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ROBERT KNOX JR. (BORN 1802) PAPERS, 1818-1880
Collection Summary | |
| Repository: | The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum 132 Essex Street Salem, MA 01970 Phone: 978-745-9500 Fax: 978-531-1516 |
| Creator: | Knox, Robert, Jr., b. 1802 |
| Title: | Robert Knox Jr. (born 1802) Papers |
| Dates: | 1818/1880 |
| Quantity: | 1 linear foot (2 boxes) |
| Abstract: | The Robert Knox Jr. Papers contain the shipping, business, and personal papers of Robert Knox Jr. |
| Collection Number: | MH 140 |
Series List
SERIES I. Ships' Papers
SERIES II. Accounts and Receipts
SERIES III. Personal Papers and Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
The Robert Knox Jr. Papers contain the shipping, business, and personal papers of Robert Knox Jr. The bulk of the papers date from 1831 to 1848; the collection has been arranged into three series.
Series I. ShipsÂ’ Papers include customs and port
documentation for ships that Knox mastered or on which he served as captain. The
series also contains letters to and from ship crew members regarding voyages and
business matters, memo books, and shipsÂ’ documents.
Series II. Accounts and Receipts contains accounts
and receipts for named and unnamed vessels, miscellaneous accounts and receipts,
account books, and a bank book for Robert Knox.
Series III. Personal Papers and Correspondence
contains a work document for Knox, a letter for a gold rush prospector, a letter of
introduction for Knox, a list of maps and charts, legal notes for two court cases,
and research into family genealogical records.
Biographical Sketch
Robert Knox Jr. was born in 1802. He lived in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and served as a master, captain, and co-owner of several vessels during the mid-1800s.
Index Terms
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Administrative Information
Copyright
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscript Librarian in the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Preferred Citation
Robert Knox Jr. (born 1802) Papers, MH 140, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
Provenance
This material was a gift from the estate of James and John Phelps in 1948 (accession #11,920).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Elaine McGrath, February 2010. Updated by Hilary Streifer, July 2015.
Related Material
Robert Knox, Sr. Papers, 1796-1875. MH 141