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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: |
Benson, Timothy M. |
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Title: |
Timothy M. Benson Collection |
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Dates: |
1865-1911 g (bulk 1865-1880). |
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Extent: |
ca 756 pieces |
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Abstract: |
The Benson Collection begins with two boxes of correspondence, primarily between Timothy Benson and Charles Brewer, discussing cargoes, provisions, repairs, and other general business matters involving the MARTHA DAVIS. Included are some letters-relative to Rebecca Benson and her business affairs with Charles Brewer & Co. 1890-1911. Box 3 contains shipping papers for Barks VIKING 1865-1869, and MARTHA DAVIS 1873-1877, while Box 4 has envelopes, stamped and addressed, ca.1876-1911. The six volumes consist of logbooks for Barks VIKING and MARTHA DAVIS, and two crew account books for the MARTHA DAVIS, 1876-1888. Miscellaneous material includes a few domestic bills, etc., land deeds, and several issues of The Friend newspaper from Honolulu. Several issues of foreign newspapers, including the China Mail and Hong Kong Press, collected by Capt. Benson, are available in HFM #191 |
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Identification: |
Coll.201 |
Biography of Timothy M. Benson
Timothy Manter Benson (b.1839-d.1890) was a shipmaster from Carver, Massachusetts. He was master of the British Bark VIKING (1866-1867), and the Bark MARTHA DAVIS of Boston for 15 years, from 1873 to 1888. His wife, Rebecca W. Benson, and daughter Clara, were aboard the MARTHA DAVIS during oriental and Trans-Atlantic voyages between 1877 and 1881. Charles Brewer & Co. of Boston owned and managed the MARTHA DAVIS. Brewer and Benson were evidently good friends, as indicated by the fact that the company helped Rebecca with the estate and financial matters for many years after Benson’s death in 1890.
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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:
Benson, Clara
Benson, Rebecca W.–Correspondence
Brewer, Charles–Correspondence
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Charles Brewer & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
Martha Davis (Bark)
Viking (Bark)
Subjects:
Real property–Massachusetts
Decedents’ estates–Massachusetts
Merchant mariners
Shipping–England–London
Shipping–Massachusetts–Boston Ships–Cargo
Voyages and travels
Document Types:
Deeds
Envelopes
Journals (accounts)
Logbooks
Ships’ papers
Occupations:
Merchants–Massachusetts–Carver
Ship captains–Massachusetts–Carver
Ship captains–Massachusetts–Carver
Shipowners–Massachusetts–Carver
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Coll. 201, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Indexes
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Index to Personal 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 Henry Adams in Box 3, Folder 1 of the collection. |
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Adams, ? (Capt.) |
1/6 |
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Adams, Henry |
3/1 |
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Anderson, James |
3/6 |
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Andres, Jose |
3/5 |
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Arthur, S. |
3/3 |
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Authon, James |
1/4 |
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Bartlett, Fred |
1/3, 1/6 |
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Bartlett, Gid |
1/3 |
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Bartlett, William |
1/4 |
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Baxter, E. |
3/6 |
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Benson, Clara |
1/4, 1/6, 2/4 |
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Benson, Clara M. |
1/3, 2/5, 2/6, 2/11 |
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Benson, Isaac |
3/6, 3/7 |
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Benson, John |
3/6 |
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Benson, Rebecca W. |
1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 3/12 |
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Bicknell, George |
1/6 |
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Billings, George |
3/9 |
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Blanchard , ? |
1/1 |
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Blanchard, F.E. |
1/4 |
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Brewer, Charles |
2/8 |
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Brewer, E.M. |
2/1 |
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Brewer, Edward M. |
2/5, 2/6, 2/7 |
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Brewer, Edward N. |
1/7 |
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Brewer, John |
1/6 |
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Brewer, Joseph |
1/5, 1/7, 2/3 |
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Brown, A.W. |
1/7 |
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Brownell, Fred |
1/3 |
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Brownell, G.L. |
2/9 |
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Burgess, E.T. |
3/12 |
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Burrill, Charles D. |
2/4 |
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Burrill, Charles D. (Jr.) |
2/3 |
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Bush, H. |
3/7 |
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Bush, Kermit |
3/6 |
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Butler, W.F. |
1/4 |
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Carney, James |
1/6 |
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Chapman, Norman |
3/1 |
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Churchill, Frank N. |
3/12 |
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Cobb, Ebenezer |
3/12 |
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Cobb, Lavinia |
3/12 |
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Cobb, Philander |
3/12 |
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Cole, Leander S. |
3/12 |
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Cole, Rosa A. |
3/12 |
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Coleman, Edward Horne |
3/8 |
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Collins, John |
1/8 |
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Crapo, ? (Capt.) |
1/4 |
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Crespo, Leon |
3/5, 3/6 |
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Cruz, Domingo |
3/7 |
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Cuatilla, Miguel |
3/4 |
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Cusada, Charles |
3/4 |
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Cushing, Anna Elizabeth |
