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Collection of 19th Century China and India Trade Documents, 1794-1851, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1889
Abstract Collection of 19th Century China and India Trade Documents contains documents related to Spanish, French and American trade with China and India from 1794 to 1861. The collection includes: reports related to the sale of the ship Canton and its cargo; a report to a Spanish Customs Administrator; records from the United States Consulate in Kolkata related to the ship Argo; a manuscript book of disbursements kept by W. S. Higgins...
Dates: 1794-1851, undated

David Pingree Papers, 1803-1939

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 901
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of David Pingree, papers of his family members, and records of his business associates.

Dates: 1803-1939, undated

Fabens Family Papers, 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 94
Abstract

The Fabens Family Papers contain the shipping, business, legal, and personal papers of William Fabens (1759-1828), William Fabens (1782-1834), Benjamin Fabens (1785-1850), Samuel A. Fabens (b. 1812), Benjamin F. Fabens (1817-1912), Joseph Warren Fabens (1821-1875), Frank P. Fabens (b. 1869), and other family members.

Dates: 1706-1916, 1947, 1978-1989, undated

J. Howard Nichols Papers, 1859-1900, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 169
Abstract

The J. Howard Nichols papers contain correspondence and financial documents about the China trade in which Nichols was involved.

Dates: 1859-1900, undated

John Hancock Andrews Papers, 1719-1832

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2
Abstract

The John Hancock Andrews Papers contain correspondence and business papers for Salem, Massachusetts ship captain and merchant, John Hancock Andrews.

Dates: 1719-1832

Joseph Peabody Family Papers, 1721-1938, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 178
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Joseph Peabody, his son George, his grandson George Augustus, and his grandnephew William C. Endicott, Jr. It includes correspondence, financial and legal papers, diaries, speeches, scrapbooks, records for Fiske's wharf, photographs, and genealogy.

Dates: 1721-1938, undated

Robert H. Waters Papers, 1851-1884, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 318
Abstract

The Robert H. Waters Papers contain correspondence and shipping papers of both Robert H. Waters and John Banchor.

Dates: 1851-1884, undated

Thomas Perkins (Ship) Records, 1838-1849, 1857, 1868-1869, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1882
Abstract The Thomas Perkins (Ship) Papers contain records related to the operation and sale of the Thomas Perkins, a ship active in trade between the Americas, Europe, and Asia through the mid-19th century. The papers contain material received by William Graves Jr., the master of the Thomas Perkins, during the ship’s first five voyages from 1837 to 1847 and primarily relate to his role as master of the...
Dates: 1838-1849, 1857, 1868-1869 undated

William Graves, Jr. Family Papers, 1811-1903

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 676
Abstract

The William Graves, Jr., Family papers document the business activities of this Newburyport, Massachusetts, ship owner and captain and his family.

Dates: 1811-1903

William Martain Papers, 1816-1830

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 123
Abstract

The William Martain Papers contain correspondence, letters of instruction, disbursements, crew wages, provisions, and fur accounts for the ships Hamilton and Louisa.

Dates: 1816-1830

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Salem (Mass.) 4
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Molasses 1
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Newburyport (Mass.) 1
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Opium trade 1
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Pingree, David, 1795-1863 3
Augustine Heard & Company 2
Canton (Ship) 2
Curlew (Brig) 2
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Cynthia (Barque) 2
Cynthia (Brig) 2
Fabens, Benjamin, 1785-1850 2
Graves, Edward, 1831-1873 2
Graves, William, 1785-1851 2
Graves, William, 1811-1877 2
Herald (Brig) 2
Leander (Brig) 2
New Hampshire Iron Factory Company 2
Patriot (Brig) 2
Polly (Schooner) 2
Rebecca (Brig) 2
Rebecca (Schooner) 2
Rolla (Brig) 2
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 2
Active (Ship) 1
Adams (Brig) 1
Adriatic (Brig) 1
Alconia (Brig) 1
Alger, Cyrus, 1781-1856 1
American Machine Company 1
Andrews, John Hancock, 1775-1832 1
Andrews, William, 1810-1838 1
Angeline (Brig) 1
Ann Maria (Ship) 1
Antioch (Bark) 1
Arcade (Schooner) 1
Argo (Ship) 1
Aristo (Ship) 1
Arrington, James 1
Arrow (Ship : 1806) 1
Augusta (Brig) 1
Aurelia (Ship) 1
Baltimore (Brig) 1
Banchor and Boyden 1
Banchor, John, d. 1870 1
Baring Brothers & Co. 1
Batchelder, William 1
Bateman, Abigail Balch (Perkins), 1824-1892 1
Bearce, Samuel R., 1802-1874 1
Bengal (Ship) 1
Bertram and Shepard 1
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 1
Betsey and Eliza (Schooner) 1
Betsy (Brig) 1
Blakely (Brig) 1
Blanchard family 1
Blanchard, Charles 1
Blanchard, Grace 1
Blood, Edwin 1
Bonnett, D. Blake 1
Bonnett, Peter 1
Boody, Shephard 1
Bowker Fertilizer Company (Boston, Mass.) 1
Brenda (ship) 1
Bryant, Timothy, Jr. 1
Buena Vista (Ship) 1
Calumet (Ship) 1
Camberine (Schooner) 1
Carkin, John B., 1792-1883 1
Carolina (Ship) 1
Caroline Augusta (Ship) 1
Castilian (Ship) 1
Catharine (Ship) 1
Cavalier (Barque) 1
Cavlier (Bark) 1
Challenger (Ship : 1854-1856) 1
Chandler, James N., 1826-1904 1
Chase, George 1
Chase, Theodore 1
Cherokee (Brig) 1
China (Ship) 1
Cincinnatus (Ship) 1
Cipher (Brig) 1
Clark, Cyrus S. 1
Coe family 1
Coe, Ebenezer S., 1785-1862 1
Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 1
Coe, Henry F. 1
Coe, Thomas Upham, 1837-1920 1
Colchis (Ship) 1
Common Chance (Sloop) 1
Cook, Nathan 1
Coolidge family 1
Coolidge, Joseph Randall 1
Coolidge, Julian Lowell, 1873-1954 1
Currier, Charles Chase, 1805-1860 1
Daland, John Tucker, 1795-1858 1
Danvers and Beverly Iron Works Company 1
Daring (Ship) 1
Dearborn Academy (Seabrook, N.H.) 1
Deborah (Brig) 1
Dodd, Timothy 1
Dollar (Schooner) 1
Dove (Bark) 1
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