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Privateering

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Parsons and Thomas Parsons Papers, 1777-1864

 Collection
Identifier: MH 175
Abstract

The Charles and Thomas, Jr. Parsons Papers contain correspondence and shipping papers of the Parsons family shipping business.

Dates: 1777-1864

Elias Hasket Derby Papers, 1776-1800, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 76
Abstract

The Elias Hasket Derby papers include shipping, legal, business, and personal papers of Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799), including genealogical notes about the Derby family.

Dates: 1776-1800, undated

Essex Fire and Marine Insurance Company Records, 1776-1887, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 134
Abstract

The Essex Fire and Marine Insurance Company records consist of administrative and financial records as well as policies and marine claims for this Salem, Massachusetts, firm.

Dates: 1776-1887, undated

Gregory Family Papers, 1807-1873, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 188
Abstract

The Gregory Family Papers document the shipping and fishing activities of three generations of the Gregory family of Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1807-1873, undated

Hale Family Papers, 1733-1736, 1760-1855, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 113
Abstract

The Hale family papers are comprised of shipping and business papers of the Hale family and their relatives, the French family, the Little family, and Cyrus King.

Dates: 1733-1736, 1760-1855, undated

Joseph Peabody Family Papers, 1721-1938, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 178
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Joseph Peabody, his son George, his grandson George Augustus, and his grandnephew William C. Endicott, Jr. It includes correspondence, financial and legal papers, diaries, speeches, scrapbooks, records for Fiske's wharf, photographs, and genealogy.

Dates: 1721-1938, undated

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

Parsons Family Papers, 1720-1880

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 145
Abstract

The Parsons Family Papers consist of the shipping, business, and personal papers of a successful Gloucester, Massachusetts, merchant family.

Dates: 1720-1880

Samuel Endicott Papers, 1788-1860, 1936, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 91
Abstract

The Samuel Endicott papers contain material from Samuel Endicott's time as a ship master, and later as a merchant, in addition to papers from his children and extended family.

Dates: 1788-1860, 1936, undated

Silsbee Family Papers, 1637-1910, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 74
Abstract

The Silsbee Family Papers contain the personal papers, business papers, and shipping papers for four generations of Silsbees.

Dates: 1637-1910, undated