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Aaron W. Berry Papers, 1798-1869

 Collection
Identifier: MH 38
Abstract

The Aaron W. Berry Papers consist of business, shipping, and personal papers, and some miscellaneous materials for this Salem, Massachusetts ship master and shipping agent.

Dates: 1798-1869

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

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 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 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

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Subject
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 53
Account books 43
Shipping 41
Salem (Mass.) 39
Administration of estates 23
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Deeds 20
Diaries 18
Privateering 14
Genealogy 11
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 11
Ship's papers 9
Shipbuilding 8
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 8
Marine insurance 7
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 7
Voyages and travels 7
Leather industry and trade 6
Letters 6
Merchants 6
Poetry 6
General stores 5
Inventories 5
Lawyers 5
Lumber trade 5
Photographs 5
Shipping -- Africa, West 5
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 5
Capture at sea 4
Decedents' estates 4
Investments -- Railroads 4
Land titles 4
Marine protests 4
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 4
Shipping -- West Indies 4
Shipwrecks 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 4
United States -- History -- War of 1812 4
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 4
Abandonment (Maritime law) 3
Account books -- Massachusetts -- Salem 3
Autobiography 3
Banks and banking 3
Bills of lading 3
Boston (Mass.) 3
Cargo handling -- Ivory 3
Cargo handling -- Opium 3
Clergy 3
Commission merchants 3
Crew lists 3
Fishing industry 3
Gardening 3
Guardian and ward 3
Hides and skins industry 3
Justices of the peace 3
Letter writing 3
Pepper (Spice) industry 3
Pharmacists 3
Ship captains 3
Shipping -- England -- London 3
Shipping -- India 3
Shipping -- India -- Calcutta 3
Shipping -- India -- Kolkata 3
Shipping -- Indonesia -- Sumatra 3
Shipping -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 3
Ships -- Cargo 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Spoliation Claims 3
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 3
United States -- History, Military 3
Abolitionists 2
Accra (Ghana) 2
African American sailors 2
African Americans 2
Agriculture 2
Almanacs 2
American loyalists 2
Bills of sale 2
Boots 2
Boots and shoes -- Trade and manufacture 2
Cargo handling -- Hides 2
Church records and registers 2
Coal 2
Cotton growing -- Louisana 2
Cotton growing -- Mississippi 2
Cotton growing -- South Carolina 2
Courtship 2
Customs administration 2
Distilleries 2
Education -- Massachusetts 2
Farms 2
Footwear 2
Freight and freightage -- Hides 2
Freight and freightage -- Ivory 2
Freight and freightage -- Opium 2
Glassware 2
Great Britain -- Description and travel 2
Haverhill (Mass.) 2
Impressment 2
Investments -- Banking 2
Investments -- Real estate 2
Judges 2
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Arabic 2
Dutch; Flemish 1
French 1
Swahili 1
 
Names
Sally (Schooner) 7
Betsey (Schooner) 5
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 5
George (Ship) 5
Peggy (Brig) 5
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Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 5
Polly (Schooner) 5
Rolla (Brig) 5
Romp (Brig) 5
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 4
Argonaut (Ship) 4
Benjamin (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 4
Dolphin (Schooner) 4
Eliza (Ship) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Gambia (Brig) 4
Hannah (Brig) 4
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 4
Louisa (Brig) 4
Molly (Schooner) 4
Peele, Willard 4
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Arab (Ship) 3
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 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
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Franklin (Ship) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Ganges (Brig) 3
Henry (Ship) 3
Hope (Schooner) 3
Kimball, Elbridge Gerry, 1816-1849 3
Kimball, Sarah Knight, 1780-1849 3
London (Ship) 3
Malaga (Brig) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
McLean Asylum for the Insane 3
Mermaid (Brig) 3
Miller, Charles H. (merchant) 3
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company 3
Neptune (Schooner) 3
Osprey (Brig) 3
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Phoenix (Brig) 3
Pingree, David, 1795-1863 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Rose (Brig) 3
Salem (Schooner) 3
Sally (Brig) 3
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 3
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 3
Speedwell (Schooner) 3
St. John (Brig) 3
Swallow (Schooner) 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 3
Tucker, Gideon, 1778-1861 3
Two Brothers (Schooner) 3
Union (Ship) 3
Virginia (Brig) 3
Waters, Joseph, 1758-1833 3
Waters, William D. (William Dean), 1798-1880 3
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 3
William (Ship) 3
Abeona (Schooner) 2
Acasta (Ship) 2
Alert (Sloop) 2
Alfred (Ship) 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
Betsy (Schooner) 2
Boardman, Francis 2
Bonetta (Ship) 2
Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll, 1806-1889 2
Brazil (Bark) 2
Brown, Nathaniel 2
Buckeye (Bark) 2
Camel (Bark) 2
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