WATERS FAMILY
PAPERS, 1682-1910
MH 12
Processed by:
Updated by:
Robert P. Spindler
July 1987
Catherine Robertson
January 2015
Volume:
17 boxes, 1 volume
8 linear feet
Provenance:
The Waters Family Papers are a reorganization of 34 boxes of manuscripts mostly
received from William C. Waters. One box of Benjamin Waters Papers was the
gift of Lawrence W. Jenkins (acc #13,967). Six boxes of Joseph Waters Papers
and 17 boxes of William D. Waters Papers were donated by William C. Waters
(acc # 10,654, 11,824, 14,131). The papers of brig Mermaid (acc #12,300) and
the William C. Waters certificate (acc #12,270) were a 1950 gift of William C.
Waters. Typescript notes on the voyages of William D. Waters were the gift of
the William C. Waters estate (acc #16,786). Eight boxes of Waters Family Papers
(mostly E. Stanley and Clifford C.) were the gift of the Stephen Phillips estate
(acc #19,823).
Removed from the collection were one folder of Thomas and Sarah Whittredge
Papers, a John Hodges estate inventory (1799) and one folder of papers from bark
Imaum. Removed for inclusion in the Devereux Family Papers were 2 folders of
brig Osprey papers, an account/memorandum book of "Legal Cases" (18351844), a James Devereux estate account book (1846-1855), and four folders of
Devereux Family Papers (see separation sheets).
Conservation:
The material was placed in acid-free folders. Manuscripts mounted into
scrapbooks were removed and any fragile or torn documents were mended.
Copyright:
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted
in writing to the Manuscript Librarian in the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex
Museum.
Processing:
Processing and conservation of this collection was funded in part by grants from
the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Benjamin Waters (1720/1-84) was an innkeeper and also kept the ferry to Beverly,
Massachusetts, until the bridge was built in 1845.
Joseph Waters (1758-1833) was the third child of Benjamin and Esther Waters. A seaman
during the early years of the Revolutionary War, he was given command of brig Romulus in 1781.
By 1789, he had begun to own vessels with other merchants. Although he retired from the sea in
1791, he continued to own vessels and ship cargoes, sailing mostly to the West Indies, until 1821. In
1799, Joseph was appointed Navy Agent for the building of frigate Essex. He married Mary Dean
(1759-1798) in 1782.
William Dean Waters (1798-1880) was the second son of Joseph and Mary (Dean) Waters.
In 1815, at age 17, he entered the counting room of Pickering Dodge. Two years later he was the
supercargo on ship Bengal. From 1817 until 1845, when he retired from shipping, William either
mastered, was a supercargo on, or owned vessels which traded mostly with the East Indies and
China. Between 1845 and 1865, William occupied himself with railroad, land, and stock
speculation, a merchant business in Boston (1856-1861) and with civic affairs. He was the President
of the Salem and Danvers Aqueduct Company and the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge
Corporation, and served on the Board of Directors of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company. He
was a member of the Common Council in 1839, 1840, and 1844 and was appointed Selectman in
1847. In 1865, severe financial setbacks forced William to attempt to regain his fortune through
cotton growing. Removing to the Sea Islands, South Carolina, he purchased a cotton plantation and
operated a store. He returned to Salem in his later years with his wife Abigail (Devereux) Waters
(born 1803).
William Crowninshield Waters (1830-1911) was the eldest of William and Abigail Waters'
four sons. He began work in 1853 as a secretary in the Essex Insurance Company. Two years later
he moved to Boston where he assisted his father with his merchant business until 1861. After two
years of apparent unemployment, William established himself in 1864 as a tobacco broker under the
name William C. Waters and Company. By 1873, his business expanded into general merchandise.
His occupation in the 1880s is unknown. However, by 1894 he had returned to Salem as its Customs
Collector. He and his wife, Susan Louisa Whittredge, had three children.
James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) was the second child of William and Abigail Waters.