3/12 |
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Cushing, Clara Benson |
3/12 |
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Cushing, Flora M. |
3/12 |
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Danforth, William S. |
3/12 |
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Davis, Charles S. |
2/6 |
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DeBelot, P.F. |
3/5 |
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Denis, Julio |
3/7 |
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Dennis, Julio |
3/6 |
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Dietz, A.F. |
2/3 |
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Dietz, R.E. |
2/1 |
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Echels, J.E. |
3/4 |
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Eldridge, Ellen |
1/6 |
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Ellis, Mat |
1/6 |
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Englehardt, L.A. |
3/3 |
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Findlay, Allan |
3/6 |
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Foley, I.D. (Capt.) |
1/6 |
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Foley, Mary |
1/6, 2/7 |
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Foley, Mary J. |
1/7 |
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Franck, Charles |
3/5 |
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Gammons, Charles |
3/9 |
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Gammons, Susie |
1/1 |
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Garcia, C. |
3/5 |
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Gardner, Louella |
1/5 |
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Gardner, Luella |
1/6 |
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Gazelez, Frank |
3/6 |
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Godaffroy, A.E. |
3/2 |
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Gomly, William J. |
3/11 |
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Gonzales, Jose |
3/5 |
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Greene, William C. |
2/6 |
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Grinnell, Mercy |
1/6 |
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Gunzalez, Frank |
3/7 |
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Hager, ? |
1/4 |
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Haire, Charlie |
2/6 |
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Hall, Ruth |
1/4 |
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Hallett, ? (Capt.) |
1/8 |
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Hanna, Susannah |
1/4 |
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Harris, B.W. |
3/12 |
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Hedge, Barnabus |
3/12 |
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Hibbert, Charles |
3/4 |
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Higginson, Robert M. |
2/1 |
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Jamison, Alexander |
3/6 |
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Jillson, Ella M. |
1/6 |
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Jillson, Eugene |
1/6 |
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Johnson, ? (Capt.) |
1/2, 1/5 |
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Johnson, C.A. (Capt.) |
3/9 |
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Josselyn, ? (Capt.) |
1/2, 1/7, 2/1 |
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Keith, S. |
3/11 |
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Kellogg, David |
1/7, 2/1 |
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Kempton, Eben |
1/4 |
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Kendall, Hugh F. |
2/1 |
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Knoll, Victor |
3/7 |
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Lague, Edward |
3/6 |
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Landberg, P. |
3/1 |
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Lange, Edward |
3/6 |
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Loewenberg, A. |
2/1 |
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Lombard, E.P. |
1/4 |
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Loos, Richard |
3/2 |
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Lopes, Manuel |
3/5 |
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Loud, Bagnall |
2/3 |
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Lovering, J.P. |
1/6 |
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Lovering, John P. |
1/6 |
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Lovering, Judith A. |
1/6, 1/7 |
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Lucas, Abijah (Capt.) |
3/12 |
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Lucas, Abijah (Jr.) |
3/12 |
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Lucas, Bela |
3/12 |
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Lucas, Benjamin |
3/12 |
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Lucas, James |
3/12 |
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Lunt, ? |
1/3 |
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Lunt, Charles H. |
1/7 |
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MacGregor, John |
3/6 |
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Mahlman, John |
3/7 |
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Manchester, ? |
1/4 |
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Maxfield, Caleb |
3/11 |
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McCall, John |
3/6 |
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McClure, Charles E. |
1/8 |
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McGlashan, Chet |
3/4 |
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McLauchlan, Dennis |
3/6 |
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McLean, Peter |
3/6 |
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McLeod, Malcolm |
3/4 |
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McMillan, William B. |
3/6 |
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Mills, Robert |
3/6 |
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Milne, Mattie |
1/4 |
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Mitchell, Maggie |
1/6 |
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Moffat, P.D. |
3/6 |
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Murphy, Michael |
3/7 |
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Murphy, Thomas |
3/6 |
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Neill, William |
3/6 |
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Newell, ? (Capt.) |
1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 2/4 |
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Olsen, Charlotte |
1/4 |
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Olsen, Gustav |
1/4 |
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Paine, Richard H. |
