Merchant ships
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Josiah Dudley Papers, 1740-1884, undated
The Josiah Dudley papers contain business papers from Dudley's time as a captain, such as ship's papers, correspondence, and financial papers. Also included in this collection are papers belonging to the Brown, Kinsman, Holmes, and Bonnit families, in addition to miscellaneous notes and fragments of unidentifiable documents.
Registers of Maine Vessels, 1851-1885, undated
Collection contains registers for 12 ships built in Maine. Each original document is only half of the document, and includes a typewritten copy of entire original document.
Sailing Ship Card Collection, 1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Sailing ship cards have been identified as the earliest form of multi-color advertising in the United States. Printed to announce the departure of commercial ship sailings for both passengers and freight companies, the ephemeral nature of these cards makes them very rare. The collection contains 1,296 cards, 1,193 of which are unique, and 103 of which are duplicates.