History of William R. Bowers & Co.
William R. Bowers & Co. of Providence, Rhode Island, were merchant shippers and agents.
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.
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:
Boardman, William C.
Bowers, Lloyd
Butler, Cyrus, 1767-1849
Carrington, Edward, 1775-1849
Chafee, Josiah F
ish, Benjamin
Hoppin, George H.
Hoppin, Thomas C.
Hoppin, William J.
Lightbourne, Nathaniel
McCutcheon, William J.
Perry, John L., Shipmaster
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Agenoria (Brig)
Mary Anne (Ship)
Panther (Ship)
Providence (Ship: 1822)
Smyrna (Brig)
Trumbull (Ship)
Wetmore, Hoppin & Co.
Places:
Amsterdam (Netherlands)–Commerce
Cadiz (Spain)–Commerce
Guangzhou (China)–Commerce
Indonesia–Commerce
Java (Indonesia)–Commerce
Lima (Peru)–Commerce
Malaya–Commerce
Moblie (Ala.)–Commerce
New Orleans (La.)–Commerce
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)–Commerce
Turks and Caicos Islands–Commerce
West Indies–Commerce
Subjects:
Coffee industry
Cotton trade
Feed industry
International trade
Rice trade
Rum industry
Shipping
Shipping–Rhode Island–Providence
Wine industry
Occupations:
Shipowners–Rhode Island–Providence
Administrative Information
Coll. 24, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Records
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Records; 1818 – 1837.
Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Letters. Images |
2 | Letters. Images | |
3 | Letters. Images | |
4 | Letters. Images | |
5 | Letters. Images | |
6 | Letters. Images | |
7 | Letters received by Lloyd Bowers; shipmaster. Images | |
8 | Letters between William and brother, Lloyd Bowers. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
2 | 1 | Papers. Images |
2 | Papers. Images | |
3 | Papers. Images | |
4 | Papers. Images | |
5 | Papers. Images | |
6 | Papers. Images | |
7 | Papers. Images | |
8 | Papers. Images | |
9 | Papers. Images | |
10 | Papers. Images | |
11 | Papers. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
3 | 1 | Papers. Images |
2 | Papers. Images | |
3 | Papers. Images | |
4 | Papers. Images | |
5 | Papers. Images | |
6 | Papers. Images | |
7 | Papers. Images | |
8 | Papers. Images | |
9 | Papers. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
4 | 1 | Papers. Images |
2 | Papers. Images | |
3 | Papers. Images | |
4 | Papers. Images | |
5 | Papers. Images | |
6 | Papers. Images | |
7 | Papers. Images | |
8 | Papers. Images | |
9 | Papers. Images | |
10 | Papers. Images | |
11 | Papers. Images | |
12 | Papers. Images | |
13 | Letter: Re. William Bowers Estate. Images | |
14 | Undated material. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
5 | 1 | AGENORIA (Brig). Images |
2 | DIAMOND (Brig). Images | |
3 | ELBA (Brig). Images | |
4 | ELBA (Brig). Images | |
5 | ELBA (Brig). Images | |
6 | ELBA (Brig), misc. pieces. Images | |
7 | HAZARD (Bark). Images | |
8 | PHEBE (Brig). Images | |
9 | PHEBE (Brig). Images | |
10 | PHEBE (Brig). Images | |
11 | SMYRNA (Brig). Images |