Overview of the Collection
Biography of Joseph Williams
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Williams, Joseph, 1753-1800 |
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Title:
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Joseph Williams Collection |
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Dates:
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1779-1899 |
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Extent:
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477 items |
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Abstract:
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This collection includes accounts,
agreements, bills of sale, bills of lading, manifests, sailing directions, registrations, clearance
papers, letters, and government documents concerning coastwise, West Indies, and South
American trade. Also included are letters and documents relative to the French Spoliation
Claims. The bulk of the collection is concentrated between 1779 and 1798. The material is
arranged chronologically and by vessel name. Over 20 sloops, schooners, and brigs are
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Identification:
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Coll. 37 |
A Norwich, Connecticut native and merchant Joseph Williams began his career by selling
necessities to Revolutionary War soldiers. In 1778 he married Abigail Coit and switched to
privateering and the West Indies trade as well as other maritime enterprises.
Williams soon owned two warehouses, a shipyard and a fleet of over twenty vessels. He
subsequently became actively involved in the government affairs. In 1783 he was appointed a
lieutenant in the Home Guards. In 1796 he became brigadier general. Meanwhile his vessels
began to feel the ill effects of the French Revolution. Many were either lost at sea or seized by
the French. Williams' wealth declined until his death in 1800.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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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 search the catalog using these headings.
Corporate Entities:
Arguile (Brig)
Betsy (Brig)
Hope (Brig)
Little Joe (Sloop)
Nabby (Sloop)
Nancy (Brig)
Nimrod (Sloop)
Pilgrim (Brig)
Polly (Sloop)
Prosperity (Ship)
Surprise (Sloop)
Swallow (Sloop)
Victory (Sloop)
Places:
South America--Commerce--United States
United States--Commerce--South America
United States--Commerce--West Indies
West Indies--Commerce--United States
Subjects:
Coastwise shipping--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
French Spoliation claims
International trade
Privateering
Shipping
Document Types:
Bills of lading
Bills of sale
Manifests
Occupations:
Merchants--Connecticut--Norwich
Shipowners--Connecticut--Norwich
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 37, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about Isaac Abel in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
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Abel, Isaac |
1/1 |
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Allen, Thomas |
2/10 |
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Andras, William |
2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/15 |
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Babcock, Adam |
1/11 |
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Backus, Ebeneser |
1/2 |
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Bailey, Nathan (Jr.) |
1/5, 1/10 |
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Barrett & Swaddle |
1/12, 2/6, 2/9 |
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Billings, Alpheus |
1/13 |
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Braddick, John |
1/12, 1/13 |
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Breed, Simeon |
1/12, 1/13 |
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Brooks, Guy |
1/4, 1/10, 1/11, 1/13, 2/13, 2/14 |
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Bushnell, Jabez |
2/8 |
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Byrne, John |
1/9 |
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Carew, Elijah |
1/13, 2/10 |
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Carew, Joseph |
2/4 |
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Caustin, James H. |
2/17 |
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Chandler, T.C. |
2/19 |
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Chapel, ? |
2/15 |
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Chapman, John |
2/2 |
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Chapman, Phinehas |
1/13 |
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Church, H. |
2/16 |
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Clark, John |
1/4 |
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Clement, Joseph |
1/13 |
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Coit, Benjamin |
1/13 |
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Coit, Elisha |
2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15 |
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Coit, William |
2/1, 2/2, 2/6, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/13 |
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Culver, Stephen |
1/9 |
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Davison, Alpheus |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3 |
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Davison, William |
1/13 |
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Day, John |
2/1 |
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Delano, ? |
2/14 |
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Denison, Thomas |
1/12 |
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Denison, William |
2/9 |
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Dennis, George |
1/8 |
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Dennis, Russell |
2/10 |
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Deshon & Colfax |
2/10, 2/13, 2/15 |
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Earle, William E. |
2/18, 2/19 |
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Elderkin, Frederick |
2/6 |
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Elderkin, John |
1/13, 2/8, 2/11 |
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Ewen, Edward |
2/3 |
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Ewen, John |
2/9, 2/10 |
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Felemory, Timothy |
1/12 |
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Fitch, A. |
2/15 |
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Fitch, Ebeneser |
2/2 |
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Freeman, Hezekiah |
2/2, 2/3 |
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Fuller, H.A. |
2/19 |
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Gale, Joseph |
1/2 |
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Geer, Squire |
1/2, 2/2, 2/9, 2/11 |
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George Phillips & Co. |
1/13 |
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Girand & Co. |
1/10 |
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Green, Timothy |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Greene, Benjamin |
1/7 |
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Griffith, Joshua |
1/5 |
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Grover, John |
2/10 |
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Guy Richards & Son |
1/8 |
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Hall, Daniel |
2/4 |
