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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letterbook |
| Reference | MSS 659, box 1, folder 5 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | George Newell Papers |
| Date | 1839-1843 |
| Author / Creator | Newell, George |
| Description | Various business letters written by Newell to mercantile contacts, mostly Bryant and Sturgis. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | fur, king, indigenous people, business, disease, prices, ship, trade, seafaring, crew, report, cargo, merchandise, goods, freight, alcohol, textiles, sandalwood |
| Countries | China; USA; Russia; Peru; Brazil |
| Places | Hawaii; South America; California; Para |
| Ports | Guangzhou, China; Lima, Peru; Boston, USA; Maranhao, Brazil |
| Company | Bryant and Sturgis; Perkins and Company |
| Ships | Tartar, Mentor, Nile |
| People | John Perkins Cushing |
| Additional Information |
George Newell was a sea captain from Framingham, Massachusetts. He owned and mastered his own ship, the brig Malta, which he sailed primarily between Boston and Brazil, but he made voyages to numerous other locations. 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 |
