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1 ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` HENRY L. AND JOHN B. WILLIAMS PAPERS, MH 238 Processed by: James T. Connolly November 2010 Volume: Provenance: Conservation: Copyright: 4 boxes and 1 oversize box (4 linear feet) This material was donated by the estate of Elizabeth D. Williams. The material was placed in acid-free folders. Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Head Research Librarian in the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Henry L. Williams was born in 1815 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a merchant and a senior member of the international shipping firm Williams & Daland of Boston. Later in life he was president of the Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, and from he served as mayor of Salem. Henry died in Salem in John B. Williams was born in 1810 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a merchant, mariner, and commercial agent. Beginning in 1842 he served as a United States Consul at Bay of Islands and Auckland, New Zealand, and from 1846 on, on the Fiji Islands. John held both consular posts until he died of dysentery in Fiji in Their father, Captain Israel Williams, was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1772 and was captain of the Salem Cadets in During the War of 1812 he commanded the Essex Guards. He was also a shipmaster and merchant. His military papers are included in this collection. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Series I, Henry L. Williams Papers ( ), comprises six subseries, Business Papers, Correspondence, Price Currents, George Peabody ( ) Funerary Ephemera, 2010, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum Page 1

2 Photographs, and Cloth Samples. Henry's business papers are organized by the ship to which they pertain, arranged alphabetically by ship name. For ship names, see the addendum. Following the alphabetical run of ships' papers is a folder containing memoranda, broadsides, lists, and an architectural drawing. The subseries Correspondence consists of letters to and from business partners and some family members, arranged chronologically. Price Currents includes price currents from Manila, London, and Genoa. George Peabody ( ) Funerary Ephemera consists of materials relating to the death of George Peabody. The subseries Photographs contains two photographs of the vessel George. Cloth Samples includes a collection of cloth samples sent to Henry from Auckland, New Zealand; some of the samples are marked with stenciling and handwriting. Series II, John B. Williams Papers ( ), comprises five subseries, Business Papers, Correspondence, Journal of John B. Williams in New Zealand, Estate, and Personal Bills. John's business papers are organized by the ship to which they pertain, arranged alphabetically by ship name. For ship names, see the addendum. Following the alphabetical run of ships' papers is a folder containing invoices and memoranda. Correspondence consists mostly of letters from John to Henry, with some to their mother and their brother, Israel, and some relating to consular business. The Journal of John B. Williams in New Zealand is a bound journal relating John's impressions of New Zealand between 1842 and The subseries Estate contains letters about the execution of John's estate and his claims against the natives of the Fiji Islands. Personal Bills contains financial records. Series III, Israel Williams Military Papers ( ), contains military documents from Captain Israel Williams' enlistment in the Essex Guards. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RELATED COLLECTIONS John B. Williams. The New Zealand journal, , of John B. Williams of Salem, Massachusetts, edited with an account of his life by Robert W. Kenny. Salem: Peabody Museum, Page , Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum

3 HENRY L. AND JOHN B. WILLIAMS PAPERS, SERIES LIST SERIES I: Henry L. Williams Papers ( ) C. Price Currents D. George Peabody Funerary Ephemera E. Photographs F. Cloth Samples SERIES II: John B. Williams Papers ( ) C. Journal of John B. Williams in New Zealand D. Estate E. Personal Bills SERIES III: Israel Williams Military Papers ( ) I. Henry L. Williams Papers ( ) CONTENTS LIST Box Folder Contents Date 1 1 Admiral (schooner), Alicia (topsail schooner), Antares (brig), Audubon (ship), Belvedera (ship), Carthage (ship) Castro, Concordia (ship), Constitution, Delhi (ship) Draco (brig), Duxbury (ship), E. H. Herrick (schooner), Eclipse (ship) Eliza (whaling bark), Emma (brig), Fredonia (bark), Granite (brig), Hindostan (ship), Hollander (bark), Hopewell (schooner) Jackson (sloop), Jersey (ship), John Tucker (ship), La Plata (bark), Lotos (ship) Lucilla (brig/bark), Malta (whaling brig), List of Vessels for Different Ports Mary W (schooner), Massasoit (ship), Mexican (brig), Mortimer Livingston (ship), Naples (ship) Nautilus (bark), New Jersey (ship), Orb (bark), Pearl (boat), Post Boy (schooner) , Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum Page 3