In 1853, he began his career as a clerk for the Aqueduct office. By 1857, he was working with his
father in Boston, first as a clerk and then as a partner. In 1864, James moved to Louisiana where he
leased several plantations with his cousin Gill Klapp. James hoped to earn enough money from
cotton growing to offset the financial setbacks of the family. He returned to Salem in 1869 and from
1871-1877 he was employed in Boston as a bookkeeper. In 1877, he was struck with a severe
malady from which he never completely recovered. He died unmarried in Salem.
Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916), William and Abigail's third child, graduated from
Harvard in 1859. After graduation, Waters established a private school in Salem in addition to
assisting his cousin, Henry FitzGilbert Waters, in genealogical work. In 1869, Waters moved to
Chicago where he opened a preparatory school for boys called the Harvard school. By 1876, Waters
had left teaching and was managing a bric-a-brac room at the Chicago Exhibition. During his years
in Chicago he was very active in the Chicago Literary Society, often gave lectures, and was
frequently involved in land speculation. This latter interest led him to move to the Dakotas with his
brother Cliff in 1884. By 1910, Waters had returned to Salem where he was a librarian. He died
unmarried in Salem.
Clifford Crowninshield Waters (born 1840), the youngest son of William and Abigail,
graduated from Harvard in 1863. In 1865, he joined his brother James at his Louisiana plantations.
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He helped James with cotton growing until about 1869 when he transferred his efforts to South
Carolina. He appears to have managed one or more plantation and several stores on or near the Sea
Islands. In 1884, he was living with his brother Edward Stanley in the Dakotas.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Waters Family Papers includes the papers of Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) and his
sons, grandsons, and other descendants. The collection is divided into ten series.
Series I. Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) Papers contains correspondence, shipping
papers, and documentation of his management of the Salem/Beverly ferry. The bulk of this material
is made up of bills and receipts from 1756 to 1798.
Series II. Joseph Waters (1758-1833) Papers contains papers from 1777 to 1836 that are
mostly related to his shipping activities. Subseries A. Shipping Papers consists of papers of those
of vessels that Waters owned or mastered. Of particular interest are the papers of schooner Abeona,
which was involved in the African slave trade. The papers of the frigate Essex consist of letters and
accounts relating to the building and outfitting of the vessel, which was managed for the Navy by
Waters. Other noteworthy papers include Joseph G. Waters spoliation claims for schooner Swallow,
which include one letter from Daniel Webster. The papers of brig Otter (owned by Joseph and
William D. Waters) have been placed with William D. Waters’ ships’ papers. Correspondence with
partners and merchant houses and letters concerning more than one ship are filed in the shipping
correspondence.
Subseries B. Business and Personal Papers includes correspondence, business papers,
estate papers, accounts, and receipts. The correspondence includes a series of 1799 letters to and
from Samuel Bradford about French prisoners that had escaped from Boston and were captured in
Salem. The Sea Fencibles papers contain documentation of an artillery company from elderly Salem
volunteers for coastal defense in 1814.
Series III. Esther (1785-1870) and Martha Waters (1787-1855) Papers contains
agreements, accounts, and receipts from 1835 to 1872. Many of these investments were maintained
for them by their brothers William Dean Waters and Joseph Gilbert Waters.
Series IV. William Dean Waters (1798-1880) Papers, 1789-1880, includes shipping
papers, business papers, personal papers, and personal papers of his wife Abigail (Devereux) Waters.
Subseries A. Shipping Papers is comprised of records of ships owned, mastered, or supercargoed
by Waters, whose vessels were mostly involved in trade with the East Indies and China. An
interesting item among the papers of the brig Mermaid is a letter from Captain John Eagleston
describing to William H. Neice, an Australian ship owner, the circumstances surrounding an attack
upon Neice’s vessel Sir David Ogilby by natives at the Fiji Islands in 1838. In the miscellaneous
ships’ papers is an 1840 letter from a crew member of the USS Vincennes giving a brief account of
the United States Exploring Expedition. The shipping memorandum book contains accounts for brig
Otter and a handwritten Malay dictionary. Trade memoranda give details of trade practice and
currency exchange in a number of Asian, European, and South American ports.
