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Andrew Dunlap Papers, 1754-1847

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 150
Abstract

The Andrew Dunlap Papers, 1754-1847, contain attorney's, political, personal, and estate papers of Andrew Dunlap (1794-1835), a famous United States District Attorney for Massachusetts and follower of Andrew Jackson.

Dates: 1754-1847

Appleton Family Papers, 1780-1857

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 216
Abstract

The bulk of the collection concerns Henry Appleton's (1763-1823) mercantile activities in Salem from 1790-1823, and his management of the affairs of his orphaned niece and nephews.

Dates: 1780-1857; Majority of material found within 1790-1823

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

Bates & Co. Records, 1807-1895, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 35
Abstract The Bates & Co. Records document the business activities of Bates & Co., a 19th century Boston merchant shipping company. Materials include ship’s papers, personal and professional correspondence, financial records, bound account volumes, trade circulars, photographs, and ephemera. The bulk of materials were created by Bates & Co., its predecessor Nathan Bridge & Co., the firms’ business associates, and ships’ captains; the collection also includes personal papers from...
Dates: 1807-1895, undated

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 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

Brown Family Papers, 1789-1914

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 195
Abstract

The Brown Family Papers consist primarily of family and personal correspondence of Francis (b. 1815), Ellen (Appleton), Annie B. (b. 1847), and Sarah H. Brown (b. 1845) of Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1789-1914

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 B. Bullard Papers, 1821-1823, 1969

 Collection
Identifier: MH 44
Abstract

The Charles B. Bullard Papers consist of two items: a letterbook covering the years 1821 to 1823, and a photocopy of the pages of the letter book.

Dates: 1821-1823, 1969

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Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 53
Account books 51
Shipping 51
Salem (Mass.) 36
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Diaries 19
Privateering 15
Genealogy 14
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 12
Shipbuilding 11
Marine insurance 10
Inventories 9
Ship's papers 9
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 9
Farms 7
Letters 7
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport 7
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 7
Shipwrecks 7
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 7
Capture at sea 6
Decedents' estates 6
Lawyers 6
Leather industry and trade 6
Lumber trade 6
Marine protests 6
Newburyport (Mass.) 6
Photographs 6
Voyages and travels 6
Abandonment (Maritime law) 5
General stores 5
Investments -- Railroads 5
Land titles 5
Poetry 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 5
United States -- History -- War of 1812 5
Boston (Mass.) 4
Fishing industry 4
Investments -- Banking 4
Justices of the peace 4
Lectures and lecturing 4
Letter writing 4
Ship captains 4
Shipping -- England -- London 4
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 4
Whaling 4
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 4
Authors 3
Autobiography 3
Banks and banking 3
Bills of lading 3
Cargo handling -- Ivory 3
Cargo handling -- Opium 3
Charter-parties 3
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Crew lists 3
Education -- Massachusetts 3
Gardening 3
Guardian and ward 3
Hides and skins industry 3
Investments -- Real estate 3
Maps 3
Pepper (Spice) industry 3
Pharmacists 3
Shipping -- Africa, West 3
Shipping -- India 3
Shipping -- India -- Calcutta 3
Shipping -- India -- Kolkata 3
Shipping -- Indonesia -- Sumatra 3
Shipping -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 3
Shipping -- Spain 3
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Spoliation Claims 3
United States -- History, Military 3
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African Americans 2
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Amesbury (Mass.) -- Taxation 2
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Bankruptcy 2
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Bills of sale 2
Boots 2
Boots and shoes -- Trade and manufacture 2
Cargo handling -- Hides 2
Clergy 2
Coal 2
Cotton growing -- Louisana 2
Cotton growing -- Mississippi 2
Cotton growing -- South Carolina 2
Courtship 2
Customs administration 2
Distilleries 2
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Sally (Schooner) 10
Betsey (Schooner) 7
Dolphin (Schooner) 6
George (Ship) 6
Polly (Schooner) 6
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Sally (Brig) 6
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 5
Hope (Schooner) 5
Peggy (Brig) 5
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 5
Romp (Brig) 5
William (Ship) 5
Argonaut (Ship) 4
Benjamin (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 4
Eliza (Ship) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Hannah (Brig) 4
Herald (Ship) 4
Louisa (Brig) 4
Molly (Schooner) 4
Neptune (Schooner) 4
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 4
Peele, Willard 4
Phoenix (Brig) 4
Pingree, David, 1795-1863 4
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 4
Rolla (Brig) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 4
Swallow (Schooner) 4
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 4
Alert (Sloop) 3
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 3
Arab (Ship) 3
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 3
Columbus (Ship) 3
Dean, Thomas, 1787- 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 3
Devereux, Elizabeth Ives, b. 1812 3
Devereux, Nicholas, 1808-1848 3
Eagle (Schooner) 3
Edwin (Brig) 3
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emerald (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Essex (Schooner) 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Franklin (Ship) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Gambia (Brig) 3
Ganges (Brig) 3
Hannah (Schooner) 3
Henry (Ship) 3
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 3
Lively (Schooner) 3
London (Ship) 3
Malaga (Brig) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
McLean Asylum for the Insane 3
Mermaid (Brig) 3
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company 3
Osprey (Brig) 3
Otter (Brig) 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Rose (Brig) 3
Sapphire (Ship) 3
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 3
Speedwell (Schooner) 3
St. John (Brig) 3
Stone, Benjamin W., 1809-1891 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 3
Two Brothers (Schooner) 3
Union (Ship) 3
Virginia (Brig) 3
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 3
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 3
Abeona (Schooner) 2
Acasta (Ship) 2
Alfred (Ship) 2
Alice (Bark) 2
Alice (Brig) 2
America (Brig) 2
American Hero (Ship) 2
Ann Maria (Ship) 2
Appleton family 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 2
Arno (Ship) 2
Arthur Pickering (Bark) 2
Augustus (Ship) 2
Bainbridge, Ansley, and Company 2
Barton, John, 1774-1818 2
Betsy (Brig) 2
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