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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

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

Bowker Family Papers, 1830-1925

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 667
Abstract

The Bowker Family papers largely focuses on two generations of the Bowker family—Joel Bowker (1775-1858) and his three sons, Daniel Rogers (born 1820), George (1824-1903), and Charles (1826/7-1913) Bowker—their businesses, and their estates.

Dates: 1830-1925

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

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Salem (Mass.) 54
Account books 41
Shipping 41
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 39
Administration of estates 23
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Deeds 20
Merchants 18
Diaries 17
Privateering 13
Genealogy 11
Shipbuilding 9
Letters 8
Ship's papers 8
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 8
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 8
Marine insurance 7
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 7
Capture at sea 6
Decedents' estates 6
Inventories 6
Boston (Mass.) 5
General stores 5
Guardian and ward 5
Poetry 5
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 5
Voyages and travels 5
Abandonment (Maritime law) 4
Cargo handling -- Opium 4
Crew lists 4
Justices of the peace 4
Lawyers 4
Leather industry and trade 4
Marine protests 4
Photographs 4
Shipping -- Africa, West 4
Shipping -- India -- Calcutta 4
Shipping -- India -- Kolkata 4
Shipping -- West Indies 4
Shipwrecks 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 4
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 4
United States -- History -- War of 1812 4
Whaling 4
Account books -- Massachusetts -- Salem 3
Bills of lading 3
Clergy 3
Commission merchants 3
Farms 3
Fisheries 3
Fishing industry 3
Freight and freightage -- Opium 3
Hides and skins industry 3
Investments -- Banking 3
Investments -- Railroads 3
Land titles 3
Lumber trade 3
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 3
Pepper (Spice) industry 3
Railroads 3
Ship captains 3
Shipping -- China -- Canton 3
Shipping -- England -- London 3
Shipping -- India 3
Shipping -- Indonesia -- Sumatra 3
United States -- History -- Alabama claims 3
United States -- Politics and government 3
Wills 3
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 3
Abolitionists 2
Account books -- Merchants -- Salem (Mass.) 2
Accra (Ghana) 2
Agriculture 2
Almanacs 2
Authors 2
Autobiography 2
Bankruptcy 2
Banks and banking 2
Bars (Drinking establishments) 2
Bills of sale 2
Boots 2
Boots and shoes -- Trade and manufacture 2
Cargo handling -- Hides 2
Cargo handling -- Ivory 2
Clipper ships 2
Coal 2
Customs administration 2
Danvers (Mass.) 2
Distilleries 2
Fishing 2
Footwear 2
Freight and freightage -- Hides 2
Freight and freightage -- Ivory 2
Gardening 2
Glassware 2
Goldsmiths 2
Hotels 2
Impressment 2
Judges 2
Local government 2
Logging -- Maine 2
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Language
Arabic 1
Dutch; Flemish 1
French 1
 
Names
George (Ship) 6
Sally (Schooner) 6
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 5
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 5
Stone, Benjamin W., 1809-1891 5
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Benjamin (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 4
Dolphin (Schooner) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Gambia (Brig) 4
Hope (Schooner) 4
Mexican (Brig) 4
Polly (Sloop) 4
Rebecca (Schooner) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 4
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1748-1791 4
Stone, Silsbee, and Pickman 4
Union (Ship) 4
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 3
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 3
Betsey (Schooner) 3
Brown, Nathaniel 3
Catherine (Ship) 3
China (Ship) 3
Cipher (Brig) 3
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1762-1809 3
Crowninshield, John, 1771-1842 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 3
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Essex Bank (Salem, Mass.) 3
Fenelon (Brig) 3
Hannah (Brig) 3
Henry (Ship) 3
Ingersoll, Nathaniel, approximately 1633-1719 3
Janus (Ship) 3
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 3
Leander (Brig) 3
Malay (Brig) 3
Margaret (Ship) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
Molly (Schooner) 3
Neptune (Schooner) 3
Patriot (Brig) 3
Peele, J. Willard, 1804-1871 3
Peele, Willard 3
Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901 3
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 3
Prince, Henry, 1764-1846 3
Rolla (Brig) 3
Rose (Brig) 3
Sally (Brig) 3
Stone, Robert, d. 1860 3
Stone, William, 1820-1898 3
Sumatra (Ship) 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 3
Tucker, Gideon, 1778-1861 3
Alert (Sloop) 2
American Hero (Ship) 2
Ann Maria (Ship) 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 2
Arab (Ship) 2
Argonaut (Ship) 2
Augusta (Brig) 2
Augustus (Ship) 2
Aurora (Ship) 2
Bainbridge, Ansley, and Company 2
Barton, John, 1774-1818 2
Benjamin W. Stone & Brothers 2
Bentley, William, 1759-1819 2
Betsy (Brig) 2
Boardman, Francis 2
Bonetta (Ship) 2
Borneo (Ship) 2
Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll, 1806-1889 2
Camel (Bark) 2
Caroline Augusta (Ship) 2
Catharine (Ship) 2
Ceres (Ship) 2
Chandler, James N., 1826-1904 2
Cincinnatus (Ship) 2
Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 2
Comet (Brig) 2
Commerce (Ship) 2
Concord (Ship) 2
Crowninshield family 2
Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851 2
Crowninshield, Benjamin, 1782-1864 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1699-1776 2
Crowninshield, George, 1734-1815 2
Crowninshield, George, 1766-1817 2
Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808 2
Crowninshield, John, 1728-1777 2
Crowninshield, Richard, 1774-1844 2
Currier, Charles Chase, 1805-1860 2
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