James Lowell Papers (Coll. 35)

Collection register prepared by the Manuscripts Division
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc Mystic, Connecticut


Overview of the Collection
	Creator:	Lowell, James
	Title:	James Lowell Papers
	Dates:	1817-1855
	Abstract:	Bills, accounts, receipts and 45 letters relating primarily to the schooner HARMONY, ship ROGER SHERMAN, and brigs NEUTRALITY, PLEIADES, and SARAH, commanded by Lowell in the coastwise and West Indies trades with cargoes primarily of lumber, salt, coal, and coffee. Also includes correspondence with William Health, Lowell's brother-in-law and business partner in the 1850's.
	Quantity:	145 items
	Identification:	Coll. 35

Lowell was a shipmaster and shipowner of Bath, Maine.


Index Terms
	This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should
	Persons:
		Health, William--Correspondence
	Corporate Entities:
		Harmony (Schooner)
		Neutrality (Brig)
		Pleiades (Brig)
		Roger Sherman (Ship)
		Sarah (Brig)
	Places:
		Bath (Me.)--Commerce--West Indies
		West Indies--Commerce--Maine--Bath
	Subjects:
		Coal trade
		Coastwise shipping--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
		Coffee Industry
		International trade
		Lumber trade
		Salt industry and trade
		Shipping--Maine--Bath
	Document Types:
		Accounts
		Receipts
	Occupations:
		Shipmasters--Maine--Bath
		Shipowners--Maine--Bath

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.