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American and Canadian Cyphering Book Collection, 1727-1864
This collection contains 197 items, most of which are cyphering books - handwritten books used to set out rules and cases associated with mathematical topics and which included problems and exercises linked to the topics. Students in the 18th and 19th centuries prepared them to use in their academic study.
Bowditch Family Papers, 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated
This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, maps, photographs, published works, and genealogy of the Bowditch family of Salem, Massachusetts. It also contains papers of the Babcock family, Swann family, Lyon family, Ingersoll family, and Plummer family.
Clarkson A. Cranmer Papers, 1852, 1926-1941
The Clarkson A. Cranmer Papers are a collection of papers associated with Cranmer's attempts to build a model of the schooner Enterprise (1799), which includes material on the maritime history of New Jersey and other miscellaneous papers.
Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1924
The Crowninshield Family Papers are comprised of business, political, and personal papers of the George Crowninshield family from 1697-1909. The bulk of the papers are those of John Crowninshield which concern family shipping affairs from 1795-1815.
East Church (Salem, Mass.) Records, 1717-1901, undated
The East Church of Salem records consist of administrative, financial, pastoral, and social records of this Salem, Massachusetts, church.
East India Marine Society Records, 1795-1972, undated
The records of the East India Marine Society consist of correspondence, financial documents, guest books, scrapbooks, catalogs, and ships' journals from the founding of the Society in 1799 to 1972.
Henri-Louis Duhamel Du Monceau Papers, 1647-1791, undated
The Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau papers consist of manuscripts, correspondence, and memoranda related to naval activities such as ship design, port installation and maintenance, navigation, and the sailors themselves.
Henry Tiffin Commonplace Book, 1748-1776
The Henry Tiffin commonplace book is a commonplace book that was kept by Tiffin from 1748 to 1776.
Massachusetts Steam Navigation Company Records, 1816-1818, undated
The Massachusetts Steam Navigation Company Papers contain correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and shares of ownership for this shipping company and are divided into four series.
Phillips Family Papers, 1636, 1783-1897, undated
The bulk of the Phillips Family Papers is comprised of materials relating to Stephen C. Phillips' merchant house and other family business.