Bryant P. Tilden Papers, 1815-1837.

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Tilden, Bryant P. (Bryant Parrot), 1781-1851. Bryant P. Tilden Papers, 1815-1837.

Bryant P. Tilden Papers, 1815-1837.

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Supercargo on ships out of Salem, MA. Series I contains the travel journals of Bryant P. Tilden and is divided into two subseries: Bound Journals, containing the original bound volumes penned by Tilden himself; and Typescripts, containing typescript copies of the journals created when the material was accessioned. Tilden's detailed accounts of his voyages to China, Brazil, and abroad provide insight into the life of a supercargo during the early 1800s. Marion W. Ward Papers contains records Ward created while working on a published version of the Tilden journals. The series is divided into three subseries: Publication Edits includes multiple copies of the journal volumes with penned edits by Ward, along with additional written elements created for the book, such as the forward, introduction, glossary, bibliography, and book dummy pages; Correspondence includes letters concerning the books progress exchanged between Ward, Fred Sawyer of Gregg Press, Inc. and Ernest Stanley Dodge, Director of the Peabody Museum of Salem; and Research Materials includes research that Ward conducted for the book project on Bryant P. Tilden, the Tilden family, and sea travel in China during the 1800s. Despite these efforts on the part of Ward, the book appears not to have been published.

7 boxes (2.75 linear feet)

Peabody Essex Museum