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Title Ship's Papers: Abby, Alert, Arno, Atlantic, Atlas, Balance, Belvidere
Reference MH 20, Box 1, Folder 1
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848)
Collection Series Shipping Papers
Date 1806-1832
Description Bills and accounts relating to various ships, including an invoice for 5 cases of Canton silks. There are also some business letters and transcriptions of who owned particular ships.
Document Type Business Records
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords trade, commerce, vessel, voyage, employment, labour, cargo, money, purchases, sales, costs and prices, crew, silk, silk road, accounts, business, tea, insurance, invoice, furniture, disbursement, food, provisions, wharf, duty, wood, flour, bill of lading
Countries USA; China; Spain; Jamaica
Ports Salem, USA; Guangzhou, China; Kingston, Jamaica
Ships Atlantic, Abby, Belvidere
People Benjamin Shreve
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