3/12 |
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Parker, David J. |
1/7, 1/8 |
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Parker, Maggie |
1/7, 1/8 |
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Patis, Manovara |
3/4 |
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Pedro, Manuel |
3/7 |
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Pekins, William H. |
3/12 |
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Pendleton, Philip B. |
2/5 |
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Pratt, Effie |
1/4 |
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Pratt, Mat |
1/4 |
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Pratt, P. Maria |
3/12 |
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Pratt, Stillman |
1/4 |
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Robbins, E.P. |
3/12 |
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Robbins, Joseph (Jr.) |
3/12 |
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Robbins, Rebecca |
3/12 |
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Rodger, John |
3/6 |
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Russell, C.T. |
3/9 |
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Scott, James |
3/6 |
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Sears, Edmund L. |
3/12 |
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Sears, Harold B. |
3/12 |
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Sears, Martha M. |
3/12 |
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Shaw, J. Holbrook |
2/6 |
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Shaw, Samuel |
3/12 |
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Shields, William |
3/7 |
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Shurtleff, Albert T. |
3/12 |
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Shurtleff, Ernest L. |
3/12 |
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Shurtleff, Hannah |
3/12 |
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Silvra, Jose D. |
3/7 |
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Simmons, Emma |
1/3 |
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Sims, Harriet |
1/4, 1/6, 1/7 |
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Sims, Stephen |
1/4, 1/6 |
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Snelling, J.P. |
2/9 |
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Stone, Henry N. |
3/9 |
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Sturtevant, David |
1/4 |
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Sturtevant, Katie |
1/4 |
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Swasey, Charles L. |
3/11 |
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Swett, Samuel W. |
1/7 |
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Tapiedra, F. |
3/5 |
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Taylor, F.B. |
2/1 |
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Thomas, Susie F. |
3/12 |
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Thompkins, Isaac |
1/4 |
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Thompson, Andrew |
1/8 |
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Tobey, Sarah |
1/4 |
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Topham, Will |
1/6 |
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Trenor, M. |
3/4 |
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Tripp, Tillie |
1/6 |
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Van Der Voodt-Cornet, L. |
3/3 |
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Veazie, L.R. |
3/9 |
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Vernon, George |
2/1 |
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Vorin, Joseph |
3/5 |
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Ward, C.P. |
1/4 |
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White, B.H. |
3/11 |
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White, Catherine L. |
2/6 |
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Whitmore, Charles |
3/7 |
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Whitney, ?(Capt.) |
1/2 |
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Wilde, George F. |
1/7, 2/1 |
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Wilson, James |
3/5, 3/7 |
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Wing, John |
1/6 |
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Index to 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 A. Cabarga & Co. in Box 3, Folder 4 of the collection. |
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A. Cabarga & Co. |
3/4 |
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A.R. McHenry & Co. |
3/2 |
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Aaron D. Welds Sons |
2/1 |
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Adams Express Co. |
3/11 |
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Almy & Hitch |
3/11 |
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American Loan & Trust Co. |
2/6 |
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co. |
2/7 |
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad |
2/4, 2/5 |
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Bachman Bros. |
2/1 |
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Baring Bros. & Co. |
1/5, 1/6 |
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Baring Bros. Co. |
2/9 |
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Behn Meyer & Co. |
1/6 |
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Bliss & Drake |
2/1 |
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Bliss & Nye |
3/11 |
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Bond & Son |
2/5 |
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Boustead & Co. |
1/6, 1/7, 2/9 |
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Brown & Co. |
2/3 |
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Brown Bros. & Co. |
2/2 |
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Brown, Shipley & Co. |
1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4 |
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Charles Brewer & Co. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/9, 3/9 |
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Charles T. Russell & Co. |
1/2 |
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Chicago & East Illinois Railroad |
2/5 |
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Cleveland City Cable Co. |
2/5 |
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Cleveland City Cable Railway Co. |
2/6 |
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Coleman & Co. |
1/2 |
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Collier Lead Co. |
3/9 |
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Daendels & Co. |
1/6 |
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Dexter & Haskins |
3/11 |
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Dick & McFarlane |
3/6 |
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Dummler & Co. |
1/6 |
