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Overview of the Collection
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Repository: |
G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator: |
Gillchrest, Levi B. |
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Title: |
Levi B. Gillchrest Papers |
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Dates: |
1833-1865, (bulk 1850-1864), additional information 1979-1980 |
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Extent: |
ca 300 pieces |
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Abstract: |
Letters, bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain Gillchrest’s maritime activities, chiefly letters to Gillchrest from ship captains, including his father, Joseph Gillchrest, as well as agents such as Baring Brothers, R.L. Gillchrest & Co., and Snow & Burgess, relating to freight rates, market conditions, shipbuilding, difficulties with vessels and crews, etc. Topics include Gillchrest’s ownership of shares in numerous vessels involved in coastwise and transatlantic trade. |
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Identification: |
Coll. 147 |
Biography of Levi B. Gillchrest
Levi B. Gillchrest was born ca. 1815 and was married in 1843 to Catharine H. Webb. He was a shipmaster and shipowner from Thomaston, Maine, during the mid-19th century, and was involved in coastwise and transatlantic trade. By 1847, Gillchrest was the managing partner of Morton & Lermond, which built one ship a year from 1847 until 1866.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
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Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Gillchrest, Joseph–Correspondence
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Baring Brothers & Co.
R.L. Gillchrest & Co.
Snow & Burgess
Subjects:
Cargo ships
Coastwise shipping
Freight and freightage–Rates
International trade
Shipbuilding–Maine–Thomaston
Shipping–Maine–Thomaston
Document Types:
Accounts
Receipts
Occupations:
Merchant mariners
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Coll. 147, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Indexes
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Index to Personal and Corporate Names
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about John M. Adams in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection. |
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Adams, John M. |
1/3, 1/4, 1/10 |
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Anderson, R. |
1/1, 1/10 |
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Baring Brothers |
1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/7, 1/11 |
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Bates & Co. |
1/4 |
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Benger, ? |
1/6 |
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Boyan & Humes |
1/10 |
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Boynton, N. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10 |
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Carney, George L. |
1/3, 1/4, 1/10 |
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Creighton, E. (Capt.) |
1/11 |
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Creighton, Joseph |
1/2 |
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Creighton, Nancy (estate of) |
1/8, 1/10 |
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Cushing, James O. |
1/2 |
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Davis, George (Capt.) |
1/11 |
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Donnell, J.E. |
1/4, 1/5, 1/10 |
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Elwell, James W. |
1/4, 1/5, 1/11 |
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Emerson, W. |
1/1 |
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Fales, ? (Capt.) |
1/11 |
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Fogg, L.G. |
1/1, 1/10 |
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Gale, C.W. |
1/2 |
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Gillchrest, H. Eugene |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Gillchrest, Joseph |
1/1, 1/11 |
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Gillchrest, Levi B. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7 |
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Gillchrest, R.L. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/6, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Goshaw, ? |
1/4 |
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Guardhouse, ? (Capt.) |
1/11 |
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Halloneer, Revel |
1/10 |
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Harris Stackpole & Co. |
1/7 |
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Henderson, Dunston |
1/4, 1/10 |
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Hervey, William |
1/10 |
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Hewes, William |
1/2, 1/5, 1/10 |
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Higgins, H.B. |
1/10 |
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Hynson, George W. |
1/10 |
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J.H. Rivers & Co. |
1/2, 1/10 |
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James W. Elwell & Co. |
1/6, 1/7 |
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Jordan, William |
1/1, 1/10 |
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Joseph Nickerson & Co. |
1/5, 1/6, 1/10 |
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Lewis, D. |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Lord, George C. |
1/5 |
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Maxwell, ? |
1/4 |
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McCarthy, A. |
1/4 |
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McLean, William |
1/4, 1/5, 1/10 |
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Merry, L. |
1/10 |
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Morton & Lemonds & Co. |
1/1 |
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Morton, Hattie E. |
1/4 |
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Mosely & Hodgman |
1/5 |
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N.E. Mutual Marine Insurance Co. |
1/5 |
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Nelson, Charles H. |
1/4, 1/5, 1/10 |
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Prince, Arthur |
1/5 |
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Rockland Insurance Co. |
1/2 |
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Russell, Samuel |
1/2 |
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Samuel P. Pedrick & Co. |
1/3 |
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Smith, J.H. |
1/5 |
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Snow & Burgess |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/10 |
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Snow, A. |
1/10, 1/11 |
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Stackpole, H. |
1/1 |
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Sweetsul, Benjamin |
1/4 |
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Taylor, Tipper & Co. |
1/4, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Thomaston Mutual Fire Ins. Co. |
1/11 |
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Thompson, Lapham & Co. |
1/11 |
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Vinal, A. |
1/6 |
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Washburn & Clifton |
1/6 |
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Watts, James |
1/1, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Watts, Jeremiah |
1/1 |
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Watts, William H. |
1/2, 1/4, 1/10 |
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Whitney & Stephens |
1/5 |
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William R. Freeborn & Co. |
1/4 |
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Woodcock, M.P. |
1/5 |
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Index to Vessel Names
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NOTE: The fraction(S) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the ship AFRICA in Box 1, Folder 11 of the collection. |
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AFRICA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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ALABAMA (Schooner) |
1/11 |
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ALDANAH (Ship) |
