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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ship's Papers: Eliza, Charlotte |
| Reference | MH 4, box 1, folder 1 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Phillips Family Papers |
| Collection Series | I. Stephen Phillips (1764-1838): A. Ships Papers |
| Date | 1797-1816 |
| Description | Papers relating to the Eliza and accounts relating to goods shipped. One or two papers relating to the Charlotte are less relevant but make up a small proportion of the collection. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Shipping Papers, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | ship, voyage, vessel, supplies, cargo, freight, merchandise, goods, hardware, alcohol, customs, sugar |
| Countries | India; Germany; USA; France |
| Ports | Kolkata, India; Hamburg, Germany; Salem, USA; Bordeaux, France |
| Ships | Eliza, Charlotte |
| People | Elias Hasket Derby |
| Additional Information |
Stephen Phillips (1761-1838) was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. By 1793 he was placed in command of the brig Rose, owned by Elias Hasket Derby. In 1800 Stephen moved to Salem where he started a prosperous merchant business. He was the owner or part-owner of five vessels and consigned cargo on numerous others. These ships traded in Sumatra, Manila, Calcutta and coastal America. 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 |