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Hallam, Edward |
1/1, 1/5, 1/8, 1/9, 1/11, 2/4 |
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Hamilton, Jonas |
1/1, 1/2, 1/7, 1/10, 1/12, 2/3, 2/7, 2/9, 2/13 |
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Hamilton, Solomon |
1/5, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Hancock, Thomas |
1/9, 1/11 |
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Haughton, James |
1/13, 2/10 |
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Hero & Bradford |
1/10 |
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Herrick, Elijah |
1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 2/10, 2/11 |
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Hewitt, Solomon |
1/5 |
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Hommedieu, Giles L. |
1/12 |
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Hommedieu, Grover L. |
1/13, 2/7, 2/11 |
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Hommedieu, Samuel |
2/2 |
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Hosmer, Stephen |
1/5 |
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Howard, John |
1/9 |
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Howland & Coit |
1/1, 1/4, 1/5 |
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Hunter, William |
2/18 |
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Huntington, I. |
2/17 |
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Huntington, John (Jr.) |
2/4 |
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Huntington, Levi |
2/15 |
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Huntington, Samuel |
1/11, 1/13 |
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Ingraham, Allen |
1/7, 1/11, 2/1 |
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Jackson, William |
2/4, 2/14 |
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Jeffers, Peter |
2/7, 2/8 |
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Jenkins, Samuel |
1/8 |
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John Swaddle & Co. |
2/2 |
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Johnston, Samuel |
1/13 |
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Joseph Gilbert & Co. |
1/13 |
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Joy, William |
1/12, 1/13, 2/4, 2/6, 2/8, 2/10, 2/11 |
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Kelly, Daniel |
1/5, 1/11 |
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Kelly, John |
2/6 |
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Kimble & Thomas |
1/7 |
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Laffingwell, Benajah |
1/9, 2/11 |
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Laffingwell, Christopher |
1/13 |
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Latham, Edward |
1/14 |
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Lathrop & Luke |
1/14 |
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Lathrop, Elisha |
1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/13, 2/1, 2/3, 2/5 |
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Lester, Jesse |
2/10 |
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Lindsey, Benjamin |
1/8 |
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Lord, Elias |
2/6, 2/8 |
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Loring, William |
2/1, 2/2 |
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Manwaring, David |
2/13 |
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Merrell, Alexander |
1/2 |
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Miner, Ephraim |
2/1, 2/4 |
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Mitchel, Francios |
2/5 |
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Murray, James |
1/3 |
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Murray, Seymour |
2/1 |
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Newels, David |
1/13 |
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Norman, Joshua |
1/5, 1/9, 1/10, 1/12, 2/5, 2/11 |
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Parkinson, William |
1/13 |
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Parkman, Samuel |
1/7 |
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Perkins, Samuel |
1/7 |
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Phillips, Thompson |
1/13 |
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Plumb, Samuel |
1/13, 2/13 |
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Porter, Joseph |
2/18 |
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Price, Micheal |
2/8 |
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Prince, William |
1/9 |
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Rose, Ransford |
1/10, 1/11 |
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Samuel Latimer & co. |
1/5 |
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Sebore, Joseph |
1/13 |
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Shaler & Sebore |
2/9 |
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Smith, Ephraim |
1/9, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Smith, Jonathan |
1/8 |
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Smith, Joseph |
1/13 |
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Smith, Josephus |
1/13 |
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Starr, Joshua |
1/2, 2/2, 2/10, 2/13 |
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Story, L. |
1/11 |
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Thomas, James |
1/1 |
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Tilly, James |
1/2, 2/6, 2/10, 2/13 |
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Troop, George |
1/11 |
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Tucker, George F. |
2/19 |
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Vail & Hamilton |
2/15 |
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Vandoorn, William |
1/13 |
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Wade, James |
2/13 |
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Wall, William |
1/4 |
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Ward, John |
1/3 |
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Waterman, G. |
1/4 |
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Waters, Edward Emerson |
2/19 |
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Way, John |
2/10 |
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Willet, John |
1/7, 1/11, 1/12, 2/4, 2/6, 2/10, 2/14 |
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William Foster & Co. |
2/5 |
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Williams, Christopher |
1/1, 1/13 |
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Williams, Isaac |
1/13, 1/14 |
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Williams, John |
1/1 |
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Williams, Joseph |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/11, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15, 2/16 |
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Williams, Rebbeca C. |
2/18 |
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Williams, Timothy D. |
2/16, 2/18, 2/19 |
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Winthrop, William |
1/13, 2/6, 2/7, 2/10, 2/13 |
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Wood, Jasper |
1/12 |
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Woodworth, D. |
2/4 |
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Wright, D. |
1/13 |
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Young, John (Jr.) |
2/3 |
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the schooner ABIGAIL in Box 2, Folder 10 of the collection.
