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Magoun & Son records, 1835-1874.
BANC MSS 95/202 cLOCAL
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Title:
Magoun & Son records, 1835-1874Creator/Contributor:
T. Magoun & Son, creatorAbstract:
Contains approximately 260 letters and financial documents pertaining to shipping, ship repair, freight rates, insurance claims,
and labor difficulties of numerous captains and their ships, including the Greenwich, Pharsalia, Thatcher Magoun, Swallow,
and Electric Spark. Ports frequented include San Francisco and Benicia, Calif., Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Liverpool,
Queenstown, Marseilles, Matanzas, Havana, and Callao. Cargoes included cotton, grain, coal, iron, rails, nails, pork, nuts,
wine, and guano. Includes disbursements, charter agreements, payroll lists, letters soliciting business, and requests for
employment.
Date:
1835 (issued)Subject:
Greenwich (Ship).Pharsalia (Ship).
Thatcher Magoun (Ship)
Swallow (Ship : 1795-1807)
Electric Spark (Ship)
Molo (Ship).
Manlius (Ship).
Witchcraft (Ship)
Herald of the Morning (Ship).
Shipping -- California -- History -- 19th century
Note:
Magoun & Sons was a Boston firm of shipowners whose vessels ranged the globe carrying freight, typically "in account current"
with each ship's captain or else by chartering their vessels.
Physical Description:
1 box, 1 oversize folder (.4 linear ft.).
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 95/202 cLOCAL