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  1. 17064 - Document

    A list of the cargo on board the Schooner Sewell and how much each object cost.

    Record Type: Archive

    A list of the cargo on board the Schooner Sewell and how much each object cost.
  2. 17065 - Document

    Document written in an unknown language regarding the Schooner Sewell.

    Record Type: Archive

    Document written in an undeciferable language reguarding the Schooner Sewell.
  3. 17066 - Invoice

    Invoice for goods and services purchased by the schooner Sewell on June 15 1795.

    Record Type: Archive

    Invoice for goods and services purchased by the Schooner Sewell.
  4. 17068 - Invoice

    Invoice for disbursements and port charges aboard the schooner Sewell from December 1795 and January 1796.

    Record Type: Archive

    Invoice for disbursements and port charges aboard the Schooner Sewell from December 1795 and January 1796.
  5. 17069 - Document

    Account sheet of goods bought and sold by the schooner Sewell during voyage to the West Indies and "the Republic" in Dec 1775 and Jan 1776. Also list the commision earned by Capt Kilham.

    Record Type: Archive

    Invoice of Goods sold and bought by the schooner Sewell in the West Indies
  6. 18706 - Document

    1795 letter from Mr. H. Derby to Capt. Kilham requesting the captain to dispose of the cargo for cash and to check the markets in Bayonne as well as Bordeaux. Also mentions that if a prize ship can be purchased to do so at the captains decision and to bring the prize home (to Salem) and to put "Mr. Cole" (name is difficult to read) in command of the schooner.

    Record Type: Archive

    Letter of orders to Capt. Kilham from H Derby regarding his voyage to Bayonne on the schooner Sewell.
  7. 18707 - Document

    Port charges Inward for the Schooner Sewell. Invoice for services to crew while on board Schooner while in Bilbao, Spain.

    Record Type: Archive

    Port charges Inward for the Schooner Sewell. Invoice for services to crew while on board Schooner while in Bilbao, Spain.
  8. 18724 - Invoice

    Invoice for goods shipped on board the Schooner Sewell. Written on November 2, 1795.

    Record Type: Archive

    Invoice for goods shipped on board the Schooner Sewell.
  9. 18735 - Invoice

    Invoice for goods shipped on board the Schooner Sewell.

    Record Type: Archive

    Invoice for goods shipped on board the Schooner Sewell.
  10. 28994 - Journal

    Abraham Kilham's sea journal where he writes about various voyages and vessels. The journal has been given various BHS numbers for each section. In this section he sailed from Salem on May 4, 1795 bound to Bayonne, France in the Schooner Sewell belonging to Ezekiel Hersey Derby. On June 5 they were boarded and taken by about one hundred Spaniards who ate or distroyed much of their provisions. Kilham was eventually released and sailed for Bilb...

    Record Type: Archive

    Journal kept by Abraham Kilham
  11. 28995 - Journal

    Abraham Kilham's sea journal describing various voyages and vessels. The journal has been given BHS numbers for different sections. This section begins on Nov 4, 1795 sailing from Salem bound for the West Indies on the Schooner Sewell. This page finishes on Feb 14, 1796 at Salem. The second page is poetry. Abraham Kilham was born in Beverly (Mass.) on February 19, 1765. He made a living as a ship's captain, though it is unclear from this p...

    Record Type: Archive

    Journal kept by Abraham Kilham

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