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ABIGAIL (schooner) |
2/10 |
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ARGUILE (brig) |
1/4 |
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BETSY & POLLY (brig) |
1/8 |
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BETSY (sloop) |
1/8 |
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BLACKSNAKE (whaleboat) |
1/5 |
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CHATHAM (whaleboat) |
1/5 |
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GENERAL STARK (sloop) |
1/1 |
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HOPE (brig) |
2/16 |
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INTREPID (brig) |
2/5 |
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JOSEPHUS (ship) |
2/3 |
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LITTLE JOE (sloop) |
1/9, 1/10 |
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NABBY (sloop) |
2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15 |
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NANCY (brig) |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3 |
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NIMROD (sloop) |
1/7 |
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PEGGY (brig) |
1/8 |
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PILGRAM (brig) |
1/8 |
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POLLY (sloop) |
1/8, 1/13 |
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SALLY (sloop) |
2/7 |
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SURPRISE (sloop) |
1/5, 1/6 |
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SWALLOW (sloop) |
1/14 |
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VICTORY (sloop) |
1/12 |
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VIRGER (schooner) |
2/5 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Papers for specific vessels; 1779-1792.
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Accounts, NANCY (Brig).
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Papers, NANCY (Brig), including accounts and sailing instructions.
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Accounts, NANCY (Brig).
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Papers, ARGUILE (Brig), including bill of sale, agreements, and accounts.
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Papers, SURPRISE (Sloop), including outfitting accounts and a prize receipt.
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Journal, SURPRISE (Sloop).
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Accounts, NIMROD (Sloop).
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Accounts, POLLY (Sloop), BETSY (Brig), PEGGY (Brig), PILGRIM (Brig).
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Papers, LITTLE JOE (Sloop), including accounts, agreements, a bond and sailing instructions.
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Papers, LITTLE JOE (Sloop), including accounts and sailing instructions.
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Accounts, VICTORY (Sloop).
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Papers, POLLY (Brig), including registration, bill of sale, sailing instructions, accounts, and agreements.
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Papers, SWALLOW (Sloop), including registration, sailing instructions, clearance papers, accounts, and agreements.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, agreements, and sailing instructions.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, agreements, and appointment to command.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, and an agreement.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, sailing instructions, and a clearance paper.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, agreements, and sailing instructions.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, agreements, and sailing instructions.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), regarding master and the molasses trade in Port-au-Prince.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, accounts, and sailing instructions.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, NABBY (Sloop), including bills of lading, and accounts.
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Papers, Joseph Williams; 1782.
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Miscellaneous papers.
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Papers, re French Spoilation Claims; 1797-1899.
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Papers, HOPE (Brig), and PROSPERITY (Ship) regarding French Spoliation Claims.
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Papers, regarding French Spoliation Claims legislation, including letters and circulars.
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Papers, regarding French Spoliation Claims, including letters pertaining to re-submission.
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Papers, HOPE (Brig), regarding French Spoliation Claims settlement.
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