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Bates & Co. Records, 1807-1895, undated
Collection
Identifier: MH 35
Abstract
The Bates & Co. Records document the business activities of Bates & Co., a 19th century Boston merchant shipping company. Materials include ship’s papers, personal and professional correspondence, financial records, bound account volumes, trade circulars, photographs, and ephemera. The bulk of materials were created by Bates & Co., its predecessor Nathan Bridge & Co., the firms’ business associates, and ships’ captains; the collection also includes personal papers from...
Dates:
1807-1895, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library
Carleton, Norwood & Co. Records, 1849-1927, undated
Collection
Identifier: MH 52
Abstract
The Carleton, Norwood & Co. Records document the business activities of Carleton, Norwood & Co., a shipbuilding company and lime manufacturer based in the Camden-Rockport area of Maine. The collection thoroughly documents the firm’s management of a fleet of vessels, their lime business, and their various building projects around Camden and Rockport. Not included in this collection are records from their shipyard, although materials throughout the series do provide some documentation...
Dates:
1849-1927, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library
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
Found in:
Phillips Library
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
Found in:
Phillips Library