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Fabens Family Papers, 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 94
Abstract

The Fabens Family Papers contain the shipping, business, legal, and personal papers of William Fabens (1759-1828), William Fabens (1782-1834), Benjamin Fabens (1785-1850), Samuel A. Fabens (b. 1812), Benjamin F. Fabens (1817-1912), Joseph Warren Fabens (1821-1875), Frank P. Fabens (b. 1869), and other family members.

Dates: 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated

Ranlett Family Papers, 1791-1948, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 194
Abstract

The Ranlett Family Papers document the activities of this Charlestown, Massachusetts, family.

Dates: 1791-1948, undated

Sailing Ship Card Collection, 1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 470
Abstract

Sailing ship cards have been identified as the earliest form of multi-color advertising in the United States. Printed to announce the departure of commercial ship sailings for both passengers and freight companies, the ephemeral nature of these cards makes them very rare. The collection contains 1,296 cards, 1,193 of which are unique, and 103 of which are duplicates.

Dates: 1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated

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Account books 2
Salem (Mass.) 2
Shipping -- China 2
Shipping -- China -- Hong Kong 2
Shipping -- England -- London 2
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Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
Shipping -- New York (State) -- New York 2
Advertising -- Shipping -- United States -- 19th century 1
Advertising, Color in 1
Africa -- Commerce -- United States 1
Billerica (Mass.) 1
Cargo ships 1
Cargo ships -- Passenger traffic 1
Clipper ships 1
Clipper ships -- History -- 19th century 1
Clipper ships -- Pictorial works 1
Clipper ships -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Color in advertising 1
Color printing 1
Commercial art -- 19th century 1
Consuls -- French Guiana -- Cayenne 1
Justices of the peace 1
Letterpress printing 1
Letters 1
Logbooks 1
Mail steamers 1
Mail-boats 1
Maps 1
Merchant ships 1
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 1
Packet-ships 1
Packets 1
Printing 1
Privateering 1
River steamers 1
Sailing ships 1
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 1
Shanghai (China) 1
Ship's papers 1
Shipping 1
Shipping -- Aden (Protectorate) 1
Shipping -- Advertising -- United States -- 19th century 1
Shipping -- Africa 1
Shipping -- Antwerp (Belgium) 1
Shipping -- Australia -- Melbourne 1
Shipping -- Australia -- Sydney 1
Shipping -- Baraawe (Somalia) 1
Shipping -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro 1
Shipping -- California -- St. Helena 1
Shipping -- Chile -- Talcahuano 1
Shipping -- China -- Shanghai 1
Shipping -- Cuba -- Havana 1
Shipping -- France -- Nantes 1
Shipping -- French Guiana -- Cayenne 1
Shipping -- Hawaii -- Honolulu 1
Shipping -- Ibo (Mozambique : District) 1
Shipping -- India -- Bombay 1
Shipping -- India -- Calcutta 1
Shipping -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 1
Shipping -- Madagascar -- Majunga 1
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 1
Shipping -- New York (State) 1
Shipping -- New Zealand -- Christchurch 1
Shipping -- New Zealand -- Dunedin 1
Shipping -- New Zealand -- Lyttleton 1
Shipping -- New Zealand -- Wellington 1
Shipping -- Oman -- Muscat 1
Shipping -- Peru -- Callao 1
Shipping -- Peru -- Chincha Island 1
Shipping -- Russia -- Saint Petersburg 1
Shipping -- South America 1
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 1
Steamboats -- Passenger accomodation 1
Steamboats -- United States 1
United States -- Commerce -- Africa 1
United States -- Diplomatic and consular service -- Cayenne (French Guiana) 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
United States. Army. Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1863-1865). Company I 1
Wood engraving 1
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 1
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Language
Chinese 1
German 1
 
Names
Alconia (Brig) 1
American Shipmasters' Association 1
Aristo (Ship) 1
Arrow (Ship : 1806) 1
Bertram and Shepard 1
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Bertram, John, 1796-1882 1
Blakely (Brig) 1
Boston Marine Society 1
Caroline (Schooner) 1
Cavlier (Bark) 1
Challenger (Ship : 1854-1856) 1
Cherokee (Brig) 1
Commissary (Brig) 1
Curlew (Brig) 1
Currier, Charles Chase, 1805-1860 1
Dodge, Ascenath 1
Dodge, David 1
Dove (Bark) 1
Eliza (Bark) 1
Emily Wilder (Bark) 1
Essex (Schooner) 1
Fabens family 1
Fabens, Abby 1
Fabens, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1912 1
Fabens, Benjamin, 1785-1850 1
Fabens, Charles Eugene, 1845-1885 1
Fabens, Charlotte A., b. 1828 1
Fabens, Clara E., 1825-1863 1
Fabens, Frank P., b. 1869 1
Fabens, Hannah Stone, 1787-1848 1
Fabens, Joseph Warren, 1821-1875 1
Fabens, Martha Webster Frost, 1833-1869 1
Fabens, Samuel Augustus, b. 1812 1
Fabens, Sarah Brown, 1788-1840 1
Fabens, Susan S. 1
Fabens, William P. 1
Fabens, William, 1759-1828 1
Fabens, William, 1782-1834 1
Forest King (Ship) 1
Ganges (Ship : 1794-1801) 1
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 1
Golden Eagle (Ship) 1
Golden State (Ship) 1
Gray, Rebecca, 1762-1837 1
Hind (Schooner) 1
Hollander (Brig) 1
Japan (Ship) 1
Kanhawa (Brig) 1
La Plata (Bark) 1
Lafayette (Bark) 1
Louvre (Ship) 1
Marblehead (Bark) 1
Maria (Bark) 1
Mary B. Smith (Schooner) 1
Nautilus (Ship) 1
Neutrality (Schooner) 1
New York Marine Society 1
Patriot (Brig) 1
Pettengill family 1
Phocion (Ship) 1
Pingree and West 1
Prince of Wales (Cutter) 1
Queen Victoria (Ship) 1
Rambler (Brig) 1
Ranlett, Charles Augustus, 1804-1878 1
Ranlett, Charles Augustus, 1836-1874 1
Ranlett, Charles Augustus, Colonel 1
Ranlett, David Dodge, 1838-1901 1
Ranlett, Esther Minerva Dodge, 1809-1892 1
Ranlett, Horace Dodge, 1842-1811 1
Ranlett, Seth Alonzo, 1840-1905 1
Ranlett, William H. 1
Rattler (Brig) 1
Rebecca (Schooner) 1
Rolla (Brig) 1
Rowena (Bark) 1
Samarang (Ship) 1
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 1
Smith family 1
Speedwell (Schooner) 1
St. Peter (Ship) 1
Star (Bark) 1
Statesman (Brig) 1
Stickney, Love F. 1
Surprise (Ship) 1
Susan Drew (Ship) 1
Tangala (Schooner) 1
Triton (Ship) 1
United States (Bark) 1
Victory (Brig) 1
Ward family 1
Waters, Richard P. (Richard Palmer), 1807-1887 1
Webb, John F., 1811-1861 1
Wessacumcon (Bark) 1
Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978 1
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