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Aaron W. Berry Papers, 1798-1869

 Collection
Identifier: MH 38
Abstract

The Aaron W. Berry Papers consist of business, shipping, and personal papers, and some miscellaneous materials for this Salem, Massachusetts ship master and shipping agent.

Dates: 1798-1869

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

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

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 Shreve Papers, 1793-1848, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 20
Abstract

The Benjamin Shreve papers are comprised of ships' papers, correspondence, account books, memorandum books, accounts, bills, and receipts, and printed items. The papers represent Shreve's activities as merchant, shipmaster, and supercargo on a number of Salem, Massachusetts, vessels from 1805 to 1835.

Dates: 1793-1848, 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

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

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Shipping 68
Account books 63
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Salem 50
Salem (Mass.) 49
Administration of estates 36
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Deeds 31
Diaries 28
Merchants 26
Privateering 21
Genealogy 17
Ship's papers 16
Shipbuilding 15
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 14
Marine insurance 13
Letters 11
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston 11
Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem 11
Inventories 10
Newburyport (Mass.) 10
Photographs 10
United States -- History -- Spoliation claims 10
Capture at sea 9
Shipwrecks 9
Farms 8
Investments -- Banking 8
Poetry 8
Boston (Mass.) 7
Decedents' estates 7
Lumber trade 7
Marine protests 7
Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport 7
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 7
United States -- History -- War of 1812 7
Voyages and travels 7
Fishing industry 6
General stores 6
Investments -- Railroads 6
Land titles 6
Lawyers 6
Leather industry and trade 6
Ship captains 6
Shipping -- India -- Kolkata 6
Abandonment (Maritime law) 5
Cargo handling -- Opium 5
Guardian and ward 5
Investments -- Real estate 5
Maps 5
Railroads 5
Shipping -- Africa, West 5
Shipping -- England -- London 5
Shipping -- Spain 5
Shipping -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar 5
Shipping -- West Indies 5
Societies 5
Whaling 5
Banks and banking 4
Crew lists 4
Fisheries 4
Freight and freightage -- Opium 4
Lectures and lecturing 4
Letter writing 4
Shipping -- China -- Canton 4
Shipping -- India -- Calcutta 4
Ships -- Cargo 4
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 4
United States -- History, Military 4
Zanzibar -- Description and travel 4
Abolitionists 3
Account books -- Massachusetts -- Salem 3
Almanacs 3
Authors 3
Autobiography 3
Bills of lading 3
Cargo handling -- Hides 3
Cargo handling -- Ivory 3
Charter-parties 3
Church records and registers 3
Clergy 3
Commission merchants 3
Courtship 3
Customs administration 3
Danvers (Mass.) 3
Distilleries 3
Dry-goods 3
Education -- Massachusetts 3
Freight and freightage -- Hides 3
Gardening 3
Great Britain -- Description and travel 3
Hides and skins industry 3
Justices of the peace 3
Newspapers 3
Pepper (Spice) industry 3
Pharmacists 3
Sailors 3
Shipping -- Canada 3
Shipping -- China 3
Shipping -- China -- Guangzhou 3
Shipping -- England -- Liverpool 3
Shipping -- India 3
Shipping -- Indonesia 3
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French 2
Chinese 1
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Names
Sally (Schooner) 14
Polly (Schooner) 10
Betsey (Schooner) 8
Dolphin (Schooner) 8
George (Ship) 7
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Sally (Brig) 7
Hope (Schooner) 6
Pingree, David, 1795-1863 6
Romp (Brig) 6
William (Ship) 6
Devereux, James, 1766-1846 5
Franklin (Ship) 5
Gambia (Brig) 5
Molly (Schooner) 5
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844 5
Peggy (Brig) 5
Phillips, Stephen C. (Stephen Clarendon), 1801-1857 5
Polly (Sloop) 5
Rebecca (Schooner) 5
Rolla (Brig) 5
Stone, Benjamin W., 1809-1891 5
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 5
Ann Elizabeth (Brig) 4
Argonaut (Ship) 4
Benjamin (Ship) 4
Betsy (Brig) 4
Betsy (Schooner) 4
Camel (Bark) 4
China (Ship) 4
Curlew (Brig) 4
Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799 4
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783 4
Eagle (Schooner) 4
Eliza (Ship) 4
Essex (Schooner) 4
Essex Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Salem, Mass.) 4
Hannah (Brig) 4
Henry (Ship) 4
Herald (Ship) 4
Janus (Ship) 4
Kimball, Edward Dearborn, 1810-1867 4
Louisa (Brig) 4
Mary (Schooner) 4
Mexican (Brig) 4
Neptune (Schooner) 4
Otter (Brig) 4
Peele, Willard 4
Phoenix (Brig) 4
Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) 4
Ropes, Emmerton & Co. 4
Shepard, Michael, 1786-1856 4
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1748-1791 4
Speedwell (Schooner) 4
Stone, Silsbee, and Pickman 4
Swallow (Schooner) 4
Tucker, Gideon, 1778-1861 4
Two Brothers (Schooner) 4
Union (Ship) 4
Alert (Sloop) 3
Alfred (Ship) 3
Arab (Ship) 3
Arno (Ship) 3
Augusta (Brig) 3
Aurora (Ship) 3
Bertram, John, 1796-1882 3
Brown, Nathaniel 3
Catherine (Ship) 3
Cipher (Brig) 3
Columbus (Ship) 3
Comet (Brig) 3
Crowninshield, Clifford, 1762-1809 3
Crowninshield, George, 1766-1817 3
Crowninshield, John, 1771-1842 3
Dawn (Brig) 3
Dean, Thomas, 1787- 3
Derby (Bark) 3
Devereux, Elizabeth Ives, b. 1812 3
Devereux, Nicholas, 1808-1848 3
Dolphin (Sloop) 3
Edwin (Brig) 3
Elizabeth (Brig) 3
Elizabeth (Ship) 3
Emerald (Ship) 3
Emmerton, E. Augustus (Ephraim Augustus), 1827-1901 3
Emmerton, George R., 1836-1888 3
Endeavor (Ship) 3
Essex Bank (Salem, Mass.) 3
Favorite (Brig) 3
Fenelon (Brig) 3
Four Brothers (Schooner) 3
Galen (Bark) 3
Ganges (Brig) 3
General Stark (Brig) 3
George (Brig) 3
George Crowninshield & Sons (Salem, Mass.) 3
Graves, William, 1811-1877 3
Hannah (Schooner) 3
Hawk (Schooner) 3
Ingersoll, Nathaniel, approximately 1633-1719 3
Jane (Brig) 3
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