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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ship's Papers: Governor Endicott |
| Reference | MH 20, Box 4, Folder 2 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848) |
| Collection Series | Shipping Papers |
| Date | 1821-1829 |
| Description | Various material related to the ship, including a receipt, a photocopy of a letter and a copy of an article on the ship. Also a sample of silk. Documents also include a list of items purchased by Shreve in Canton - coffee cups and saucers, mugs, tea cups and sugar, various dishes - pie and dessert, fruit baskets, and information on silk markets. At the end of the document is an information sheet on the ship. |
| Document Type | Business Records, Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | trade, commerce, vessel, voyage, cargo, business, merchandise, accounts, costs and prices, purchases, silk, silk road, metal, personal correspondence, sales, invoice, provisions, food, disbursement, insurance, bill of lading, tea, government, porcelain, tableware, sugar, receipt, pilot, ginseng, coffee |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Places | Boston |
| Ports | Guangzhou, China; Salem USA |
| Ships | Governor Endicott, John Downey |
| People | Benjamin Shreve |
| 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 |