Subseries B. Business Papers includes documentation of real estate transactions and three
private enterprises, the Salem and Danvers Aqueduct, the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company, and
the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation. The Aqueduct papers contain land
agreements, articles of incorporation, and a day book with notes on construction from 1839 and
1845. The business ledger (1835-1850) includes accounts for the three private businesses as well as
material related to the James Devereux estate and brig Osprey.
Subseries C. Personal Papers and Subseries D. Abigail (Devereux) Waters (b. 1803)
Papers include correspondence with family members on business or personal matters. Letters from
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William to Abigail were written during his shipping voyages (1824-1839) and while he was on their
South Carolina cotton plantation (1863-1866). Letters from their son James D. Waters (1861-1865)
contain vivid accounts of life on his cotton plantations in Louisiana during the Civil War. All family
correspondence is filed with the recipient except where indicated otherwise. Papers from the estates
of Daniel Gilbert and Edward Stanley are located here with documents from William’s guardianship
of Charlotte W. Gilbert.
Series V. William Crowninshield Waters (1830-1911) Papers is comprised of family
correspondence, accounts, receipts, and printed matter. William’s certificate of appointment as
Collector of Customs for the Salem/Beverly district (1894) resides with the printed matter.
Series VI. James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) Papers, 1847-1890, contains his business
and personal papers. The bulk of his business papers concern his cotton plantations in Louisiana.
James and Gill Klapp leased several plantations, among them Ravenswood, Good Hope, and
Tacony. Their records include correspondence between them, bills and receipts for purchase of
supplies and sales of goods, labor salaries, and lists of Negro workers. Additional information
concerning the activities of James, his brother Cliff, and Gill while in Louisiana are located in
James’ and Cliff’s correspondence with their brothers and their uncle Langdon Williams. James’
personal papers include diaries, correspondence with brothers Clifford C. Waters and Edward
Stanley Waters and other relatives and family members, and account books and receipts.
Series VII. Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916) Papers, 1840-1910 contains
correspondence, financial papers, and genealogical notes. The bulk of the business papers contain
Stanley’s correspondence generated during his teaching years (1860-1876) and later while he
managed bric-a-brac rooms in Chicago and New York. Also located here are letters with fellow
literary society members. The correspondence includes absence excuses, recommendations for
books to read, scheduling of lectures, and arrangements for the loan, purchase, or valuation of
antique objects. Letters from pupils and business or society friends which are of a more personal
nature are located in correspondence with friends.
Stanley’s personal papers contain correspondence including letters from his family, cousins,
aunts, and friends. Of interest here are the letters from his brother Cliff written from their
plantations in South Carolina and Louisiana. The printed matter includes a Chicago Literary Club
yearbook for 1909-1910.
Series VIII. Clifford Crowninshield Waters (b. 1840) Papers, 1856-1878, includes his
diaries, correspondence with family, friends, relatives, and business associates, as well as notes,
poetry, account books, and printed matter.
Series IX. Relatives’ Papers, 1846-1865, contains miscellaneous Waters family papers.
Series X. Miscellaneous Papers contains shipping papers, correspondence, and legal
documents. Most of the legal documents are deeds for property outside Essex County.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RELATED COLLECTIONS
Clifford Crowninshield Papers, 1692-1861, MH 17.
Clifford Crowninshield Papers, 1750-1811, MSS 97.
Devereux Family Papers, 1779-1874, MSS 100.
Devereux Family Papers, 1789-1863, MH 1.
Joseph Gilbert Waters Papers, 1759-1913, MSS 93.
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Joseph Linton Waters Papers, 1848-1890, MSS 94.
Nathaniel Kinsman (1798-1847) Papers, 1784-1882, MSS 43.
Peele Family Papers, 1753-1871, MH 5.
Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation Records, 1801-1875, MSS 217.
Townsend Family Papers, 1787-1887, MSS 96.
Waters Family Papers, 1637-1931, 1965, MSS 92.
