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19th-Century Maritime Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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The collection consists of correspondence, documents, financial material, and printed matter of Caleb Bates, captain of the Juno of Boston, John B. Church, marine insurance underwriter, and others involved in predominantly 19th-century American maritime trade. The collection contains correspondence and receipts of Bates during the time (1807-1814) he spent in St. Petersburg, Russia, which refer to his buying and shipping Russian goods during the period of the War of 1812 and Napoleon's campaign. There are also documents, correspondence, and printed matter of John B. Church concerning the French Spoliation Claims of insurance underwriters and their heirs against the United States government dating from the post-Revolutionary War period. Also included are 19th-century account books and miscellaneous accounts for the ships Renown, Superior, Harriot, and William and passes for the Daniel Webster and Charleston Packet signed by Andrew Jackson and the Maria signed by Thomas Jefferson.
Papers relating to the John B. Church French Sploitation Claim are gift of the estate of John B. Church, gathered by Walter S. Church.
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Folder inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.
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People
Organization
- Charleston Packet (Ship)
- Daniel Webster (Ship)
- Argonaut (Ship)
- William (Ship)
- Superior (Ship)
- Renown (Ship)
- Juno of Boston (Ship)
- Harriot (Ship)
- Maria (Ship)
Subject
- French spoliation claims
- Insurance companies, American
- Marine insurance -- United States
- Maritime law -- France -- 18th century
- Maritime law -- United States -- 18th century
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia
Place
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2009
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Open for research/
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M.C. Paterson to Philip Church Apr. 23 1824, Jan. 1835 Extracts of letters of Richard Church, 1832 Draft of Letter from Philip Church to Richard Church Nov. 27, 1833 Copy of Letter from Philip Church to Richard Church Apr. 2, 1852 Theo. O Fowler to Philip Church Dec. 28, 1858 David Ogden to Philip Church Dec. 28, 1858
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8 letters, originals and typewritten copies.
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19 Letters.
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26 Letters.
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60 Letters (some copies).
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Five letters. Alex Nesbitt to Walter Stewart Sept. 11, 1781 James Seagrove to Alex Nesbitt + Co. Dec. 18, 1781 and Mar. 5, 1783 Capt. James Hunn to Alex Nesbitt + Co. Nov. 11, 1782 and Nov. 22, 1782
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90 p. 32 cm. Contains tables of "List of Articles exported from Calcutta to the U.S.", 1827-1844, which include names of vessels, dates of voyages and amounts of merchandise transported.
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2 MSS about voyage to West Indies.
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5 MSS pertaining to sale, voyage, and destruction of Renown in 1822.
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Seamen's Articles, signe by crew. Norwich, Conn. to Demerara. 2 p. 40 x 30 cm. Master - Francis Smith,
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16 MSS. General accounts, sales of cargoes, ship's supplies, expentitures, etc. on 10 voyages to West Indies.
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Miscellaneous shipping, orders, receipts, etc. from Liverpool, New Orleans, Boston, and other places. 23 papers, many with stamps.
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D.S. Ship's Pass (signed by Andrew Jackson). 1 p. vellum (Top notched). Counter signed in New Bedford, Mass.
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D.S. Ship's Pass (signed by Andrew Jackson). 1 p. vellum (top notched). Countersigned in Charleston, South Carolina.
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D.S. Ship's Pass (signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison). 1 p. vellum (top notched). Countersigned in New York.
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