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James W. Egleston Papers
Jesse Hurd Papers
The collection consists of accounts, bills, receipts, bills of lading, promissory notes and correspondence contained in 20 file folders. There are also 14 volumes including account books, ledgers, and other various record books, detailing the business activities of Jesse, Jacob, Cyrus, and Charles Hurd. This material contains information on crews wages, cargoes, lumber, store accounts, shipyard business, personal accounts, ropewalk accounts, and shipbuilding activity.
John B. Phillips Papers
The collection contains approximately 10 pieces (primarily financial statements and investment information relative to the Lizzie V. Hall, Estelle, and Florence B. Philips), and 2 volumes. The volumes reveal the names of investors and various expenditures and income relative to the Lizzie V. Hall, and Florence B. Phillips.
John Bernet Papers
John E. Barstow Collection
This is a collection of the Reminiscences (1 v.) by Barstow of his command of the merchant ship CELESTIAL EMPIRE, 1874-1876, containing illustrations; a volume of sketches, original poems, navigation computation, and clippings; and transcripts (typewritten) of Barstow's sea stories and sketches, many of them watercolor.
John F. Harden Collection
Chiefly personal, business, and family letters (1849-1877) to Harden. Also includes ship-related bills, accounts, receipts, consular certificates, and general clearances. Topics include Harden's activities as a commander of coasting vessels; his transportation of a locomotive to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; maritime trade; and cargoes, generally lumber. Correspondents include shipowners who engaged Harden as a captain, fellow shipmasters, and business owners.
John F. Leavitt Collection
John H. Brower Papers
This is a collection of chiefly records of Brower Company and its predecessors: Brower & Nelson and Wynkoop, Arthur & Brower, which conducted business (mostly in cotton) on an extensive scale, with interests in as many as 15 vessels at one time.
John H. Cogswell Papers
Business papers, including correspondence, bills, and accounts, relating to lumber shipments received by Cogswell, who provided lumber for home construction and shipbuilding, chiefly from suppliers in Maine. Numerous companies and vessels are mentioned, including the schooner HANNAH CLARK and the schooner BOXER.
John Haskell Collection
Primarily composed of ships' papers and accounts during Haskell's employment in the China and opium trade. The collection also contains Haskell's correspondence with business associates such as his cousin Luke Baldwin Jr., personal correspondence with his wife Harriet, and final estate information.