Overview of the Collection
Biography of Joseph King
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names
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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King, Joseph, ship captain |
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Title:
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Joseph King Papers |
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Dates:
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1782-1806 |
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Extent:
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354 pieces |
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Abstract:
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This is a collection of correspondence, bills of
lading, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to a trading voyage by the sloop POLLY between New
York, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, and Charleston, S.C., and two voyages (1803-1806) of the ship
SILENUS, with accounts, manifests, crews' wages, and bills from Antwerp, Amsterdam, the
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Identification:
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Coll. 64 |
Joseph King was a seaman, supercargo, and shipmaster of New York, N.Y.
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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 Bodies (Including Vessels):
Catherine (Ship : 1786-1788)
Hero (Ship : 1782-1799)
Hesperus (Ship)
Polly (Sloop : 1793-1800)
Silenus (Ship)
Venus (Ship : 1782-1799)
Places:
New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--Africa
New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--Russia--Saint Petersburg
Africa--Commerce--New York (State)--New York
Charleston (S.C.)--Commerce--New York (State)--New York
Europe--Commerce--New York (State)--New York
New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--Europe
New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--South Carolina--Charleston
Saint Petersburg (Russia)--Commerce--New York (State)--New York
Subjects:
Coffee industry
International trade
Linen industry
Lumber trade
Merchant mariners--Salaries
Pepper (Spice) industry
Rum industry
Shipping--New York (State)--New York
Sugar trade
Transatlantic voyages
Whale oil
Whalebone
Document Types:
Accounts
Bills of lading
Logbooks
Manifests
Receipts
Ship's papers
Occupations:
Merchant mariners--New York (State)--New York
Shipmasters--New York (State)--New York
Supercargos--New York (State)--New York
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 64, 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 Thomas Franklin in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
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Franklin, Thomas |
1/1 |
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Gardiner, Stephen |
1/1 |
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George Smith & Co. |
1/1 |
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POLLY (Sloop) |
1/1 |
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Ralph & Todhunter |
1/1 |
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Ryber & CO. |
1/1 |
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Sansom, Philip |
1/1 |
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Thurston & King |
1/1 |
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Thurston, William R. |
1/1 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Papers; 1782-1806.
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Bills of lading, receipts, letters, accounts, etc relating to Sloop POLLY and Joseph King; New York.
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Bills, accounts, letters, invoice, cargo records relating to Sloop POLLY and Joseph King; Charleston and New York.
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Sloop POLLY papers.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Antwerp, New York and Cape Town.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Antwerp and Amsterdam..
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Ship SILENUS papers; Amsterdam.
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Ship SILENUS papers; New York.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Cape of Good Hope.
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Ship SILENUS papers; New York.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Amsterdam.
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Ship SILENUS papers, Amsterdam.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Amsterdam.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Amsterdam.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Cape of Good Hope.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Cape of Good Hope.
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Ship SILENUS papers; Cape of Good Hope.
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Ship SILENUS papers; New York (and aboard ship).
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Ship SILENUS papers; Amsterdam.
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Ship SILENUS papers.
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Unidentified material.
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Volumes; 1782-1799.
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Ship HESPERUS log; 1782 - 1783. Images |
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Ship CATHERINE log; 1782 - 1783. Images |
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Ship HERO, Ship VENUS, and Sloop POLLY logs.; 1795-1799. Images |
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