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Philadelphia merchants' financial papers, 1767-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:
.33 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection of promissory notes, receipts, bills of exchange, and insurance documents illustrates the activities of several Philadelphia merchants between 1767 and 1845.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company letter book, 1864-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
Oversized volume containing copies of the outgoing correspondence from the commerical shipping company, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O Company). The letters provide a record of the day-to-day operations of the company from 1864 to 1865.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Harbor shipping records, 1813-1823 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume listing the arrival of ships, probably at Boston Harbor spanning ten years from 1813 to 1823. Ships are entered by date of arrival.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Francis Mallaby logbooks for the ship Huntress, 1822-1825 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 volumes
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Two volumes containing journals kept by master Francis Mallaby for the ship the Huntress one of seven ships owned by New York tea merchants Thomas H. Smith and Sons. Volume 1 provides a record of a voyage from New York to Canton and the return trip spanning eleven months from June 3, 1822 to May 4, 1823. Volume 2 contains entries of a four-month return trip from Canton to New York from August 4 to December 12, 1824.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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A journal of a passage from Java Head to Salem on the Brig Leander: commanded by Charles Roundy, beginning December 25, 1825, kept by Elias Grant, 1825-1826 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A logbook of the Brig Leander's return trip of its fourth voyage from Salem, Massachusetts to Canton and Manila, commanded by Captain Charles Roundy. The ship's log was kept by Elias Grant from December 25, 1825 to April 11, 1826.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Logbook of the ship Henry Grinnell, 1855-1856 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A logbook by an unnamed sailor aboard the ship Henry Grinnell written from August 13, 1855 to August 9, 1856. The Henry Grinnell sailed from Marseilles to the Bay of Bengal.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Joseph M. Jenkins travel journal, 1805-1806 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear_foot (2 volumes)
Abstract:
Joseph M. Jenkins was born on September 20, 1783, in Providence, R.I. He left Providence to serve as assistant supercargo aboard the merchant ship Samuel Elam. Jenkins's journal, comprised of two volumes, describes his eleven month journey in 1805 to 1806 from New York to Mauritius to Jakarta.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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George R. Dearborn commonplace book, 1805-1806 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
George R. Dearborn was a supercargo on the ship Commerce and was in Mocha, Yemen in 1806. This commonplace book probably documents his voyage to Mocha, which likely started in Charleston, South Carolina, in February, 1805; and made stops in Antwerp in June and Batavia in November. The volume contains excerpts from readings, recipes, trivia, a dictionary of Arabic to English words, a diary entry, a list of ships leaving Mocha from 1805 to 1806, and a list of expenses incurred during the trip.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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