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Title Ship's Papers: Josiah L Hale
Reference Fam. MSS 391, box 7
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection William Graves Jr, Shipping Papers, 1811-1885
Date 16 Jan 1858 - 12 May 1872
Description Various shipping papers including insurance papers, invoices, inventories, shipwright bills and pilot fees for the ship Josiah L Hale.
Document Type Shipping Papers, Business Records
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords shipping, pilot, certificate, fees, supplies, provisions, food, invoice, sales, payment, cotton, flour, cargo, receipt, banking, labour, sailmaker, repairs, freight, contract, guns, equipment, navigation, instruments, blacksmith, bill, tools, wine, furniture, insurance, register
Countries USA; UK; Australia; Germany
Places Edinburgh
Ports Newburyport, USA; New Orleans, USA; Liverpool, UK; New York, USA; San Francisco, USA; Glasgow, UK; Leith, UK; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK; Boston, USA; Melbourne, Australia; Hamburg, Germany
Company United States Insurance Company; Boston Insurance Company; Boston Lloyds; Pacific Insurance Company
Ships Josiah L Hale
People William Graves; Edward 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.

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