Shipping
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Works on shipping in the sense of the dispatch of goods by any means of transportation are entered under the heading Shipment of goods when relating to the activities of the shipper, or Freight and freightage when relating to those of the carrier.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lewis family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 624
Overview:
The principal figure in these papers is Addin Lewis, who was the first Collector of the District of Mobile and later mayor of the city. The outgoing correspondence is made up of his official letters as Collector and contain several on the smuggling of slaves. The incoming correspondence contains both business and family letters. Notable correspondents include David Daggett and Jeremiah Day. Also included are financial and legal papers concerning Addin Lewis's real estate transactions in Mobile...
Dates:
1811-1918
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Lewis family papers
Townshend family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 501
Overview:
Correspondence, legal papers, financial papers, and business records of the Townsend and Atwater families of New Haven, Conn. The papers also contain records of the firms of Townsend & Maltby, Seneca Oil Co., and A.S. Griswold Co.
Dates:
1639-1947, bulk 1805-1869
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Townshend family papers