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WATERS FAMILY PAPERS, 1682-1910
SERIES LIST
SERIES I. Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) Papers
SERIES II. Joseph Waters (1758-1833) Papers
A. Shipping Papers
B. Business and Personal Papers
SERIES III. Esther (1785-1870) and Martha Waters (1787-1855) Papers
SERIES IV. William Dean Waters (1798-1880) Papers
A. Shipping Papers
B. Business Papers
C. Personal Papers
D. Abigail (Devereux) Waters Papers
SERIES V. William Crowninshield Waters (1830-1911) Papers
SERIES VI. James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) Papers
A. Business Papers
B. Personal Papers
SERIES VII. Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916) Papers
SERIES VIII. Clifford Crowninshield Waters (b. 1840) Papers
SERIES IX. Relatives’ Papers
SERIES X. Miscellaneous Papers
CONTENTS LIST
SERIES I. Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) Papers
Box
Folder
Contents
Date
1
1
Correspondence
2
3
4
5
6
Polly (Schooner) papers
Shipping papers
Beverly ferry account books (6 volumes)
Ferry accounts/receipts
Legal papers/agreements
1772-1774, 1798,
undated
1771-1772
1759-1782
1756-1790
1756-1796, undated
1766, 1773, 17821783, undated
1783
Account book
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SERIES II. Joseph Waters (1758-1833) Papers
A. Shipping Papers
Box
Folder
Contents
Date
1
7
8
9
10
Abeona (Schooner)-Friendship (Ship)
Galen (Bark)
Jane (Brig)-John (Brig)
Lion [Lyon] (Brig)
11
12
Peggy (Brig)
Polly (Schooner)-Polly (Ship)
1790-1812, undated
1800-1801, undated
1788-1796, undated
1777, 1783-1786,
undated
1796-1799, undated
1786-1801, undated
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Prudent (Ship)-Romulus (Brig)
Salem (Schooner)-Swallow (Schooner)
Miscellaneous ships A-L
Miscellaneous ships M-Z
Correspondence
Memorandum book with index
Underwriting accounts
Account books [(2 volumes]
Account book
Account books [4 volumes]
1781-1806, undated
1783-1823, undated
1783-1822, undated
1782-1827, undated
1795-1827, undated
1800-1802
1811, 1822-1828
1781-1786
1783-1800
1783-1833
3
1
Account books
Ledger index
Accounts and receipts
Memoranda/notes
1791-1831
undated
1788-1836, undated
1789-1796, 18071808, 1832, undated
2
3
B. Business and Personal Papers
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Correspondence
Sea Fencibles (Salem)
Harvard College tuition agreements/bills
Joseph and Mary Waters estate and legal papers
Business papers
Accounts and receipts
Accounts and receipts
Accounts and receipts
Estate papers
1792-1819
1814-1816, undated
1812-1816
1816-1834, undated
1804-1817
1760, 1776-1822
1823-1830
1831-1840, undated
1749-1831, undated
SERIES III. Esther (1785-1870) and Martha Waters (1787-1855) Papers
3
13
Agreements, accounts, and receipts
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1835, 1840-1842,
1861-1872
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SERIES IV. William Dean Waters (1798-1880) Papers
A. Shipping Papers
Box
Folder
Contents
Date
3
14
Argonaut (Ship) and Arno (Ship)
1818-1834, undated
4
1
2
3
4
5
Arno (Ship) letter/account book
Cynthia (Bark) and London (Ship)
Mariposa (Ship)
Mermaid (Brig)
Otter (Brig)
1832-1833
1830-1838, undated
1835-1837
1836-1841, 1844
1823-1826
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
Otter (Brig)
Otter (Brig) ledger
Otter (Brig) account book
Otter (Brig) account book and sketchbook
Phoenix (Brig)
Miscellaneous ships, A-K
1827-1830, undated
1823-1826
1826-1847, undated
1826
1828-1829, undated
1792-1852, undated
6
1
2
Miscellaneous ships, L-M
Miscellaneous ships, N-Z
3
4
5
6
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
1802-1836, undated
1790, 1804-1854,
undated
1820-1832
Jan.-Aug. 1833
Sep.-Dec. 1833
1834-1839
7
1
2
3
4
5
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
Account book with index
Account book with index
1840-1854
1855
1856-1873, undated
1815-1825
1833-1836
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Account book with index
Account book
Account book with index
Accounts and receipts
Memorandum book
Trade memoranda
Shipping papers
1834-1863
1835-1837
1835-1839
1821-1855, undated
undated
1814-1838, undated
1831-1874, undated
B. Business Papers
8
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Correspondence and legal papers
1824-1880, undated
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B. Business Papers (continued)
Box
Folder
Contents
Date
9
1
2
Real estate transactions
Salem and Danvers Aqueduct
3
4
5
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company
Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation
Cash book
1834-1854
