Series LVIII Ships' Papers
This series contains accounts, receipts, invoices, bills of lading, crew lists, insurance policies, and memoranda pertaining to ships in which members of the Barry, Hayes, Somers and/or Keen families and their associates had interests. Ships Dorothea, George Washington, Margaret, Emma, Superior and Tontine are particularly well represented. Of note is a “Memorandum relating to the Trade at Canton” in an unidentified hand, which describes business practices foreign traders face upon arrival in China (oversize volume).
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23
Moran, Blas
21
Harris, George L.
21
Hayes, Patrick, 1770-1856
13
Kirby, Thomas
12
Warner, Joseph M.
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Burton, Robert
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Hayes, Isaac Austin, 1802-1839
10
Ord, George
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Donaldson & Lang
8
Cummings, William
8
Feinour, Joseph
7
Clarkson, Jacob
7
Snyder & Myers
6
Fitch Brothers & Co
6
Murdoch, Storey, & Co
6
Tiers, Cornelius
5
Hawks, William, fl. 1824
5
Hill, Joseph
5
Robinson & Toler
5
Swartz & Louderback
5
Tontine (Ship)
4
Hayes, Thomas, 1801-1849
3
Beatman, John
3
Casamajor, Prudent
3
Earl, Caleb, fl. 1824
3
Henry & McCall
3
James Vanneman & Clark
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Lee, David
3
Samuel Lehman & Sons
3
Smith, Stevenson
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Subjects
541
Receipts -- Specimens
466
Philadelphia (Pa.)
404
Hayes, Patrick, 1770-1856
374
Receipts
279
Tontine (Ship)
240
Freight and freightage
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236
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
179
Ships -- Cargo
150
Havana (Cuba)
144
Accounting
100
Accounts
92
Guangzhou (China)
80
Margaret (Brig)
77
Superior (Brig)
75
Invoices
65
Bills of lading
51
Harris, George L.
50
Merchant mariners -- United States
48
Dorothea (Ship)
48
George Washington (Ship)
45
Marseille (France)
45
Moran, Blas
38
Commodore Barry (Brig)
38
Heyl, William
35
Somers, Richard, 1737-1794
26
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
25
Higbee, Charles
24
Fitch Brothers & Co
24
Warner, Joseph M.
23
Second Attempt (Brig)
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