4 Box Folder Contents Date 2 1 Propontis (ship), Rouble (bark), Samuel A. Appleton (schooner), Siam (ship) Sophia (schooner), Sumter (bark), Tarquina (bark), Thetis (bark), Unicorn (ship), Vitula (ship), Water Witch (brig), Witch of the Wave, Lists of Ships/Memo Books Memoranda, Broadsides, Lists, and an Architectural Drawing Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence n.d. C. Price Currents 2 9 Price Currents D. George Peabody ( ) Funerary Ephemera 2 10 George Peabody Funerary Ephemera Peabody Press, No. 5 Feb. 7, 1870 E. Photographs 2 11 Photographs n.d. F. Cloth Samples 2 12 Cloth Samples 1845 II. John B. Williams Papers ( ) 3 1 Belle (bark), Dragon (bark), Elizabeth (bark), Falmouth (U.S. sloop), Gambia (brig), John Adams (U.S.S.) John H. Millay (bark), Noble (bark), Robert Pulsford (ship), Warwick (schooner) Invoices and Memos ; n.d. 5 2 Memo of Supplies n.d. Page , Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum

5 Box Folder Contents Date 3 4 Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence: Register of Letters Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence n.d. C. Journal of John B. Williams in New Zealand 4 1 Journal of John B. Williams in New Zealand D. Estate 4 2 Correspondence from J. M. Brower, Estate Agent Correspondence Fiji Argus, No. 47 June 11, 1875 E. Personal Bills 4 4 Personal Bills and Transfer of Interest III. Israel Williams Military Papers ( ) 4 5 Correspondence, orders, notice, and receipt , Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum Page 5

6 ADDENDUM The following is a list of the names of ships mentioned in the Henry L. and John B. Williams Papers. For the ships whose papers are collected here, see I. Henry L. Williams Papers ( ), and II. John B. Williams Papers ( ), in the Contents List, above. A. Heard Admiral (steamer) Akbar Alicia (topsail schooner) Allioth Anita (bark) Ann Maria Ann McKim Antares (brig) Arabia Arcole Areatus Argo Atlantic (steamer) Auckland (bark) Audubon (ship) Belle (bark) Belvedera (ship) Benares Bombay Bountiful Brenda California Calumet Carolina Carthage (ship) Castro Ceres Chas. Kitzinza Cherokee Concordia (ship) Constitution Coquette Cygnet Cynthia Delhi (ship) Dido (H.M.S.) Draco (brig) Duxbury (ship) E. Felton E. H. Herrick (schooner) Eclipse (ship) Edward Koppish (bark) Eliza (whaling bark) Eliza Ann Elizabeth (bark) Elizabeth Bruce Emen Emily Wilder (brig) Emma (brig) Faleo (brig) Falmouth (U.S. sloop) Fanny Forrester Flecha (bark) Flying Fish Fredonia Gambia (brig) Gaston Gem of the Ocean General Harrison Golden Fleece Grafton Granite (brig) Great Western Henry Eubanks Herald (H.M.S.) Hindostan (ship) Hollander (bark) Hopewell (schooner) Huntress Huron (steamer) Ianthe J. Bell (steamer) J. H. Millay J. Taylor (steamer) Jackson (sloop) Jamestown Jamestown (U.S.S.) Jeddo Jersey (ship) Page , Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum

7 John Adams (U.S.S.) John Bunyan (bark) John Day John Millay (bark) John Tucker (ship) Kazan (bark) La Plata Lady Montague Leodes Logan (ship) London Lotos (ship) Lucilla (brig/bark) Maid of Orleans Malay Malta (whaling brig) Mary & Jane Mary Ellen Mary W (schooner) Massasoit (ship) Mechanic (schooner) Medora Mexican (brig) Minerva (schooner) Mortimer Livingston (ship) N. B. Palmer Naples (ship) Naumkeog (schooner) Nautilus (bark) Nelly (ship) Neptune (steamer) Nero (schooner) New Jersey (ship) Noble (bark) Ocean Steed Orb (bark) Orinoco Otranto (bark) Pactolus Peacock Pearl (boat) Perseverance Pilot Plato Portia Post Boy (schooner) Propontis Raduga MH 238: Henry L. and John B. Williams Papers, Rattler Raven Relief (tug) Rescue (steamer) Revere Richmond Ringleader Roman Rose (ship) Rouble (bark) Samuel A. Appleton (schooner) Sea (ship) Sea Witch (schooner) Siam (ship) Sir John Franklin (schooner) Sophia (schooner) Southern Cross St. Mary's (U.S.S.) Sumatra Sumter (bark) Susan Jane (bark) Talbot Tarquina (brig) Thakonbau (schooner) Thetis Thetis (bark) Tickler Tim Pickering (brig) Tingqua Train (steamer) Triton (missionary packet) Tuscarora (U.S.S.) Unicorn (ship) Union Vandalia Ville de Paris (ship) Vitula (ship) Walpole (steamer) Warwick (schooner of Salem) Water Witch (brig) Westward Ho Wild Fire (bark) William William Penn Witch of the Wave Zone (ship) 2010, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum Page 7