The collection materials document voyages undertaken by the Ship Marmion from Boston, Massachusetts to various destinations including Manilla, Philippines, India, Canton (Guangzhou), Siam (Thailand), Cochin-China (present day South Vietnam), and Europe. Materials include legal documents, letters from Thorndike detailing the ship’s destinations and its cargo, customhouse papers, crew lists, 2 small memo books and a receipt book, and the personal papers of John Brown after he had retired.