Scope and Contents: Contains correspondence of John Wendell, Sr., and John Wendell, Jr., dated 1745-1800. A letter from the elder Wendell's uncle and business partner Jacob Wendell discusses the capture of the Dutch ship William Galley by Spanish and English privateers, and related legal proceedings, as well as a voyage of their brig Betty to the Dutch colony of Curacao. Many letters are from shipwright Benjamin Burbank of Arundel, Maine, related to merchandise he sent to Portsmouth, such as wood, spars, and...