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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ship George: Letter and Invoice Books |
| Reference | MSS 110, box 5, folder 2 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Barton Family Papers, 1677-1897 |
| Collection Series | Samuel Barton (1804-1840) Papers |
| Date | 1830-1836 |
| Description | Accounts and details of cargo sailed in the George. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Shipping Papers, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | voyage, ship, vessel, finance, banking, accounts, invoice, expenses, goods, merchant, merchandise, cargo, freight, supplies, supercargo, silk, textiles |
| Countries | India; USA; Spain; France |
| Places | Gibraltar |
| Ports | Kolkata, India; Salem, USA; Boston, USA; Cadiz, Spain; Bordeaux, France |
| Ships | George |
| Additional Information |
Samuel Barton (1804-1840) was born in Salem, the first child of John Barton, a merchant. He began work as a clerk for shipping merchant Joseph Peabody. In 1827 Peabody appointed Barton, along with Captain Thomas M Saunders, supercargo of the George. Barton remained supercargo for seven of the George's nine voyages to India. Barton worked with such notable merchants as Joseph Peabody, Daniel Perkins and Gideon Tucker. Together they conducted prosperous trade in Indian silk and indigo, and shipped opium from China and Turkey. 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 |
