and trade 4
Letters 4
Lumber trade 4
Massachusetts -- Salem 4
Photographs 4
Shipbuilding 4
Shipping -- West Indies 4
United States -- History -- War of 1812 4
Boston (Mass.) 3
Cargo handling -- Ivory 3
Clove trade 3
Commission merchants 3
Gardening 3
Marine protests 3
Pepper (Spice) industry 3
Pharmacists 3
Poetry 3
Shipping -- Africa, West 3
Shipping -- China 3
Shipping -- China -- Guangzhou 3
Shipping -- India 3
Shipping -- India -- Kolkata 3
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Boston 3
Shipping -- New York (State) -- New York 3
Shipwrecks 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Spoliation Claims 3
United States -- History, Military 3
Whaling 3
Abolitionists 2
African Americans 2
American loyalists 2
Autobiography 2
Banks and banking 2
Bills of lading 2
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Boots 2
Boots and shoes -- Trade and manufacture 2
Cargo handling -- Hides 2
Coal 2
Copal trade 2
Cotton growing -- Louisana 2
Cotton growing -- Mississippi 2
Cotton growing -- South Carolina 2
Courtship 2
Distilleries 2
Education -- Massachusetts 2
Farms 2
Fishing industry 2
Footwear 2
Freight and freightage -- Hides 2
Freight and freightage -- Ivory 2
Freight and freightage -- Opium 2
Gloucester (Mass.) 2
Great Britain -- Description and travel 2
Guardian and ward 2
Haverhill (Mass.) 2
Hides and skins industry 2
India -- Commerce -- United States 2
Indigenous peoples--North America 2
Insurance policies 2
Inventories of decedents' estates 2
Investments -- Banking 2
Investments -- Real estate 2
Judges 2
Justices of the peace -- Massachusetts -- Essex County 2
Lectures and lecturing 2
Letter writing 2
Maps 2
Mayors -- Massachusetts -- Salem 2
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
Plantation life 2
Railroads 2
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Language
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Dutch; Flemish 1
French 1
 
Names
Sally (Schooner) 7
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 6
George (Ship) 6
Romp (Brig) 5
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 5
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Argonaut (Ship) 4
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Dolphin (Schooner) 4
Henry (Ship) 4
Molly (Schooner) 4
Peggy (Brig) 4
Polly (Schooner) 4
Rolla (Brig) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 4
Two Brothers (Schooner) 4
Union (Ship) 4
Waverly (Brig) 4
Acasta (Ship) 3
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 3
Bengal (Ship) 3
Benjamin (Ship) 3
Betsey (Schooner) 3
Betsy (Schooner) 3
Cherokee (Brig) 3
Dean, Thomas, 1787- 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 3
Devereux, Elizabeth Ives, b. 1812 3
Devereux, Nicholas, 1808-1848 3
Edwin (Brig) 3
Eliza (Ship) 3
Emily Wilder (Bark) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Franklin (Ship) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Gambia (Brig) 3
Hannah (Brig) 3
Hope (Schooner) 3
John (Ketch) 3
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 3
Kimball, Elbridge Gerry, 1816-1849 3
Kimball, Sarah Knight, 1780-1849 3
Kinsman, Nathaniel, 1798-1847 3
Louisa (Brig) 3
Malaga (Brig) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
Mermaid (Brig) 3
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company 3
Neptune (Schooner) 3
Osprey (Brig) 3
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Peele, Willard 3
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Phoenix (Brig) 3
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 3
Pioneer (Brig) 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Recovery (Ship) 3
Salem (Schooner) 3
Speedwell (Schooner) 3
St. John (Brig) 3
Stone, Silsbee, and Pickman 3
Swallow (Schooner) 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Tucker, Gideon, 1778-1861 3
Union (Schooner) 3
Virginia (Brig) 3
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 3
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 3
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 3
Abeona (Schooner) 2
Alert (Sloop) 2
Alfred (Ship) 2
Algol (Ship) 2
America (Brig) 2
Antelope (Ship) 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 2
Arab (Ship) 2
Arno (Ship) 2
Arthur Pickering (Bark) 2
Augustus (Ship) 2
Bainbridge, Ansley, and Company 2
Barton, John, 1774-1818 2
Betsy (Brig) 2
Bird (Schooner) 2
Boardman, Francis 2
Bonetta (Ship) 2
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 2
Brenda (ship) 2
Brown, Nathaniel 2
Brown, William 2
Buckeye (Bark) 2
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