1/10 |
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ALICE COUNCE |
1/10 |
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ALLIANCE |
1/3, 1/10 |
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ALMIRA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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AMELIA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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ARABIA (Ship) |
1/4, 1/11 |
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ASIA (Ship) |
1/4, 1/11 |
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ASTRACAN (Ship) |
1/11 |
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BOSTONIAN (Bark) |
1/4, 1/10 |
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BRILLIAN (Bark) |
1/1, 1/11 |
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CALIFORNIA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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CAMP-VALE (Bark) |
1/10 |
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CAPT. JOHN (Brig) |
1/10 |
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CAROLINE (Brig) |
1/10 |
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CHALLENGE (Schooner) |
1/10 |
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CHARLEMAGNE (Schooner) |
1/10 |
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CHARLES BUCK (Ship) |
1/2 |
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CHATHAM (Ship) |
1/10 |
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CLAIBORNE (Ship) |
1/1, 1/11 |
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COLUMBIA |
1/10 |
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DELEWARE (Schooner) |
1/10 |
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DOVER |
1/11 |
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E.C. BROWN (Schooner) |
1/5, 1/11 |
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EAGLE |
1/10 |
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EUROPA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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FLORENCE (Bark) |
1/4, 1/10 |
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GAZETTEER (Ship) |
1/10 |
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GENERAL HURLBUT (Ship) |
1/10 |
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GEORGES |
1/4 |
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GOLDEN ERA (Bark) |
1/2, 1/10 |
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GONDOLA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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H. KELLAR (Brig) |
1/11 |
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H. PENNINGTON (Ship) |
1/10 |
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HAMLET (Brig) |
1/11 |
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HERALD (Ship) |
1/2 |
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HOPE |
1/11 |
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I. PITTS (Bark) |
1/10 |
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IONIAN |
1/10 |
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JOHN COTTLE (Ship) |
1/4, 1/10 |
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JOHN HANCOCK |
1/10 |
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JOSEPH GILLCHREST (Ship) |
1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 1/10, 1/11 |
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JUVENTA |
1/10 |
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KATAHDIN (Steamer) |
1/5 |
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LEONIDAS |
1/1, 1/10 |
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MANTEO |
1/1 |
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MARCELLA (Schooner) |
1/10, 1/11 |
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MARQUETTE (Ship) |
1/2 |
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MARY & ADELINE (Ship) |
1/11 |
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MARY O’BRIEN |
1/10 |
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McLEAN (Bark) |
1/10 |
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MERIDIAN |
1/10 |
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MILTIADES |
1/1 |
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MONTEBELLO (Ship) |
1/4, 1/5, 1/10, 1/11 |
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MOUNTAINEER |
1/1, 1/10 |
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MOUNTEBELLO (Ship) |
1/4, 1/5, 1/10, 1/11 |
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NE PLUS ULTRA (Ship) |
1/5 |
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NEPTUNE |
1/3 |
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NEPTUNE’S CAR |
1/4 |
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PANAMA (Ship) |
1/5 |
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PERSIA (Ship) |
1/4, 1/11 |
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PYRAMID |
1/10 |
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QUEEN POMARE (Ship) |
1/11 |
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R. JACOBS |
1/10 |
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R. L. GILLCHREST (Ship) |
1/2 |
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R. ROBINSON |
1/10 |
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RAYMOND LEE (Ship) |
1/10 |
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ROCHAMBEAU (Ship) |
1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/7, 1/10, 1/11 |
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ROSANA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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RUSSELL (Ship) |
1/10 |
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S. CURLING (Ship) |
1/10, 1/11 |
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SARAH G. HIDE (Ship) |
1/1 |
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SCOTIA (Ship) |
1/11 |
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SEBASTIA CABOT (Ship) |
1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/10, 1/11 |
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SINGAPORE (Bark) |
1/5 |
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SOUTHHAMPTON |
1/10 |
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STATESMAN (Ship) |
1/1, 1/10, 1/11 |
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STEPHEN CROWELL (Ship) |
1/2, 1/4, 1/10 |
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STEVEN GLOVER (Ship) |
1/1 |
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THE RICHARD |
1/10 |
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THOMAS (Brig) |
1/11 |
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TOM PAINE (Brig) |
1/11 |
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TRENTON (Ship) |
1/10 |
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VAUCLUSE (Ship) |
1/, 1/3, 1/10, 1/11 |
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WASHINGTON |
1/4 |
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WHITE SWALLOW |
1/10 |
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Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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| Correspondence; 1833-1865 |
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Correspondence; 1833-1856 |
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Correspondence; 1857 |
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Correspondence; 1858-1861 |
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Correspondence; 1862 |
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Correspondence; 1863-1864 |
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Correspondence; 1865 and undated |
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| Business papers; 1852-1862 |
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Bills, accounts, insurance policy, freight circular, etc.; 1852-1862 |
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Bills, etc., relating to estate of Nancy Creighton; 1859-1861 |
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Unidentified material; undated or partially dated |
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| Additional material; added in 1979-1980 |
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10 |
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Correspondence; 1843-1865, undated |
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11 |
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Correspondence; 1846-1863 |
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