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Ships -- Equipment and supplies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Ship's Papers of America II (Ship) of Stonington

 File — Flat file case Flat File
Identifier: 003-02-15
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the records of two whaling voyages by America II out of Stonington, Connecticut including shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts, and crew accounts.

Dates: 1844 - 1847

Ship's Papers of Aurora (Schooner) of Edgartown

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-06
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the records of three whaling voyages of the schooner Aurora including articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts. It includes fairly complete documentation of all three voyages including the expenses of the work in Fairhaven prior to the 1886 voyage.

Dates: 1882 - 1886

Ship's Papers of Clarice (Bark) of Edgartown

 File
Identifier: 003-02-09
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of records of four whaling voyages of the Clarice including shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts and crew accounts.

Dates: 1863 - 1884

Ship's Papers of Courser (Bark) of New Bedford

 File
Identifier: 003-02-14
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the papers of Courser during a whaling voyage from 1865-1869. Included are records related to the crew and financial records. Of particular note in this collection is documentation relating to the crew including arrest and detention, discharge and death. There is also documentation regarding the shipment of kanakas, Pacific Islanders who worked as indentured servants. Additionally, there are papers related to damage to the vessel from a hurricane off Block...
Dates: 1865-1869

Ship's Papers of E. H. Hatfield (Schooner) of Edgartown

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31116021976235]
Identifier: 003-02-05
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the records of two whaling voyages of the schooner E. H. Hatfield including articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts and crew accounts. The papers were originally found in a sea chest which is now part of the Nicholson Whaling Artifacts Collection.

Dates: 1875 - 1882

Ship's Papers of Emma Jane (Schooner) of Edgartown

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-08
Scope and Contents

The collection includes records of all five of the voyages of the Emma Jane while Osborn was agent of the ship. These materials include shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts. In particular, there are bills and receipts related to the condition of the vessel and repairs related to hurricane damage as well as the condemnation and sale after the final voyage.

Dates: 1867 - 1890

Ship's Papers of Eunice H. Adams (Brig) of Edgartown

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-02
Scope and Contents The records in this collection represent four voyages of the brig Eunice H. Adams while under the management of Samuel Osborn, Jr. of Edgartown, Massachusetts. The records include articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts. Several voyages include records of activities of particular note. The voyage of 1884-1885 includes records related to ship repair due to leaks, regular shipping business and bills related to medical treatment for...
Dates: 1883-1895

Ship's Papers of Hattie E. Smith (Schooner) of Edgartown

 File — Box Multi-collection box : [Barcode: 31116021976243 ]
Identifier: 003-02-07
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of scant documentation for the Whaling Schooner Hattie E. Smith, a few pieces relating to each noted voyage. Much of this material was found in other whaling boxes, where it apparently had been misfiled with papers for other Osborn vessels.

Dates: 1881 - 1893

Ship’s Papers of Lion (Ship) of Providence

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021976425]
Identifier: 003-02-18
Scope and Contents

This collection contains minimal documentation for the first and last voyages of the Lion, with better, though decidedly incomplete, documentation for the middle two voyages from Providence. Papers include correspondence, bills and receipts, gauges of oil, financial records including interest and deposits, crew lists and expenses, stockholders’ meeting minutes, and legal documents.

Dates: 1841-1857