Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
S1772 |
Title |
John Lowe shipping ledger, 1829-1835 |
Scope & Content |
Shipping ledger belonging to John Lowe (1796-1873). Includes accounting records for various merchants, businesses, and ships in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, area. Records date from 1829 to 1835. Pages numbered up to 130. About three quarters of the ledger is blank. PEOPLE INDEX Ball, John and Joseph B. 63 Barnes, Lewis 92 Brown, Daniel 22 Caswell, J. M. 110 Caswell, William 65 Clasby, John G. 91 Coffin, Charles 66, 70, 101, 105 Cushing, Charles 29, 77, 84, 99, 106 Day, James 1, 3, 4, 7, 13, 24, 64 Day, William 24 Emerson, Edward A. 28, 38 Freeman, Peyton R. 33 Gilbert, Samuel 118 Gindry, Joseph 75 Goddard, William 12 Green, Mark 19 Hale, Samuel 93 Hall, Joshua H. and Timothy 74 Haven, Nathaniel Appleton and John 68, 102, 112 Hill, James 76, 110 Hill, William 64, 65, 124 Jenkins, John 26 Jenness and Pickering 50 Jenness and Robinson 31 Jenness, Richard 79 Jewett, Theodore F. and Thomas 87 Ladd, Alexander 62, 63 Ladd, Henry 61 Ladd, Henry and Alexander 19, 52, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 88, 109, 113, 124, 127, 128, 129 Laighton, Mark 16 Lewis, Paul 65, 110 Litchfield, Joseph 125 Locke and Smith 52 Long, George 43 Lowd, Peter M. 46 Lowe, John, Jr. 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 103, 120, 126, 127, 128, 129 Lunt, Samuel 17 March, Nathaniel 56 Moses, Charles P. 114 Nason, Benjamin 23 Noble, Jeremiah and Moses 8, 27, 35, 37, 69 Parks and Harris 67 Parsons, Amos Seavey 64, 65 Pearson, John, Jr. 5, 6, 51 Peirce, Mark W. 86 Penhallow, Thomas W. 96 Pray and Neal 117 Rice, Robert 104 Rice, William 73 Rugg and Cleaves 57 Seawards, John M. 97 Simes, George 55 Simes, John D. 16, 42, 64, 65, 75, 120, 124, 125 Simes, William 107 Sise, Joseph G. 49 Smith, Robert 30 Stavers, John 11 Tredick, Edward and Thomas Tarlton 58 Trundy, Meshach B. 20 Underwood, John 55 Wheelwright, Ebenezer 51, 98 Wheelwright, Ebenezer, Jr. 5, 44 Wiswall and Flagg 42 SHIP INDEX Amaranth (Schooner) 36 Ann Parry (Ship) 47 Aurora (Brig) 72 Betsy (Schooner) 13 Bragdon (Schooner) 28, 38 Brave (Schooner) 17 Brutus (Brig) 94 Clementine (Schooner) 4 Columbia (Schooner) 78 Crescent (Ship) 105 Criterion (Brig) 84 Decatur (Schooner) 118, 122 Dove (Schooner) 31 Dover Packet (Schooner) 10 Elizabeth Frith (Ship) 60, 88 Ellen (Brig) 77 Elvira (Brig) 68, 102 Enterprise (Sloop) 116 Eveline (Schooner) 18 Five Sisters (Boat) 35 Friendship (Schooner) 2, 32, 125, 126 Glide (Ship) 60, 109 Hammond (Schooner) 37 Hannah (Brig) 106 Harmony (Schooner) 46 Hickory (Schooner) 9 Hope (Schooner) 14 Hylas (Schooner) 45 Iris (Brig) 85 Isabella (Barque) 112 John Gilman (Schooner) 53 Joseph & Mary (Schooner) 41 Lark (Schooner) 25 Laurel (Schooner) 95 Lewis (Ship) 81 Lorenzo (Schooner) 128 Lucy (Schooner) 34 Lycurgus (Ship) 101 Lydia (Ship) 108 Margaret Scott (Ship) 82 Maria Tufton (Ship) 113 Martha (Ship) 100 Mary Jane (Schooner) 1 Monroe (Schooner) 119 Nancy (Schooner) 69 New Hampshire (Brig) 83 New Packet (Brig) 5, 44 New Planet (Schooner) 7 Orion (Schooner) 115 Orleans (Brig) 99 Pacific (Schooner) 64, 89, 103, 111 Paragon (Schooner) 3 Paramount (Schooner) 39 Planet (Brig) 98 Privado (Schooner) 65, 120 Rosabella (Schooner) 80 Sea Flower (Schooner) 121 Two Brothers (Schooner) 27 Venus (Sloop) 123 BUSINESS INDEX Charles P. Moses & Co. 114 Exeter Manufacturing Co. 48 Great Falls Manufacturing Co. 21 Joseph Gindry & Co. 75 Pacific Sealing Stock in Schooner Pacific 103 Proprietors of Portsmouth Bridge 71 Saltus Son & Co. 40 |
Admin/Biographical History |
