Walter Channing papers, 1676-1829, bulk: 1788-1827.

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Walter Channing papers, 1676-1829, bulk: 1788-1827.

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Correspondence, accounts, notes, and other papers of Walter Channing, business partner of George Gibbs in the firm of Gibbs & Channing of Newport, R.I. Channing carried on the business after Gibbs's death and moved to Boston in 1814. The correspondence relates to the company's shipping business, real estate transactions in Newport and Boston, Channing's attempts to have import duties on saltpeter curtailed, and business affairs with Channing's relatives, including Henry Channing, William Ellery, William Ellery Channing, William C. Gibbs, and William C. Woodbridge. Other correspondence concerns the estates of George and Mary C. Gibbs, the seizure of the company ship Hercules Courtenay, the loss of the ship Mary, and the collapse of the firm of Minturn and Champlin. Channing provided financial advice to relatives, including his niece Sarah Gibbs. Included are ledgers and bank accounts of Walter Channing, 1810-27, and of Gibbs & Channing, 1806-1810.

17 boxes, 2 oversize vols., and 1 box containing 12 vols.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Gibbs, Sarah, 1784-1866.

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