Account book of William Graves. 1861-1877.

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Account book of William Graves. 1861-1877.

Account book for three ships: Tennyson, Kenmore, and Winona. Book notes initial cost for each ship, payments, owners names and equity, income expenses, etc. Other names mentioned: Joshua Hale, G. Choate, John Currier, Charles Whitmore, A. Gilcomb, Alex Graves, Micajah Lunt. A loose blotting paper indicates that William Graves was an agent for Commercial Union Insurance Company in Newburyport, MA. List of voyages for 1861-1862 includes Newburyport to Boston to New Orleans to Liverpool, to Calcutta to Madras to Pangoon to Amsterdam to Sunderland. Cargo includes tea, coal, rice, cotton, corn and salt.

One 8.25" X 13.25" account book plus two loose papers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7331366

Peabody Essex Museum

Related Entities

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Tennyson (Ship)

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Lunt, Micajah

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Graves, William L.

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Winona (Ship)

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Kenmore (Ship).

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