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Estabrook & Co. |
2/7 |
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F. Probst & Co. |
2/3 |
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Fraser, Eaton Co. |
3/1 |
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Freeman, Smith & Co. |
1/1, 1/2, 3/9 |
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Georgia Railway & Electric Co. |
2/5, 2/6, 2/7 |
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Goodwin & Hogarth |
3/6 |
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H.L. Gregg & Co. |
1/1, 3/9 |
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H.M. Bearns & Son |
1/7 |
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Hall & Son |
2/4 |
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Hathaway & Co. |
3/9 |
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Haynes Bros. |
2/1 |
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Hyman Bros. |
2/3 |
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J. Lloyd & Co. |
3/1 |
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J.A. & W. Bird & Co. |
3/9 |
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J.F. Whitney & Co. |
1/6 |
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J.R. Rogers & Co. |
1/3 |
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John Black & Co. |
3/6 |
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John Clapperton & Co. |
3/6 |
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John Walker & Co. |
3/5 |
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Juluis & Anderson |
1/1 |
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Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield R. R. |
2/5, 2/6, 2/7 |
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Ker & Co. |
2/1 |
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Kidder, Peabody & Co. |
1/5, 1/6 |
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L. Lippert & Co. |
1/2 |
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L. McGregor & Co. |
3/6 |
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Lippert & Deutzelman |
1/2 |
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Lletty Shenkin Co., Cardiff |
3/3 |
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Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping |
3/1 |
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Lombard, Ayres & Co. |
2/3 |
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MacLeod & Co. |
2/3 |
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Marsaly & Co. |
3/3 |
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Martin, Dyce & Co. |
1/6 |
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N.J. Cummins & Bros. |
3/6 |
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Negus & Co. |
2/5 |
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New Bedford Cordage Co. |
2/9, 3/9 |
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New York Herald Agency |
1/2 |
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Norcross Patent Block Co. |
2/8 |
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Old Colony National Bank |
3/12 |
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Old Colony Trust Co. |
2/6 |
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Peele, Hubbell & Co. |
1/5 |
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Perkins & Paine |
3/12 |
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Peter Barclay & Son |
3/6 |
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Peter Wright & Son |
3/2 |
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Phillps & Co. |
2/1 |
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Pierce & Hall |
2/1 |
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Plymouth Savings Bank |
3/12 |
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R.&S. Neill |
3/6 |
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Rio Grande & Western Railroad |
2/5 |
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Robert Colgate & Co. |
2/3 |
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Rose, Innes & Co. |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Russell & Co. |
1/5, 1/8, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/9 |
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Russell & Fullarton |
3/6 |
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Savage & Hill |
1/6 |
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Savannah Electric Co. |
2/5, 2/6, 2/7 |
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Smith & Townsend |
1/7 |
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Smith, Bell & Co. |
1/6, 1/7, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4 |
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Stickney & Conyngham & Bradbury |
2/3 |
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Talbot & DeRham |
2/1 |
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Talbot & Phillips |
2/3 |
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Union Classical Institute |
2/5 |
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Vernon H. Brown & Co. |
1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/8 |
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Vogel & Co. |
1/6 |
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W. Van Someren Greve & Co. |
3/1 |
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W.F. Schmidts Son, Philadelphia |
3/2 |
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W.K. Lewis & Brothers |
3/9 |
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W.T. Coleman & Co. |
1/1 |
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Walter Durbrow & Co. |
2/1 |
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Watts, Parker & Co. |
2/1 |
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Western Union Telegraph Co. |
2/6 |
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Whitcher, Dyer &Dyer |
1/6 |
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Whitney Bros. & Co. |
1/7, 1/8 |
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Whiton Bros. |
2/4 |
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Whiton, Brother & Co. |
3/9 |
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William A. Lippert & Co. |
1/2 |
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William Bond & Son |
3/9 |
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Wills, Edmonds & Co. |
1/2, 1/3 |
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Wood, Brightman & Co. |
3/11 |
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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 bark AMY TURNER in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection. |
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AMY TURNER (Bark) |
1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 2/1 |
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ARCTIC (Bark) |
1/2 |
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CEYLON (Bark) |
1/5, 1/7, 1/8 |