John Lowe (1796-1873) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was a businessman. He is usually referred to as "John Lowe Jr." even though his father was Elisha Lowe (c1767-1808), perhaps to avoid confusion with a contemporaneous Capt. John Lowe, also of Portsmouth. He began as a merchant, operating a ship chandlery at 10 Merchants Row in Portsmouth from 1817 to 1830. He sold the business to John D. Simes and moved to Exeter in 1830. Lowe served as the agent at the Exeter Manufacturing Company in Exeter from 1831 to 1859. An announcement in the January 4, 1859, issue of the Lowell Daily Citizen and News states, "Mr Lowe, who has acted as agent of the Exeter Manufacturing Co. for 28 years, has resigned. He can say what few agents in charge of so large an establishment for such a period can assert, that his books have never showed a mistake in the counting of a cent, or the measure of a yard of cloth." This fastidiousness is reflected in Lowe's shipping ledger from 1829 to 1835, with its neat handwriting and detailed records. Lowe was also involved in the Commercial Bank of Portsmouth and the Boston and Maine Railroad. |
Creator |
Lowe, John, 1796-1873 |
Collection |
Single Items / Small Collections |
Object Name |
Ledger |
Date |
1829-1835 |
Extent of Description |
1 vol. |
Language of Material |
English |
People |
Ball, John, c1793-1859 Ball, Joseph Brown, c1795-1849 Barnes, Lewis, 1776-1856 Brown, Daniel, 1781-1846 Caswell, J. M. Caswell, William Clasby, John G. Coffin, Charles, 1777-1842 Cushing, Charles, 1775-1849 Day, James, 1764-1836 Day, William, 1801-1880 Emerson, Edward A. Freeman, Peyton Randolph, 1775-1868 Gilbert, Samuel Gindry, Joseph Goddard, William, b. 1796 Green, Mark Wentworth, c1762-1851 Hale, Samuel, 1793-1869 Hall, Joshua Henshaw, c1794-1852 Hall, Timothy, 1797-1880 Haven, John, 1766-1845 Haven, Nathaniel Appleton, 1762-1831 Hill, James Hill, William, 1783-1849 Jenkins, John Jenness, Richard, 1801-1872 Jewett, Theodore Furber, 1781-1860 Jewett, Thomas, 1789-1864 Ladd, Alexander, 1784-1855 Ladd, Henry, 1780-1842 Laighton, Mark, 1780-1832 Lewis, Paul Litchfield, Joseph, 1750-1826 Long, George, 1762-1849 Lowd, Peter Mann, c1792-1837 Lowe, John, 1796-1873 Lunt, Samuel March, Nathaniel B., 1782-1862 Moses, Charles P. Nason, Benjamin, 1788-1875 Neal, William, 1790-1843 Noble, Jeremiah, 1801-1876 Noble, Moses, 1806-1866 Parsons, Amos Seavey, 1768-1850 Pearson, John Peirce, Mark Wentworth, 1787-1846 Penhallow, Thomas Wibird, 1783-1876 Pray, Samuel, 1789-1836 Rice, Robert, 1780-1853 Rice, William, 1766-1851 Seawards, John M. Simes, George, 1772-1842 Simes, John D., 1808-1860 Simes, William, 1806-1880 Sise, Joseph Gage, 1806-1873 Smith, Robert Stavers, John, 1803-1882 Tredick, Edward, 1797-1877 Tredick, Thomas Tarlton, 1799-1888 Trundy, Meshach Bell, 1787-1858 Underwood, John, c1769-1837 Wheelwright, Ebenezer, 1800-1877, 1786-1841 Wheelwright, Ebenezer, 1800-1877 |
Search Terms |
Amaranth (Schooner) Ann Parry (Bark; Portsmouth, 1825) Aurora (Brig) Betsy (Schooner) Bragdon (Schooner) Brave (Schooner) Brutus (Brig) Clementine (Schooner) Columbia (Schooner) Crescent (Ship) Criterion (Brig) Decatur (Schooner) Dove (Schooner) Dover Packet (Schooner) Elizabeth Frith (Ship) Ellen (Brig) Elvira (Brig) Enterprise (Sloop) Eveline (Schooner) Exeter (N.H.) Exeter Manufacturing Company Five Sisters (Schooner) Friendship (Schooner) Glide (Ship) Great Falls Manufacturing Company Hammond (Schooner) Hannah (Brig) Harmony (Schooner) Hickory (Schooner) Hope (Schooner) Hylas (Schooner) Iris (Brig) Isabella (Bark) Jenness & Pickering Jenness & Robinson John Gilman (Schooner) Joseph & Mary (Schooner) Lark (Schooner) Laurel (Schooner) Lewis (Ship) Locke & Smith Lorenzo (Schooner) Lucy (Schooner) Lycurgus (Ship) Lydia (Ship) Margaret Scott (Ship) Maria Tufton (Brig) Martha (Ship) Mary Jane (Schooner) Monroe (Schooner) Nancy (Schooner) New Hampshire (Brig) New Packet (Brig) New Planet (Schooner) Orion (Schooner) Orleans (Brig) Pacific (Schooner; Portsmouth, 1829) Paragon (Schooner) Paramount (Schooner) Planet (Brig) Portsmouth (N.H.) Portsmouth Bridge Pray & Neal (Portsmouth, N.H.) Privado (Schooner) Rosabella (Schooner) Rugg & Cleaves Sea Flower (Schooner) Two Brothers (Schooner) Venus (Sloop) Wiswall & Flagg |
Subjects |
Accounts Business & finance Businesses Ledgers Merchandising Merchants Shipping Ships |