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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Account Book Belonging to Benjamin Shreve |
| Reference | MH-20, box 11, folder 3 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848) |
| Collection Series | I. Shipping Papers |
| Date | 09 Oct 1815 - 11 Dec 1819 |
| Description | Notebook belonging to Benjamin Shreve in which he recorded the weight of cargo shipped on board some of the ships for which he acted as supercargo. |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers, Business Records, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | shipping, trade, cargo, goods, merchandise, weight, porcelain, chop, silk, tea, export, nankeens, crew, ship, sugar, invoice, prices, freight |
| Countries | USA; China; Brazil |
| Ports | Salem, USA; Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China; Salvador, Brazil |
| Company | Perkins and Company |
| Ships | New Hazard, China, Canton, Governor Endicott |
| People | Benjamin Shreve, Houqua, Captain Daniel Bray |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Phillips Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
