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Privateering

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Derby Family Papers, 1716-1925

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 37
Abstract

The Derby Family Papers include shipping, legal, business, and personal papers of Richard Derby (1712-1783), his sons Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799) and John Derby (1741-1812), and grandsons Elias Hasket Derby Jr. (1766-1826), John Derby (1767-1831), Ezekiel Hersey Derby (1772-1852), and Richard Crowninshield Derby (1777-1854).

Dates: 1716-1925

Orne Family Papers, 1719-1899, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 41
Abstract

The bulk of the Orne Family Papers, which consists of the shipping papers generated by Timothy Orne (1717-1767), Josiah Orne (1768-1825), William Orne (1751/2-1815), and Joseph Orne (1778-1806) spans almost a century of Salem shipping from 1732 to 1825. The papers reflect the business, legal, and personal papers of each cousin, their immediate families, and their in-laws.

Dates: 1719-1899, undated

Salem Insurance Companies Records, 1779-1860, 1893, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 139
Abstract

The Salem Insurance Companies Records are comprised of papers generated from miscellaneous Salem insurance companies, insurance offices coordinated by individual insurance brokers, and the insurance activities of group underwriters.

Dates: 1779-1860, 1893, undated