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Catalog Number |
S1794b |
Title |
Shipping papers collected by Joe Sawtelle, 1796-1815 |
Scope & Content |
Various shipping documents collected by Joe Sawtelle, dated 1796 to 1815. FOLDER CONTENTS 1. Wage agreement for the crew of brig Drake. Dated January to February 1796. Document lists the names of the crew and wages to be paid. The ship was scheduled to depart in April, bound from Portsmouth, N.H., to Martinique, West Indies. 2. John Pinkerton account book. Dated 1803 to 1805. 3. Notes about wharfage of brig John Langdon, brig Anna, and schooner Nancy. Dated 1811 to 1815. Creator unclear. 4. "Clearance Fees and Duties of the Brig John Langdon." Circa 1800 to 1815. Signed by [Joseph] Whipple of the custom house in Portsmouth, N.H. Document printed by Charles Peirce in the Portsmouth Oracle newspaper office. |
Collection |
Single Items / Small Collections |
Object Name |
Papers, Personal |
Date |
1796-1815 |
Extent of Description |
1 folder (4 items) |
Language of Material |
English |
People |
Peirce, Charles, 1770-1851 Pinkerton, John Sawtelle, Joseph G., 1928-2000 Tredick, Henry, 1766-1815 Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816 |
Search Terms |
Anna (Brig) Customs Office Drake (Brig) John Langdon (Brig) Nancy (Schooner) Portsmouth (N.H.) |
Subjects |
Account books Custom houses Log books Martinique Ship's crews Shipmasters Ships West Indies Wharves |