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MH 16 Benjamin Crowninshield Family Papers
accounts, estate papers, and a certificate from the Salem Marine Society. Subseries B. Hannah
Carlton Crowninshield (1734-1824) Papers include accounts, receipts, correspondence, Merchant
Bank notes, legal papers and indentures. There is also an inventory of the estate of Samuel Carlton,
Hannah’s father, and genealogical notes on the Carlton Family.
Series IV. Jacob Crowninshield (1799-1849) Papers include the personal and business
papers of Jacob Crowninshield and his wife Harriet Wallach Crowninshield. This series is arranged
into two subseries. Subseries A. Personal Papers include his seaman’s papers, a letter book from
Jacob’s time on various ships in the United States Navy, personal accounts and receipts, and a
biography of his military service. Subseries B. Harriet Wallach Crowninshield (1802-1885)
Papers includes correspondence concerning the settlement of her late husband Jacob’s affairs and
efforts to procure a military pension for her.
Series V. Mary R. Crowninshield (1831-1916) Papers includes correspondence and
artwork created by Mary. This series is arranged into two subseries. Subseries A. Correspondence
and Personal Papers include correspondence, papers related to her role as executrix of her uncle
Benjamin Crowninshield Jr.’s estate, and her obituary published in the Buenos Aires Herald.
Correspondence is arranged chronologically and includes letters from her sister Harriet W. “Daffy”
Bartleman, her uncle James Armstrong, her nephew Richard M. Bartleman Jr., and her brother
William W. Crowninshield. William’s correspondence concerns efforts to gain his release from
Confederate custody in 1863 and from his time while stationed at Yokohama in 1869 to 1870.
Richard M. Bartleman Jr.’s correspondence concerns his travels in South America, Spain,
Switzerland, and Cuba and his work as United States Consul in Buenos Aires, Antigua, Malaga,
Geneva, Valencia, Cadiz, Seville, Madrid, and Cienfuegos. Subseries B. Art Work includes
autograph albums, a poetry copy book, and a drawing book from Mary’s childhood and teen years.
Series VI. Crowninshield Family Papers include papers from various Crowninshield
family members. This series has been arranged into five subseries. Subseries A. Hannah
Crowninshield Armstrong (1789-1834) Papers include correspondence, receipts, and art work
created by Hannah during her early adult life. Subseries B. Elizabeth Crowninshield Armstrong
(1794-1870) Papers include correspondence, a drawing book, and a scrapbook of poems created by
Elizabeth during her early adult life. Two of the items are inscribed with her alias, Ophelia
Valenborg. Subseries C. William Wallach Crowninshield (1833-1874) Papers include ships
papers, orders, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook of art work. Ships papers
include the ships Bell of the West, USS Marblehead, USS Mayflower and USS Montauk. Official
orders are from William’s time with the United States Navy. The newspaper clippings relate to the
ironclads Monitor and Merrimac and their confrontation at Fort Monroe, Newport News, Virginia in
1862, and the collision of corvette Oneida and steamer Bombay near Yokohama in 1870. Subseries
D. Benjamin Carlton Crowninshield (1835-1875) Papers include ships’ papers for the bark
Lyeemoon, the ship Horatio, and the brig Spec. Subseries F. Crowninshield Family Papers include
various items from the Crowninshield family. When known, the items are arranged chronologically
by creator. There is a discharge certificate for Jacob Crowninshield (b. 1843) from his service with
the 5 th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War, correspondence and photographs of Edith
Crane owned by Richard M. Bartleman, Jr., and correspondence from Harriet W. Barlteman. There
is also a family narrative written by an unknown author. Unidentified items include diaries, lesson
notebooks, prints, drawings, poetry, scrapbooks, and printed articles, newspapers, and pamphlets
collected over the years. This material is arranged chronologically by subject.
Series VII. Related Family Papers includes papers of friends and families related to the
Crowninshields. This series is arranged into three subseries. Subseries A. Elizabeth Hodges Clark
(1855-1932) Papers include correspondence to Elizabeth Hodges Clark, a cousin of Mary R.
Crowninshield’s. The majority of the correspondence is from Mary and Harriet W. Bartleman. There
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