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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 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

Clifford Crowninshield Papers, 1692-1861

 Collection
Identifier: MH 17
Abstract

The Clifford Crowninshield (1762-1809) papers are comprised of the business and personal papers of Clifford Crowninshield and his family from 1692-1861.

Dates: 1692-1861

Clifford Crowninshield Papers, 1750-1811

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 97
Abstract

The Clifford Crowninshield (1762-1809) papers are comprised of the business and personal papers of Salem merchant and ship master, Clifford Crowninshield, and his family from 1692-1861.

Dates: 1750-1811

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Salem (Mass.) 35
Account books 30
Shipping 28
Administration of estates 14
Deeds 10
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Diaries 10
Genealogy 7
Privateering 7
Inventories 5
Marine insurance 5
Shipbuilding 5
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 5
Capture at sea 4
Decedents' estates 4
General stores 4
Leather industry and trade 4
Letters 4
Ship's papers 4
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 4
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 4
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 4
Voyages and travels 4
Abandonment (Maritime law) 3
Bills of lading 3
Boston (Mass.) 3
Commission merchants 3
Crew lists 3
Guardian and ward 3
Hides and skins industry 3
Investments -- Railroads 3
Justices of the peace 3
Land titles 3
Lawyers 3
Lumber trade 3
Marine protests 3
Pepper (Spice) industry 3
Shipping -- Africa, West 3
Shipping -- England -- London 3
Shipping -- India 3
Shipping -- India -- Calcutta 3
Shipping -- Indonesia -- Sumatra 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 3
Abolitionists 2
Accra (Ghana) 2
Agriculture 2
Almanacs 2
Autobiography 2
Banks and banking 2
Bills of sale 2
Boots 2
Boots and shoes -- Trade and manufacture 2
Cargo handling -- Hides 2
Cargo handling -- Ivory 2
Cargo handling -- Opium 2
Coal 2
Farms 2
Fishing industry 2
Footwear 2
Freight and freightage -- Hides 2
Freight and freightage -- Ivory 2
Gardening 2
Glassware 2
Impressment 2
Logging -- Maine 2
Lumbering -- Maine 2
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
Pharmacists 2
Photographs 2
Poetry 2
Railroads 2
Saint John River (Me. and N.B.) 2
Ship captains 2
Shipping -- China -- Canton 2
Shipping -- China -- Guangzhou 2
Shipping -- French Guiana -- Cayenne 2
Shipping -- India -- Kolkata 2
Shipping -- Indonesia -- Jakarta 2
Shipping -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 2
Shipping -- Madagascar -- Majunga 2
Shipping -- New York (State) -- New York 2
Shipping -- West Indies 2
Ships -- Cargo 2
Shipwrecks 2
Shoes 2
Sierra Leone 2
Tobacco industry 2
Trials (Murder) 2
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 2
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 2
United States -- History -- Neopolitan Claims 2
United States -- History -- War of 1812 2
Whaling 2
Women 2
Acquisition of land 1
Africa -- Colonization 1
Africa -- Commerce -- United States 1
Africa, West 1
Alabama claims 1
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Language
Arabic 1
Dutch; Flemish 1
French 1
 
Names
George (Ship) 5
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 5
Benjamin (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
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Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Sally (Schooner) 4
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 3
Betsey (Schooner) 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 3
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 3
Dolphin (Schooner) 3
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Hannah (Brig) 3
Henry (Ship) 3
Hope (Schooner) 3
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 3
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 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
Rose (Brig) 3
Sally (Brig) 3
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 3
Taria Topan (Bark) 3
Trumbull, Edward B., 1852-1934 3
Union (Ship) 3
Alert (Sloop) 2
American Hero (Ship) 2
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 2
Ann Maria (Ship) 2
Appleton, Alfred C. 2
Arab (Ship) 2
Argonaut (Ship) 2
Augustus (Ship) 2
Bainbridge, Ansley, and Company 2
Barton, John, 1774-1818 2
Boardman, Francis 2
Bonetta (Ship) 2
Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll, 1806-1889 2
Brown, Nathaniel 2
Caroline Augusta (Ship) 2
Catherine (Ship) 2
Ceres (Ship) 2
Chandler, James N., 1826-1904 2
China (Ship) 2
Cipher (Brig) 2
Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 2
Comet (Brig) 2
Commerce (Ship) 2
Concord (Ship) 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1699-1776 2
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1762-1809 2
Crowninshield, John, 1728-1777 2
Dawn (Brig) 2
Eagle (Schooner) 2
Eliza (Ship) 2
Emerald (Ship) 2
Emily Wilder (Bark) 2
Essex (Bark) 2
Essex Bank (Salem, Mass.) 2
Fabens, Benjamin, 1785-1850 2
Fame (Schooner) 2
Favorite (Brig) 2
Fenelon (Brig) 2
Freedom (Ship) 2
Galen (Bark) 2
Gambia (Brig) 2
Ganges (Brig) 2
Georgia Packet (Brig) 2
Glide (Bark) 2
Goddard, John, 1811-1870 2
Grand Turk (Ship) 2
Gray, William, 1750-1825 2
Heraclide (Ship) 2
Hope (Brig) 2
Ingersoll, George 2
Ingersoll, Nathaniel, approximately 1633-1719 2
Izette (Ship) 2
Janus (Ship) 2
John (Ketch) 2
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 2
Leander (Brig) 2
Lee, Joseph, 1744-1831 2
Lexington (Schooner) 2
Malaga (Brig) 2
Malay (Brig) 2
Margaret (Ship) 2
Molly (Schooner) 2
Nancy Ann (Brig) 2
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company 2
Neptune (Schooner) 2
Oceanus (Schooner) 2
Patriot (Brig) 2
Peele, Jonathan, 1731-1809 2
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