1814-1815, 18391863, undated
1846-1862, undated
1846-1865, undated
1804-1849
Volume 1
Ledger
1835-1850
9
Ledger
Accounts and receipts
1840-1849
1846-1876, undated
6
7
C. Personal Papers
9
8
Correspondence with his father and brothers
Letters from Abigail D. Waters
Letters from his children
Correspondence with relatives
Correspondence
1819, 1826, 1833
1863-1864, 1873
1853, 1861-1878
1830-1878
1827-1880, undated
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Insurance policies
William D. Waters' will
Day books
Memorandum book
Account books [10 volumes]
Account and receipts
Account and receipts
Account and receipts
Account and receipts
Account and receipts
Account and receipts
1834-1856, 1863
1847
1854, 1857
1838
1843-1879
1789-1840
1841-1850
1851-1855
1856-1860
1861-1878
undated
1
2
3
4
5
Daniel Gilbert estate
C.W. Gilbert guardianship
Edward Stanley estate
Printed matter
Miscellaneous papers
1838-1864, undated
1849-1861, undated
1849-1860
1797-1874, undated
1847-1854, 18641870, undated
9
10
11
1
2
3
D. Abigail (Devereux) Waters Papers
11
6
Correspondence from William D. Waters
Correspondence from James Devereux Waters
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1824, 1837, 1865
1864-1877, undated
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D. Abigail (Devereux) Waters Papers (continued)
Box
Folder
Contents
Date
11
6
Correspondence from Edward Stanley Waters
Correspondence from Clifford, William C., and Susan
Waters
Correspondence from Ellen (Devereux) Williams
Correspondence from family
Correspondence from friends
Agreements and memoranda
1866, 1874-1877
7
8
1863-1879, undated
1874, 1877, undated
1874-1877, undated
1844-1877, undated
1867, 1869, undated
SERIES V. William Crowninshield Waters (1830-1911) Papers
11
9
10
11
Family correspondence
Accounts and receipts
Printed matter
1864
1850-1861, undated
1894, undated
SERIES VI. James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) Papers
A. Business Papers
12
1
2
3
Waters and Klapp intra-firm correspondence
Correspondence from Clifford C. Waters
Correspondence from Edward Stanley Waters
Correspondence with relatives and friends
Correspondence
4
Diaries
Account books [3 volumes]
Accounts and receipts
5
1860, 1865, 1880
1863-1864
1865
1880
1859-1863, 1890,
undated
1871
1847-1879, undated
1858-1859, 18721879
SERIES VII. Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916) Papers
12
6
7
8
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence from William D. Waters
Correspondence from Abigail D. Waters
Correspondence from William C. and Susan Waters
1840, 1855-1896
1897-1910, undated
1865-1866
1865-1866
1899-1905
13
1
2
Correspondence from Clifford C. Waters
Correspondence with relatives
3
4
5
Correspondence with friends
Correspondence with friends
Correspondence with friends
1863-1864
1865-1866, 18941897
1860-Aug. 1896
Sep.-Oct. 1896
Jan.-Jun. 1897
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SERIES VII. Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916) Papers (continued)
Box
Folder
Contents
Date
13
6
Correspondence with friends
1897, 1904-1910,
undated
14
1
2
3
4
5
Accounts and receipts
News clippings
Printed matter
Genealogical notes
Notes
1880-1909
1882-1906
1897-1910, undated
undated
1880-1890
SERIES VIII. Clifford Crowninshield Waters (b. 1840) Papers
14
6
7
8
Diary
Letters from family
Letters from family
Letters from family
1863
1859-1861
1862-Jun. 1863
Jul.-Dec. 1863
15
1
2
3
4
5
Letters from family
Letters from family
Correspondence with relatives and friends
Correspondence with relatives and friends
Correspondence with relatives and friends
1864
1865-1878, undated
1859-1862
1863
1864-1865
16
1
2
3
Business correspondence
Notes and poetry
Account book
Accounts and receipts
Printed matter
1859-1865
1862-1864, undated
1856
1857, undated
1861-1863, undated
4
SERIES IX. Relatives’ Papers
16
5
Waters relatives' papers
1846-1865, undated
SERIES X. Miscellaneous Papers
16
17
6
Non-Waters shipping papers
7
8
9
Non-Waters shipping correspondence
Non-Waters legal documents
Non-Waters correspondence
1715-1759, 1788,
1797, undated
1703, 1789-1790
1682-1758, 1810
1851, 1862, undated
Waters family empty envelopes
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Appendix I
Joseph Waters Ships
Below are listed ships owned or mastered by Joseph Waters as they are represented in his
papers at the Peabody Essex Museum. The dates, ports, and masters given are only those
represented in the manuscripts, and are listed in the order in which they appear in the papers. They
are not necessarily complete or comprehensive lists. Modern place names are used in the "Ports"
section.
