Papers, 1794-1844.

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Papers, 1794-1844.

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Papers regarding the business affairs of Joseph Peabody, privateer, mariner, and merchant ship-owner of Salem, Mass. Collection includes correspondence, cargo lists, insurance policies, bills of lading, bills of exchange, invoices and accounts, memoranda, and protests relating to Peabody's shipping concerns, primarily trade with the West Indies, Calcutta, and points east. Some items regarding the seizure of ships by privateers are included. Papers for many ships include materials about the schooners Three Friends, Cynthia, Fishhawk, and Tabitha; and the brig Neptune. Also papers and fire insurance policies relating to Peabody's properties in Salem, and a copy of Peabody's will.

1 box and 1 oversize container.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932835

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Fishhawk (Schooner)

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Neptune (Brig)

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Trading vessel, out of London, England, mastered by Benjamin Coffin. From the description of Log/journal, 1773 Apr. 26-June 1. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013253 ...

Tabitha (Schooner)

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Cynthia (Schooner)

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Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844

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Three Friends (Schooner)

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