Allen B. Pierce Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains papers reflecting Allen Pierce's service as master on various vessels, 1850-1881. A small group of personal papers is also included.
The collection begins with correspondence, 1855-1884, most of it related to the shipping business. This is followed by a group of bills and receipts, both general and relating to a particular vessel; most are bills for ship stores, provisions and produce. A few are receipts for wages received by seamen aboard Pierce's vessels. The largest portion of the collection contains maritime documents arranged in alphabetical order by type of document: account books, articles of agreement, bills of health, bills of lading, charter party documents, insurance documents, manifests of cargo, and seamen's protection certificates. Most of the documents relate to the vessels Walter Howes and George E. Dale.
A small group of personal documents from Allen Pierce's life in Orrington ends the collection. These include school essays, essays about the Riverside Lodge of the International Order of Good Templars in Orrington, deeds and notes, writs and an account book belonging to Pierce's wife, Charlotte.
Dates
- 1848-1884
Creator
- Pierce, Allen B., 1821- (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Biographical Note
Allen Pierce was born in 1821, the son of Nathaniel Pierce, Jr. and Ruth Ryder. He served as master of various ships, including the schooner Julia Ann and the brigs L. P. Snow, Walter Howes and George E. Dale. The home port for these vessels was Bangor, Maine, and they carried cargo from various ports on the East Coast to ports in Cuba, the West Indies, and Europe. The cargo included spruce boards, cedar shingles, shooks, cast iron, flour, coffee, sugar, molasses and logwood. Allen Pierce appears to have had an association with the firm of Knight and Sons, a ship broker in Philadelphia.
Extent
1 cubic foot (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains papers reflecting Allen Pierce's service as master on various vessels, 1850-1881. A small group of personal papers is also included.
Conservation Note
The collection has been re-housed in acid-free folders and an acid-free box. Documents have been surface cleaned as needed and metal fasteners removed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Allen B. Pierce Papers came to the Special Collections Department, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine as a gift from Allen Pierce in 1969.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Bangor (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bills of lading Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Bills of sale Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- George E. Dale (Brig)
- Insurance records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Julia Ann (Schooner)
- L. P. Snow (Brig)
- Orrington (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Receipts (Financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ship captains -- Maine -- Orrington Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping -- Maine -- Bangor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Walter Howes (Brig)
- Title
- Guide to the Allen B. Pierce Papers
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
