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Various. Privateer Papers - Revolutionary War, 1775-1789.

Title: Privateer Papers - Revolutionary War, 1775-1789.

Collection consists of documents related to Privateer activities during the Revolutionary War. Documents include: ship passports; crew lists; receipts; a printed circular from the Treasury Department about American vessels captured by foreign ships of war; Customs House documents; ships' accounts; Articles of Agreement; Revolutionary War currency; legal documents; correspondence; and transcripts of the role of Philadelphia ships and the Revolutionary War. Both American Privateer and British Ships of War are represented in the collection.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes ( .75 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664282614 View

Tyrannicide (Brigantine). Tyrannicide (Brigantine) privateering logbook, 1778-1779.

Title: Tyrannicide (Brigantine) privateering logbook, 1778-1779.

The logbook of the brigantine Tyrannicide details a shipping voyage from Salem, MA to the West Indies, Nov. 1777-May 1778. The ship's master was Jonathan Haraden; the home port was Salem, MA; and the owner was Joshua Ward. Bound with Brigantine General Pickering. Includes inventory of stores on board and descriptions of death at sea. Ships spoken: Brig America of Boston, Brig Hazard, Brig Lyon, and Brig Oliver of Salem, MA.

ArchivalResource: 1 oversized vol. (84 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/630685649 View

Pickering (Ship). Pickering (Ship) logbook, 1780.

Title: Pickering (Ship) logbook, 1780.

The logbook of the ship Pickering details a privateering voyage from Bilbao, Spain, across the Atlantic Ocean to Salem, Mass., Aug.-Sept. 1780. The ship's master was Jonathan Haraden; the logbook keeper was Nathaniel Cutting. The logbook includes mention of naval convoys; equipment and supplies, specifically provisions, aboard the ship; and shipboard occupations. The Pickering spoke the ship Jay (out of Philadelphia) during its voyage.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52626429 View

General Pickering (Brigantine). General Pickering (Brigantine) logbook, 1778-1779.

Title: General Pickering (Brigantine) logbook, 1778-1779.

The logbook of the brigantine General Pickering details a privateering voyage from Salem, Mass., to Martinique, Nov. 1778-April 1779. The master was Jonathan Haraden; the brig's owner was possibly George Williams. While on its voyage, the General Pickering spoke the brig Montgomery and the brig Nancy (out of New London). Bound with the logbook for Brigantine Tyrannicide.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (84 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52255180 View

Tyrannicide (Brig). Tyrannicide (Brig) logbook, 1777-1778.

Title: Tyrannicide (Brig) logbook, 1777-1778.

The logbook of the brig Tyrannicide details a privateering voyage from Salem, Mass., to Martinique and the West Indies, Nov. 1777-May 1778. The master was Jonathan Haraden; the brig's owner was Joshua Ward of Salem. The logbook includes information on a death at sea; diseases, specifically smallpox; and the ship's equipment and supplies, specifically provisions. During its voyage, the Tyrannicide spoke the brigs America (out of Boston), Hazard, Lyon, and Oliver (out of Salem).

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52255174 View