William Pepperrell papers

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Contains accounts of the sales of goods on the bark Mary in Barbados, including shingles, staves, and fish, and other financial records and correspondence related to shipping by William Pepperrell, Sr., dated 1696-1718. Also includes a warrant for Sarah Mendon to appear in court, signed by Pepperrell, and a deposition he recorded for a case of trespassing.

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Contains orders and receipts to William Pepperrell, Sr., and Pepperrell, Jr., for corn, bread, shipment of wood, fish, and tar, dated 1720-1725. Included is an order to pay Roger Mitchill for work on the brig Industry.

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Contains accounts and correspondence of William Pepperrell and Captain George King, dated 1725-1729, related to shipping fish and other goods to Barbados on the brig William, as well as a portage bill for the vessel, a bill of lading for codfish Pepperrell shipped to Portugal on the snow Mary, and bill for hardware for his wharf. There is also a letter from Walter Osborn of Boston about chartering ships.

Scope and Contents Contains an account to William Pepperrell, Jr., from Robert Oram, captain of the brig Andrew in Barbados, receipts for molasses, and an account with Samuel and Cornelius Waldo. There is also correspondence to William Pepperrell, Sr., and Pepperrell, Jr. from Antigua merchant John Kerby regarding the status of their ships and trade of lumber, and a copy of letter from Pepperrell to Boston merchant Charles Apthorp regarding the sales of the ship Katherine and preparations to engage in voyages...

Scope and Contents Contains invoices, receipts, accounts, and orders to William Pepperrell and other merchants, dated 1733-1738. Included is an unsigned letter to Pepperrell about the Royal Navy Board's solicitation of contracts for masts and possible proposal by Boston merchant Charles Apthorp to provide them, a deed of land in Maine from William and Mary Pepperrell to Daniel Jones, and correspondence to Christopher Hake & Co. of Lisbon, Portugal, regarding recovery of Pepperrell's money and timber trade...

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Contains accounts of goods shipped and sold on William Pepperrell's account, such as pork, corn, and rum, list of notes and bonds, receipts, orders, and bills, dated 1738-1743.

Scope and Contents Contains a bill of clothing for William Pepperrell's regiment at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, portage bill for the schooner Charming Molly, accounts of sales of cargo, and correspondence, dated 1747-1755. Includes a letter to Pepperrell from John Nickels regarding his payment for bringing recruits for Pepperrell's British Army regiment to Captain Chad Blayney; when Pepperrell departed his post at Louisbourg for Boston to take his seat on the Governor's Council in the winter of 1746, he left...

Scope and Contents Contains orders, bills, and accounts of William Pepperrell, Andrew Pepperrell, and others, 1755-1795. Includes an order to William Pepperrell from his son-in-law, Nathaniel Sparhawk (1715–1776), for salt, bill to Pepperrell for tobacco, a list of debts in Maryland, and a list of bartered goods, such as felt hats, "negro caps," dry goods, buckles, and commodities to be sent to an unknown recipient, like powder, lead, axes, and gold. There are also printed regulations for ship masters and...