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CORRIGA (Bark) |
1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/7 |
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EDWARD MAY (Bark) |
1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/6, 2/1 |
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ELLA (Bark) |
1/6 |
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FURNESS ABBEY (Ship) |
1/7 |
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HENRY JAMES (Ship) |
2/1 |
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HERCULES |
2/1 |
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ISAAC L. SKOLFIELD (Ship) |
1/8 |
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JENNY PITTS (Bark) |
1/4 |
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JOHN D. BREWER |
2/1 |
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JOLANI (Bark) |
1/3 |
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KONGS-VERRE (Bark) |
3/8 |
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LYNN |
1/1 |
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MARTHA DAVIS (Bark) |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/8 |
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MARY L. STONE (Ship) |
1/7 |
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MYSTIC BELLE (Ship) |
1/3 |
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PEKING (Ship) |
3/1 |
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RAMBLER (Bark) |
1/5 |
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SOUTHERN CROSS (Bark) |
1/6 |
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SPARTAN |
2/1 |
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SYREN |
1/1, 1/2 |
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TIMOUR |
2/4 |
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VALIANT |
1/8 |
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VENUS (Bark) |
3/3 |
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VIKING (Bark) |
3/1, 3/2, 3/3 |
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WILLIAM SPRAGUE (Tug) |
2/4 |
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Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Papers carried by vessels; 19th century.
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Correspondence. Images |
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Folder |
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1 |
Correspondence. Images |
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2 |
Correspondence. Images |
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3 |
Correspondence. Images |
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4 |
Correspondence. Images |
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5 |
Correspondence. Images |
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6 |
Correspondence. Images |
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7 |
Correspondence. Images |
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8 |
Correspondence. Images |
| Box |
Folder |
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| 2 |
1 |
Correspondence. Images |
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2 |
Correspondence. Images |
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3 |
Correspondence. Images |
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4 |
Correspondence. Images |
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5 |
Correspondence to and from Rebecca Benson. Images |
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6 |
Correspondence to and from Rebecca Benson:. Images |
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Correspondence to and from Rebecca Benson. Images |
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8 |
Telegrams (undated). Images |
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9 |
Correspondence. Images |
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10 |
Letterpress copies of letters found in previous folders. Images |
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11 |
Clara M. Benson; college writing assignments. Images |
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Clara M. Benson: diary aboard Bark MARTHA DAVIS (photocopy). Images |
Items of special significance; 19th century.
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Folder |
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Bark VIKING; port papers, survey, etc.. Images |
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2 |
Bark VIKING; cargo manifests, bills of lading, etc.. Images |
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3 |
Bark VIKING; bills receipts, etc.. Images |
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4 |
Bark VIKING; bills receipts, etc.. Images |
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5 |
Bark VIKING; bills receipts, etc.. Images |
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6 |
Bark VIKING; bills receipts, etc.. Images |
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7 |
Bark VIKING; crews wages forms. Images |
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8 |
Bark VIKING; letters. Images |
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Bark MARTHA DAVIS; bills, accounts, etc.. Images |
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Bark MARTHA DAVIS; ship’s stores accounts. Images |
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Accounts: T. M. Benson w/Chas. Brewer & Co.. Images |
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Mrs. T.M. Benson; bills, accounts, receipts, etc.. Images |
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Copies of land deeds & transactions re. Benson & Sears families, & T. M Benson’s will and estate documents. Images |
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Newspapers, The Friend, Honolulu, Hawaii (various issues). Images |
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Miscellaneous materials; newspapers, cards, notes, etc.. Images |
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Master’s Certificate, Timothy Manter Benson. Images |
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ASFS: Manual, & Pamphlet “Shipwreck & Rescue at Sea”. Images |
Letters regarding the opium trade and China trade; ca. 1840-1850.
20th century covers; 1880-1950.
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Crew Account Book; Bark MARTHA DAVIS;; 1876-1879. |
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Crew Account Book; Bark MARTHA DAVIS;; 1887-1888. Images |
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Log, kept by Timothy M. Benson, master on board; 1878-1881. Images |
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Logbook, Bark VIKING; June 17-October 3, 1867. Images |
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Journal, Bark MARTHA DAVIS; Oct. 29, 1874-Nov. 1, 1875. Images |
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Journal, Bark MARTHA DAVIS; Dec. 12, 1875-Oct.7, 1876. Images |
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