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JOSEPH P. RUSSELL PAPERS, 1784-1823
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Processing and conservation of this collection were funded by a grant from the national Endowment for the Humanities.
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: | Russell, Joseph P. |
| Title: | Joseph P. Russell Papers |
| Dates: | 1784/1823 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | The Joseph P. Russell papers contain correspondence, accounts, and crew lists of five vessels owned or mastered by Joseph Russell, a Newburyport, Massachusetts, shipping merchant and master. |
| Collection Number: | MSS 169 |
Series List
Scope and Content Note
The Joseph P. Russell papers contain correspondence, accounts, and crew lists of five vessels owned or mastered by Joseph Russell, a Newburyport, Massachusetts, shipping merchant and master. These include the brigantine Harriet, ship Moses Brown, ship Rebecca, brig Sally, and schooner Tom Bowline. (See Appendix I for further information.) The ship Moses Brown's disbursement book also features shipping and personal accounts of Joseph Russell from 1818 to 1820. Of special interest are the stores inventory of the schooner Tom Bowline and the account of the brig Sally's capture by the British in 1808. The collection also includes: family business papers containing merchant correspondence of Joseph, his brother William, and their partner William Picket; Joseph's partner agreement with John Davenport; legal papers of Thomas Russell; and an account book of William Russell which includes accounts of the ship Russell and brig Lively.
Biographical Sketch
Joseph P. Russell was a Newburyport, Massachusetts, shipping merchant and master.
Index Terms
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
The mold damaged papers in folder 6 are restricted due to their fragile
condition. Photocopies of these items have been integrated into the main body of the
collection.
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
Joseph P. Russell Papers, MSS 169, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
Provenance
This collection is a combination of material removed from the John Davenport Papers (MSS 163) and five shipping account books. The collection is from an unknown source.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Sylvia Kennick, January 1985. Updated by Tamara Gaydos, January 2016.
Related Material
John Davenport Papers, 1791-1838, MSS 163
Appendix I