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Shipwrecks

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

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

Essex Insurance Company Records, 1835-1855

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 135
Abstract

The Essex Insurance Company Records include 24 volumes of marine policies, two volumes of fire policies, and one folder of marine and fire policies from 1835 to 1855.

Dates: 1835-1855

Franklin S. Phelps & Company Records, 1853-1888, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 186
Abstract

The Franklin S. Phelps and Company Records document the business of this Boston-based insurance agency.

Dates: 1853-1888, undated

French Spoliation Claims Records, 1796-1928, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 160
Abstract

The French Spoliation Claims Records, 1796-1928, contain United States Government printed material and attorney's manuscripts from the Salem office of spoliation claims attorneys, Arthur Lord Huntington and Ulysses Grant Haskell.

Dates: 1796-1928, undated

Harold M. Cobb Collection of Mary Celeste Research Materials, 1902-2000, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 430
Abstract

This collection is comprised of three boxes of American and British materials from 1902-2000, pertaining to the mysterious disappearance of the crew during a voyage of the brigantine Mary Celeste in 1872.

Dates: 1902-2000, undated

Henry Fowler Papers, 1831-1846, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 102
Abstract

The Henry Fowler papers contain materials about his time on the ship Glide and with the natives of the Fiji Islands.

Dates: 1831-1846, undated

Henry Moulton Papers, 1823-1873

 Collection
Identifier: MH 163
Abstract

The Henry Moulton papers document his career as a master mariner and include ships' papers, seamen's protection certificates, and some personal papers.

Dates: 1823-1873

Isaac Cushing Papers, 1811-1859, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 185
Abstract

The Isaac Cushing Papers document the shipping and lumber merchant activities of Isaac Cushing of Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1811-1859, undated

Jerome B. Hildreth Papers, 1851-1925

 Collection
Identifier: MH 123
Abstract

The Jerome B. Hildreth Papers consist of correspondence, accounts, shipping papers, draft proposals for an engine propeller design, and deeds.

Dates: 1851-1925

John Newmarch Cushing Papers, 1714-1920, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 186
Abstract

The John Newmarch Cushing papers document the activities of this Newburyport, Massachusetts, merchant, wharfinger, and ship chandler.

Dates: 1714-1920, undated