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Shipping -- Massachusetts -- Salem

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

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

Allen Family Papers, 1817-1920, 1977

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1
Abstract

The Allen Family Papers contain the personal correspondence, shipping, and business papers of William Allen (1766-1853), his sons, Charles Henry Allen (1810-1899), Joseph Augustus Allen (1808-1840), and George Franklin Allen (1813-1852), grandchildren, William Henry Allen, Margaret Lockhart (Allen) Davis, and her husband William Augustus Davis (1813-1886).

Dates: 1817-1920, 1977

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

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 Pickman Papers, 1679-1923

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 5
Abstract

The bulk of the Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843) Papers, reflects the shipping and personal activities of Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843), a prosperous shipping merchant who traded with India, China, the East and West Indies, and Europe.

Dates: 1679-1923

Bowditch Family Papers, 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, maps, photographs, published works, and genealogy of the Bowditch family of Salem, Massachusetts. It also contains papers of the Babcock family, Swann family, Lyon family, Ingersoll family, and Plummer family.

Dates: 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated

Chaplin Conway Papers, 1848-1854

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 312
Abstract

The Chaplin Conway Papers contain fifty-three letters, written by Chaplin to his second wife, Sarah, during his long sea voyages to South America as shipmaster.

Dates: 1848-1854

Charles Henry Allen Papers, 1829-1893

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 385
Abstract

The Charles Henry Allen Papers contain the shipping and business papers of Charles Henry Allen (1810-1899).

Dates: 1829-1893

Choate Family Papers, 1678, 1727-1918, 1947, 1987-1992

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 380
Abstract

The Choate family papers document the activities of this Ipswich and Essex, Massachusetts, family.

Dates: 1678, 1727-1918, 1947, 1987-1992

Curwen Family Papers, 1641-1902

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 45
Abstract

The Curwen Family Papers contains the shipping, business, political, legal, and personal papers of Captain George Curwen (1610-1684/5), his son Johnathan Curwen (1640-1718), grandson Reverend George Curwen (1683-1717), and great-grandsons Samuel (1715-1802), and George (1717-1746) Curwen.

Dates: 1641-1902