*built for the Navy under the direction of Joseph Waters
Ship
Dates
Ports
Abeona (Schooner)
1790-1793, undated
Africa, West Indies, Havana John Sinclair, C. Byrnes
Amelia (Sloop)
1793-1794, 1800
Nova Scotia
John Waters
Aurora (Schooner)
1795-1799, undated West Indies
John Waters
Betsey (Schooner)
1789, 1800-1801,
undated
Hallet, David Smith,
Joseph Waters
*Essex (Frigate)
1800
Edward Preble
Friendship (Ship)
1812
Plymouth, London
Edward Stanley
Galen (Bark)
1800-1801, undated
West Indies
Thomas Ashby
Jane (Brig)
1788-1790, undated
Cronstadt, Copenhagen,
Leningrad
Joseph Waters
John (Brig)
1795-1796
Nantes
Eben. Ward
Lion [Lyon] (Brig)
1777, 1783-1786,
undated
West Indies
Joseph Waters
Peggy (Brig)
1796-1799, undated Alexandria (VA), Falmouth, Eben. Ward
Dover, London, Liverpool,
Norfolk, West Indies
Polly (Schooner)
1791, 1801, undated Norfolk, Alexandria
Polly (Ship)
1786-1788, undated South Carolina, Savannah, Joseph Waters
West Indies, Norfolk,
Alexandria (VA), Dumfries
Prudent (Ship)
1806
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Masters
Joseph Waters
Edward Ford
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Appendix I (continued)
Joseph Waters Ships
Ship
Dates
Romulus (Brigantine) 1781-1782, undated
Salem (Schooner)
1783, undated
Sally (Schooner) [I]
1800-1802
Sally (Schooner) [II] 1804-1806, undated
Ports
Masters
Havana, Philadelphia,
Bedford, New London
Joseph Waters
Daniel Proctor
West Indies
Swallow (Schooner) 1803-1805,
1821-1823
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Benjamin Waters,
Edward Stanley Waters,
Benjamin Waters
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Appendix II
Joseph Waters Miscellaneous Ships
Below are listed ships not owned or mastered by Joseph Waters. The miscellaneous ships’
papers are filed alphabetically and the dates given are only those of the papers in this collection.
