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Journal of Robert Capen

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0075
Abstract

This volume is a receipt book kept by the Boston, Massachusetts, shipping firm of Thompson and Gridley for the period 1758-1765 and is interspersed with the diary of Robert Capen. The diary was written in 1811 and 1812. The entries document the weather and wind direction as well as occurances in the town of Canton, Massachusetts. There is also a single account for Samuel Capen of Canton to Robert Capen, for the period 1810-1812.

Dates: 1758-1812

Philadelphia Custom House records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0781
Abstract The Philadelphia Custom House records consist of materials generated by and related to the United States Customs Service of the Port of Philadelphia from 1779 to 1932. These records illustrate commercial and shipping interests, as well as foreign trade relations, in the United States from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The materials also highlight the growth of the U.S. Customs Service as it took on new responsibilities and wielded greater authority over the course of...
Dates: 1779-1934; Majority of material found within 1790-1900

Ship's log for the snow Susana

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0022
Abstract

Ship's log kept by George Dodds [Dods] aboard the snow Susana documenting the voyage from Newport, Rhode Island, to Havana, Cuba, from December 21, 1799, to March 20, 1800.

Dates: 1799 December 21-1800 March 20

Dutilh family business records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0573
Abstract

The late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century business records of Philadelphia merchant Etienne Dutilh and his descendants. The records include ships’ payrolls, bills of lading, bills of exchange, shipping records, and cargo insurance policies.

Dates: 1770-1861; Majority of material found within 1780-1810

E.L.L.K. poems and journal

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0153
Abstract

This volume chronicles four voyages made by the Brig Romance between Baltimore, Maryland, and Navassa Island in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. The creator, identified as “E.L.L.K.” (possibly Louis King), wrote the entire volume in poetic verse.

Dates: approximately 1870s

John Wood Hall shipping papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0116
Abstract

John Wood Hall (1817-1892) was a merchant shipowner and Governor of Delaware. The Hall papers contain approximately five hundred records from John W. Hall's merchant and shipping businesses.

Dates: 1860-1889

Ship's log of the Otago

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0033
Abstract

Journal kept by Henry A. Harding aboard the ship Otago documenting voyages from Port Blakely, Washington Territory, to Noumea, New Caledonia, with stops at Newcastle, Australia, and Honolulu, Hawaii, between April 18th, 1879 and December 11, 1882.

Dates: 1879 April 18th-1882 December 11

Journal of a voyage from Boston to Calcutta

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0088
Abstract

Logbook kept by John W. Allen aboard the ship Aubree documenting two voyages out of Boston between July 15, 1833 and February 6, 1835.

Dates: 1833 July 15-1835 February 6

David B. Kempton diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0046
Abstract

These nine volumes are the diary of David B. Kempton of New Bedford, Massachusetts, kept 1868-1874 and 1876-1877. Kempton recorded his observations on the weather, his business dealings, and local social life.

Dates: 1868-1874, 1876-1877

Journal of a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0170
Abstract Joseph Martin, a ship's boy on the merchant vessel Pacific, kept this ship's log during two 1820s voyages: Philadelphia, to Antwerp (Belgium), to Crounstant (likely Kronstadt, Russia), and back to Philadelphia with Captain Abiah Sharpe; and Philadelphia to Madras (India) and back with Captain James Moore. In addition to standard nautical data, Martin added a small number of illustrations, some in color, and many nautical and mathematical exercises, including...
Dates: 1820 April 15-1822 April 17, 1843; Majority of material found within 1820 April 15-1822 April 17

Steamship Mary logbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0165
Abstract

This volume is the logbook for the American steamship Mary, chronicling her voyages between Alabama and Florida in 1869.

Dates: 1869

Philadelphia merchants' financial papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0811
Abstract

This collection of promissory notes, receipts, bills of exchange, and insurance documents illustrates the activities of several Philadelphia merchants between 1767 and 1845.

