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Charles Ward Papers, 1746, 1796-1888
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).
Collection of Zanzibar Trade Documents, 1806-1905, 1954, undated
Collection of Zanzibar Trade Documents contains correspondence, photographs, contracts, and two Arabic manuscript volumes. The material included in this collection is chiefly related to trade and diplomatic relations between the United States and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the 19th century.
Ebenezer and William Hathorne Papers, 1810-1886, undated
The Ebenezer and William Hathorne papers contain the papers of Ebenezer Hathorne (1789-1858), and his son, William Hollingsworth Hathorne (1843-1886).
Edwin Vernon Morgan Journals, 1896-1905, 1926, undated
This collection contains some of Edwin Vernon Morgan's personal journals, and represents an almost daily record of his life from 1899 to 1901, and 1905 to 1906, and photographs. The final journal is from 1926. While some entries reveal contemporary political and historical insights on Asian events of the time, Morgan's journals mainly document dinners, concerts, and other leisure functions.
Fabens Family Papers, 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated
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.
George Baily Loring Papers, 1831-1904, undated
This collection documents the business and personal activities of the noted doctor, agriculturalist, statesman, and diplomat, George Bailey Loring (1817-1891) of Salem.
George Peabody Papers, 1815-1927, undated
The George Peabody Papers contain the business and personal papers of George Peabody, one of the 19th century's most prosperous merchant bankers and notable social philanthropists.
John L. Harris Papers, undated
The John Levett Harris papers consists of bound photostats of correspondence between Harris and John Quincy Adams, the United States Secretary of State, relating to a dispute over consulate fees for landing certificates to be charged to a Captain Bowditch.
Richard P. Waters Papers, 1830-1939, undated
Although the papers range from 1831-1939, the bulk of the materials concern the mercantile activities of Richard P. Waters and his brother, John G. Waters at Zanzibar and Madagascar in the 1830s and 1840s.
Richard P. Waters Papers, 1837-1866, undated
The collection has been divided into three series: Shipping Papers, Consular Papers, and Personal and Miscellaneous Papers.