Family papers, 1757-1934.

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Family papers, 1757-1934.

Chiefly papers of Crowninshield's son, Benjamin Crowninshield, Jr. (1782-1864); together with shipping, business, and personal papers, of Benjamin Sr., and other descendants of Jacob and Hannah (Carlton) Crowninshield. Subjects include Benjamin Sr.'s shipping activities; the first ocean voyage (1817) of the pleasure yacht Cleopatra's Barge, owned by a cousin, George Crowninshield, Jr., during which Benjamin Crowninshield served as captain and his son, a member of the crew; and the careers of Jacob Crowninshield, (1799-1849) and William Wallach Crowninshield (1823-1874) in the U.S. Navy.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7259505

Peabody Museum of Salem

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Crowninshield, Hannah Carlton, -1832

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Crowninshield, William Wallach, 1823-1874

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Crowninshield, George, 1766-1817

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Merchant and ship captain, of Salem, Mass. From the description of Family papers, 1757-1934. (Peabody Museum). WorldCat record id: 28415911 ...

Crowninshield, Jacob, 1732-1774

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Cleopatra's Barge (Yacht)

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Crowninshield, Jacob, 1799-1849

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

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