Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abstract Log
Articles of Agreement
Bill of Health
Bill of Lading
Bill of Sale (1856)
Bond for Duties (1825)
Bonds for Foreign Voyages
Charter Party
Classification Certificate (1863)
Clearance Certificate
Coasting Permit (1809)
Consular Certificates (Miscellaneous)
Contribution Certificate "Morning Star" (1856)
Convoy Instructions (ca. 1800)
Crew List
Customs Certificates and Forms (Miscellaneous)
Drawback Forms and Certificates
Enrolment Certificate
Freight Circular (1857)
Freight List (1857)
Letter of Marque/Privateer Commission
License (Coasting/Fishing Vessels)
Logbook (1828)
Manifest
Marine Insurance
Marine Society Membership Certificate (1839)
Master Carpenter's Certificate/Measurement Certificate (1853)
Master's Certificate (1861)
Mediterranean Passport/Sea Letter
Oaths and Affirmations
Passenger List
Pilot's License
Port Rules and Regulations
Portage Bill (1852)
Receipts (Miscellaneous)
Registry Certificate/Ship's Register
Sailing Card (ca. 1860)
Sailing Orders (1830)
Seamen's Protection Certificate
Shipbuilding Agreements and Contracts
Steamboat Regulatory Documents
Whalemen's Shipping Paper (1840)
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
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Master's Oath upon granting a vessel's License, signed by the Collector at Gloucester, Massachusetts, 9 December 1795. The shipmaster also signed the document, within which he affirms his American citizenship and swears not to use his vessel in a manner that would violate the conditions of the License.
American Maritime Documents, 1776-1860 - Stein, Douglas L.
License (Coasting/Fishing Vessels)
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Master's Oath upon granting a vessel's License, signed by the Collector at Gloucester, Massachusetts, 9 December 1795. The shipmaster also signed the document, within which he affirms his American citizenship and swears not to use his vessel in a manner that would violate the conditions of the License. * Funding for digitization provided by: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation