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  1. 27866 - Book, Account

    Account book of the Schooner Abigail. It was owned by Silas Stickney (1/4 share), Zebulon Obear (1/4), Robert Rantoul (1/4), Andrew Peabody (1/8), and Ebenezer Smith, Jr.(1/8). They paid James Kimball, Joseph Lord and Annie Smith $1200.00 for the schooner. The book gives detailed accounting of the costs and payments to the vessel owners.

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    Maritime Account Book of Abigail
  2. 27866A - Book, Day

    Day book with a tally of money earned and spent by the Schooner Abigail. It keeps a list of customers, crew, harbors, merchandise and supplies brought on by customers and owners. The captain of the Schooner Abigail is Zebulon Obear. The Schooner Abigail was purchased on August 7, 1800 for $1200 in Beverly MA. The purchasers were Silas Stickney (1/4 owner), Capt. Zebulon Obear (1/4 owner), Robert Rantoul (1/4 owner), Andrew Peabody (1/8 owner), an...

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    Day Book of money earned and spent by the Schooner Abigail
  3. 948.014.088 - Bill

    Bill paid to Ebenezer Smith Jr. by Robert Rantoul Sr for various sundries.

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    Bill for Sundries
  4. 948.014.217 - Bill

    Bill paid to Ebenezer Smith Jr. by Robert Rantoul Sr. for: -medicine box -surveying -paint -

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    Bill of goods and Services
  5. 948.014.401 - Receipt

    Reciept of cash paid to Ebenezer Smith Jr. by Robert Rantoul Sr. for being a part of the returns of the Schooner Swallows cargo. Reciept for: $138.02

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    Reciept of Payment
  6. FIC007.315 - Receipt

    1800-1801 final settlement of money owed to Silas Stickney by Ebenezer Smith Junior, Robert Rantoul, Zebulon Obear, and Andrew Peabody on 5 February 1801. The money owed is for barrels of tar and wharfage for the Schooner Abigail and cargo. Dates list payments in cash. The dates start on 12 August 1800 through 5 February 1801. The total came to $841.55.

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    Receipt, between Silas Stickney's Mill and the owners of the Schooner Abigail
  7. FIC007.317 - Invoice

    1801 handwritten invoice showing that Ebenezer Smith, Jr. was owed $0.875 for tar and Livermore Whitteridge for framing saw $0.585 for work done on the Schooner Abigail totaling $1.46 on 5 February 1801.

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    Invoice for work done on the Schooner Abigail
  8. FIC007.318 - Invoice

    1800 invoice for the Schooner Abigail lists sundry merchandise being sent to the West Indies by (1/4 share each) Silas Stickney, Zebulon Obear, Robert Rantoul, (1/8 share each) Andrew Peabody, and Ebenezer Smith Junior. Merchandise is consigned to Master Zebulon Obear for the trip to the West Indies, for sales, and the return on the account of the shippers/ owners. The total of merchandise was $1,892.06. This inventory acknowledges that the i...

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    Invoice of Schooner Abigail's Cargo
  9. FIC007.319 - Receipt

    1801 handwritten receipt between Zebulon Obear and Robert Rantoul against the Schooner Abigail for nine bolts of duck, wharfage and his wages for himself, totaling $606.50. This was written in Beverly on 5 February 1801.

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    Receipt, between Zebulon Obear and Robert Rantoul
  10. FIC007.321 - Receipt

    1800 handwritten receipt for fish purchased by Ebenezer Smith, Jr. and company from Livermore Whitteridge, Jr. for the Schooner Abigail on 30 August 1800 in the amount of $114.75. On 1 October 1800 $40.00 was paid and the balance was paid on 22 November 1800 by Robert Rantoul.

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    Receipt, between Livermore Whitteridge, Jr. and Robert Rantoul
  11. FIC007.375 - Agreement

    1800-1801 final settlement of the Schooner Abigail between the owners. The total cost came to $3,502.595. The balance paid to each party is as follows: Silas Stickney, one fourth owner: $875.65. Zebulon Obear, one fourth owner: $876.74. Robert Rantoul, one fourth owner: $2127.02. Andrew Peabody, one eighth owner: $482.75. Ebenezer Smith, Jr., one eighth owner: $437.82. This was signed in Beverly 5 February 1801 and all parties received...

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    Document, Settlement of the Schooner Abigail Voyage
  12. FIC007.376 - Receipt

    1800-1801 list of items and their cost dating from August 7, 1800 to October 22, 1800 for the Schooner Abigail. This was a bill sent to Robert Rantoul totaling in the amount of $283.75. Items varied such as meat, rum, hooks, nails, etc. The second half of the document is a list of cash paid for items needed for the schooner and cash paid to Henry Thorndike, William Adams, Livermore Whitterdge, J.B. Allen, Joseph Eaton, William Fielder, and Tho...

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    Receipt, between Robert Rantoul and Livermore Whitterdge et al
  13. FIC007.377 - Document

    1800 promissory document obliging $1,200 dollars for the Schooner Abigail to be paid in ninety days or pay interest after the month it is to be paid to either Joseph Lord or James Kimball. This was created 7 August 1800. $1,050 of the amount paid on November 7, 1800 in Beverly. $150 was paid in full in Beverly on 10 November 1800. Attested by William Lang.

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    Note, Joseph Lord or James Kimball to the Schooner Abigail
  14. FIC007.378 - Receipt

    1800-1801 receipt for the final settlement for the voyage of the Schooner Abigail to Livermore Whitterdge Jr, Henry Thorndike, Thomas Pickett, Robert Haskell John Trask, Josiah Gould, and Goodwin. The total came to $1,091.71. This was a bill against Robert Rantoul, Silas Stickney, Andrew Peabody, Zebulon Obear, and Ebenezer Smith, Jr. on February 15, 1801.

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    Receipt, between Robert Rantoul and Livermore Whitterdge et al.
  15. FIC007.379 - Bill of Sale

    1800 bill of sale for the Schooner Abigail sold by James Kimball of Boston, and Joseph Lord and Ammi Smith of Ipswich on August 7, 1800 to Robert Rantoul (1/4 owner), Silas Stickney (1/4 owner), Zebulon Obear (1/4 owner), Andrew Peabody (1/8 owner) and Ebenezer Smith Junior (1/8 owner). The Abigail was built in Warren Rhode Island in 1789. It was issued a Certification of Registry in Boston (No. 256) on September 19, 1799. Thomas Melville, Sur...

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    Bill of Sale, of the Schooner Abigail
  16. FIC007.380 - Receipt

    1800 receipt for goods sold to Robert Rantoul, Silas Stickney, Mr. Remmonds, Livermore Whitterdge, Ebenezer Smith Junior, Henry Thorndike, Mr. Raymond, Captain Goodwin, and Captain Lee for the Schooner Abigail, fish houses, and their shops by Joseph Eaton. The total came to $311.50 against the Schooner Abigail in Beverly on August 30, 1800. The bill was paid by Robert Rantoul on September 15, 1800. Items came from Salem and Beverly.

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    Receipt, between Joseph Eaton and Robert Rantoul for fish
  17. FIC007.381 - Receipt

    1800-1801 receipt written by Ebenezer Smith, Jr. for final settlement against the Schooner Abigail for supplies, packing materials, and cash paid to Archelaus Dale, and Appleton & Baker, charged to the owners of the schooner. Charges listed date from August 13, 1800; August 22, 1800; and September 2, 1800. Robert Rantoul paid the bill on February 15, 1801. The total came to $284.32.

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    Receipt, between Ebenezer Smith, Jr. and the Schooner Abigail
  18. FIC007.382 - Receipt

    1800 receipt for goods and services for the work and repair done for the Schooner Abigail billed by Thomas Pickett in Beverly on August 29, 1800. It was billed to Zebulon Obear and paid for by Robert Rantoul on December 11, 1800. The total came to $319.00.

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    Receipt, between Thomas Pickett's Bill and Robert Rantoul
  19. FIC007.399 - Letter

    1800 document leaves orders for Captain Obear on behalf of Silas Stickney, Robert Rantoul, Andrew Peabody, and Ebenezer Smith Jr. It is dated September 1, 1800. The first orders are the outline of the voyage. Obear was to go to Hispaniola first, then to Jamaica. If he still had cargo then he was to go to other islands or ports. He was also told to fish while on his voyage. The second orders are the minimum prices he should receive for his t...

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    Letter, from Robert Rantoul et al. to Captain Zebulon Obear

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