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Coffin Family Papers, 1815-1912

 Collection
Identifier: MH 60
Abstract

This collection includes business and personal correspondence, shipping bills and accounts, artwork, military documents, and manufacturing plans from three generations of the Coffin family of Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1815-1912

Daniel A. Kilham Papers, 1912, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1917
Abstract

The Daniel A. Kilham Papers contains records created by Daniel A. Kilham, a Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts ship’s captain. Included in the collection are two handwritten drafts of his unpublished 1912 memoir: "Personal recollections of sea life aboard old time sailing ships" and a photocopy of a typed manuscript of the memoir.

Dates: 1912, undated

Daniel W. Chester Papers, 1853-1883, 1919

 Collection
Identifier: MH 56
Abstract

The Daniel W. Chester Papers is a collection consisting largely of personal correspondence with family members, primarily Chester's wife, and papers related to the ship Dauntless, of which he was master.

Dates: 1853-1883, 1919

Emery Johnson Papers, 1817-1843, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 668
Abstract

The papers of this Salem, Massachusetts, ship captain consists of ships' papers and business correspondence.

Dates: 1817-1843, undated

Francis Stevens Papers, 1758-1892, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 422
Abstract

The Francis Stevens Papers contain the shipping and personal papers of Francis Stevens (1772-1823) as well as some business papers for his father, John Stevens.

Dates: 1758-1892, undated

Frye Family Papers, 1770-1947, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 151
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the Frye family including Salem, Massachusetts, shipmaster Nathan Frye (1787-1868).

Dates: 1770-1947, undated

George W. Fraser Papers, 1816, 1842-1875, 1935-1956

 Collection
Identifier: MH 101
Abstract

The George W. Fraser papers are made up of research notes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to Fraser and his wife Margaret Youle, collected by Carrie Elwell.

Dates: 1816, 1842-1875, 1935-1956

Hackett Family Papers, 1718-1839, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 228
Abstract

The Hackett Family papers include account books, shipbuilding specifications, and both business and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1718-1839, undated

Henry Family Photographs, 1823-1896, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1861
Abstract The Henry Family photographs contain 123 black-and-white photographs, ambrotypes, and daguerreotypes of the family and shipping associates of William Wyman Henry (1820-1886). The majority of photographs are portraits of the Henry and Kidder families, associates of William Wyman Henry in the shipping industry and their families, and reverends from local churches. There is one illustration of the ship “The City of London” and one illustration of the Henry family. The collection also contains...
Dates: 1823-1896, undated

Henry Moulton Papers, 1823-1873

 Collection
Identifier: MH 163
Abstract

The Henry Moulton papers document his career as a master mariner and include ships' papers, seamen's protection certificates, and some personal papers.

Dates: 1823-1873

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Abigail (Schooner) 2
Active (Schooner) 2
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 2
Catherine (Ship) 2
Chever, William James, 1818-1902 2
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Columbus (Ship) 2
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 2
Eliza (Brig) 2
Eliza (Ship) 2
Elizabeth (Ship) 2
Franklin (Ship) 2
Lively (Schooner) 2
Perseverance (Ship) 2
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 2
Pingree, David, 1795-1863 2
Polly (Sloop) 2
Proctor family 2
Thomas Perkins (Ship) 2
William (Ship) 2
Aberdeen (Ship) 1
Active (Ship) 1
Agenor (Ship) 1
Albatross (Ship) 1
Alciope (Schooner) 1
Aldebaran (Ship) 1
Allen, Charles F., Jr. 1
Allen, Charles Henry, 1830-1910 1
American Philosophical Society 1
Andes (Ship) 1
Andrew, John F. (John Forrester), 1850-1895 1
Andrew, Nathaniel 1
Anna Decatur (Ship) 1
Annie Buckman (Brig) 1
Arctic (Bark) 1
Areatus (Ship) 1
Argentine (Bark) 1
Argo (Brig) 1
Argo (Ship) 1
Arno (Ship) 1
Arnold Wells (Ship) 1
Arthur (Bark) 1
Ashton, William B., b. 1805 1
Aspinwall, Thomas, 1786-1876 1
Astrea (Brig) 1
Attempt (Schooner) 1
B. F. Nash (Brig) 1
Badger, Richard C. (Richard Cogsdell), 1839-1882 1
Bagley, John, 1765-1826 1
Bagley, Lowell, 1784-1863 1
Bagley, Sally Hacket, 1766-1845 1
Banchor and Boyden 1
Banchor, John, d. 1870 1
Baring Brothers & Co. 1
Barnard, Edward, 1781-1858 1
Barr, Henry, -1836 1
Barstow, G. Forrester (Gideon Forrester), 1815-1864 1
Bartlett, John, Rev. 1
Bartlett, Matthew, d. 1880 1
Batchelder, Nathan A., 1821-1903 1
Bates, William B., circa 1810-1894 1
Belle Creole (Ship) 1
Bengal (Ship) 1
Bennett, James H 1
Berry, Aaron W., 1827-1865 1
Bertram, Joseph, 1835-1877 1
Betsey (Schooner) 1
Betsy (Ship) 1
Bird of the Wave (Brig) 1
Birkhead, James 1
Black Warrior (Ship) 1
Blackwall (Ship) 1
Borneo (Ship) 1
Boston (Ship) 1
Bowden, Mary E. T. (Mary E. Trefry) 1
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 1
Brazil (Bark) 1
Briggs family 1
Briggs, Arthur S. 1
Briggs, Benjamin S. (Benjamin Spooner), 1835-1872 1
Briggs, Sarah E. Cobb, d. 1872 1
Brighton (Barque) 1
Brilliant (Schooner) 1
Brooks, John F. 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Nathaniel, 1771-1805 1
Bryant, Timothy, Jr. 1
Buena Vista (Ship) 1
Burnham, Betsey, b. 1776 1
Burnham, Caleb, b. 1771 1
Burnham, Eunice 1
Burnham, Joshua, 1736-1791 1
Burnham, Joshua, b. 1763 1
Burnham, Mark, b. 1738 1
Burnham, Sukey, b. 1779 1
Burroughs family 1
C. Brewer and Company 1
C. M. Ward (Schooner) 1
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