Dates: 1767-1845

Journal of a voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro on board ship Franklin

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0064
Abstract

Journal kept by Robert Possac Rogers aboard the ship Franklin documenting the voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro between October 5, 1842, and November 26, 1842.

Dates: 1842 October 5-November 26, 1847

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

Ships’ bills of health

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0817
Abstract

This collection consists of bills of health from ships traveling from ports in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean between 1894 and 1932.

Dates: 1894-1932 and undated

Stewart's Diary for 1860

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0124
Abstract

This diary was kept by John H. Calder of St. George's, Delaware, from January 1, 1860, to December 8, 1860, and contains daily entries mentioning the weather, financial transactions, local events, and social calls.

Dates: 1860 January 1-December 8

Peter Strickland papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0171
Abstract

Peter Strickland (1837-1922) was a shipmaster, merchant, and U.S. consul in the French colony of Senegal. The diaries and letter books of Peter Strickland date 1857 to 1912. While varying in content, the diaries center around Strickland’s life as a merchant, both on the sea as well as in Senegal. Issues of two French colonial weekly newspapers contextualize the events of the French colony during Strickland’s time there.

Dates: 1857-1912

Journal of a voyage from Boston to Newfoundland

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0071
Abstract

Ship's log kept by Frederick G. Strong aboard the schooner Lena documenting the shipping voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to The Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, from November 12, 1865, to June 9, 1866.

Dates: 1865 November 12-1866 June 9

Virden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

Dates: 1783-1901; Majority of material found within 1820s-1860s

Benjamin Webb weather diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0082
Abstract

This weather diary was kept by Benjamin Webb of Suffolk County, New York, between 1855 and 1863.

Dates: 1855 January 1-1863 May 18

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Allen, John W., active 1833-1835 1
Argentina. Ministerio de Agricultura 1
Aubree (Ship) 1
Bartlett, Matthew, -1880 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
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Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Calder, John H. 1
Capen, Robert 1
Capen, Samuel 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Cramond, William 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Dodds, George, active 1799-1800 1
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 1
Dutilh & Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Dutilh family 1
Dutilh, Charles 1
Dutilh, Etienne, 1748-1810 1
E. Dutilh & Company 1
Eyre, Manuel 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Franklin (Ship) 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Gibraltar. Port Department 1
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 1
Hall, John Wood 1
Hall, John Wood, Jr. 1
Harding, Henry A., active 1879-1882 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Humphreys, James, 1748-1810 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Kempton, David B. 1
King, Louis 1
Lena (Schooner) 1
Martin, Joseph, active 1820-1822 1
Mary (Steamship) 1
Moore, James, active 1821-1822 1
Nottnagel, Leopold, 1757?-1813 1
Nottnagel, Montmollin & Company 1
Otago (Ship) 1
Pacific (Ship) 1
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 1
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 1
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 1
Rogers, Robert Possac, (1824-1907?) 1
Rogers, Robert Possac, (1824-1907?)--Diaries 1
Romance (Brig) 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton, 1751-1834 1
Sellers, Alexander, 1875-1957 1
Sellers, William F., 1824-1905 1
Sharpe, Abiah, -1833? 1
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
Soullier, John M., approximately 1759-1824 1
Strickland, Peter, 1837-1921 1
Strong, Frederick G., active 1865-1866 1
Susana (Snow) 1
Thompson and Gridley 1
Townsend, G. W. (George Washington), 1839-1905 1
United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
United States. Consular Service 1
United States. Consulate (Dakar, Senegal) 1
United States. Department of the Treasury 1
United States. Division of Customs 1
United States. Marine Hospital Service 1
United States. Public Health Service 1
Venezuela. Oficina Central de Sanidad Nacional 1
Virden family 1
Virden, Edwin, 1823-1899 1
Virden, Samuel, 1793-1876 1
Virden, Sarah Elizabeth, 1833- 1
Wachsmuth, John Godfried, 1748-1828 1
Webb, Benjamin (1787-1863) 1
Welsh, John, 1770-1854 1
Wilkins, Williams Woods, 1773-1795 1
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