Ship
Dates
Adventure (Ship)
Allegator (Brig)
1800-1801
Betsey and Eliza
1838
Britannia (Schooner)
1801
Charles (Schooner)
1818
Cynthia (Schooner)
1801
Daniel and Ignatius (Schooner)
1822
Dolphin (Brig)
1812
Eliza (Brig)
1816
Experiment (Brig)
1782-1783
Favorite (Brig)
undated
Favorite (Ship)
1801
Four Sisters (Schooner)
1798, 1801
General Galvez (Ship)
1783, undated
George Washington (Brig)
1800, undated
Harriot (Sloop)
1797
Hercules (Ship)
1820, undated
Hiram (Schooner)
1800-1803, undated
Hope (Schooner)
1801-1802
Jason (Schooner)
1796
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Appendix II (continued)
Joseph Waters Miscellaneous Ships
Ship
Dates
Joseph (Brigantine)
1782
King David (Schooner)
undated
Lark (Schooner)
1801, undated
Marcelus (Schooner)
1823
Margaret (Ship)
1800
Mary (Ship)
1800
Minerva (Schooner)
1801
Olive Branch (Schooner)
1798
Patty (Sloop)
1827
Penguin (Schooner)
1821
Perseverance (Ship)
1824
Polly (Sloop)
1788-1789
Rainbow (Sloop)
1782
Rebecca (Brig)
1796
Sukey and Betsey (Schooner)
1812-1816
Theoda (Schooner)
1801-1802
Three Friends (Brig)
1811
Union (Schooner)
1801-1803
Union (Brigantine)
1795
William (Brig)
1801-1802
William (Ship)
1801-1802, undated
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Appendix III
William D. Waters Ships Papers
Below are listed ships owned, mastered, or supercargoed by William D. Waters as they are
represented in his papers at the Peabody Essex Museum. The dates, ports, and masters given are
only those represented in the manuscripts, and are listed in their order of appearance in the papers.
They are not necessarily complete or comprehensive lists. Modern place names are used in the
"Ports" section.
*William D. Waters was supercargo.
Ship
Dates
Ports
Masters
*Argonaut (Ship)
1818-1821
Djakarta, Leghorn
Gamaliel Hodges
*Arno (Ship)
1832-1834, undated Djakarta, Rotterdam
C. Williams
Cynthia (Bark)
1834-1838, undated Havana, Cowes, Antwerp
William Graves
London (Ship)
1830-1831, undated Rio de Janiero
William D. Waters
*Mariposa (Ship)
1835-1837
London, Singapore
Edward Gale
Mermaid (Brig)
1836-1841, 1844
Fiji Islands, Hong Kong
Erickson, John Eagleston
Otter (Brig)
1823-1830, undated Gibraltar, Manila, Padang, William D. Waters,
Antwerp, Sumatra, Leghorn Collins Ingalls
*Phoenix (Brig)
1828-1829, undated
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Appendix IV
William D. Waters Miscellaneous Ships
Below are listed ships not owned, mastered, or supercargoed by William D. Waters. The
miscellaneous ships papers are filed alphabetically and the dates given here are only those of the
papers in this collection.
Ship
Dates
Atlantic (Schooner)
1802
Aurora (Schooner)
1792
Banyon [Banion]
1833
Benjamin (Ship)
1793-1794
Betsey (Brig)
1805-1806, undated
Boxer (Brig)
1844
Braganza (Brig)
1834, 1836
Brighton (Schooner)
1836
Cabot
1836
David (Brig)
1839
Duroc (Schooner)
1845
Eagle (Schooner)
1836
Ella (Brig)
undated
Enterprise (Schooner)
1836
Europa (Ship)
1841
Fenelon (Brig)
1824
Four Brothers (Schooner)
1809-1811
Francis (Ship)
1797, undated
Franklin (Ship)
1798-1799, 1804-1808, undated
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Appendix IV (continued)
William D. Waters Miscellaneous Ships
Ship
Dates
Ganges
1843-1844
Gentlemen (Bark)
1826
Gentoo
undated
Harper (Bark)
1806-1807
Helena (Brig)
1839
Jackson (Ship)
1836
Leonidas (Brig)
undated
Levant (Ship)
1802-1804, undated
Loisa (Ship)
1806
Mandarin (Ship)
1831
Midas (Ship)
1819
Morrison (Ship)
1836
Naiad (Brig)
1818-1819
Nile (Schooner)
1845
Panama
1840
Pompey (Bark)
1804-1805, undated
Rebecca (Schooner)
1826
Richard Thompson (Schooner)
1854
Shawmut (Brig)
1836
Temperance (Schooner)
1806
Thomas Perkins
1846
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Appendix IV (continued)
William D. Waters Miscellaneous Ships
Ship
Dates
Triumphant (Ship)
1806, 1809
Two Brothers
1808-1810
Union (Ship)
1809
Vincennes (USS)
1840
Yorick
1790
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