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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence |
| Reference | Fam. MSS 391, box 1 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | William Graves Jr, Shipping Papers, 1811-1885 |
| Date | 11 Jan 1811 - 19 Jul 1846 |
| Description | Correspondence and shipping papers relating to voyages made by Captain William Graves. The letters include directions and instructions from his employers, information on the value of goods, and messages from his family. There is also an inventory of the equipment, fittings and provisions onboard the ship America. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Shipping Papers |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | shipbuilding, shipping, shipment, sailing directions, order, instructions, cargo, freight, hemp, iron, credit, letter of introduction, bill of lading, supplies, provisions, equipment, food, flour, War of 1812, prices, inventory, tools, sugar, coffee, family, wife, children, salt, health, wages, discharge, tobacco, cotton, coal, copper, repairs, tea, contract, indigo, lumber, trade, money, purchases, sales |
| Countries | USA; Russia; UK; China; Philippines |
| Ports | Lisbon, Portugal; Cadiz, Spain; St Petersburg, Russia; Kronstadt, Russia; Charleston, USA; Liverpool, UK; Newburyport, USA; New Orleans, USA; Guangzhou, China; New York, USA; Manila, Philippines; Hong Kong, China; Macau, China; Salem, USA |
| Ships | Ann Maria, Thomas Perkins, Cynthia, Abigail, Edward, Ocean, America, Plutarch, Henry |
| People | David Pingree; William Graves; Francis Todd; Robert Jenkins; John Hubbard; Emery Johnson; Alexander Graves |
| Additional Information |
William Graves Jr was a ship master and owner from Newburyport, MA. He was also involved in local politics, serving as alderman and mayor. His brother, Alexander (1823-1869) was a ship master and owner as well. Another brother, Edward (1831-1873) was lost at sea while aboard the Tennyson. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue. |
| Copyright | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
