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Shipping--United States--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010112989

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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