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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 120 items) |
Abstract | The collection includes papers of the Hallett (or Hallet) family and Howes family, two seafaring families of Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass. The bulk are papers of several generations of the Howes family, including correspondence, children's compositions, bills, receipts, business letters, a household account book, 1866, and a diary kept by Laban Howes on a voyage on a cargo ship from Boston, Mass., 1869. Also included are bills, receipts, correspondence, a ship inventory, and hand-marked sea charts of Captain Augustus Hallet, 1860-1869. |
Creator | Hallett family.
Howes family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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The Hallett (or Hallet) and Howes families were seafarers of Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass. Family members mentioned in the papers include Laban Howes (fl. 1879), Augustus Hallet (fl. 1860-1869), Jonathan Howes, Alexander Howes, Willis Howes, Cyrus Howes, Persis Howes, J. C. Howes, Cora Howes, Labe Howes, and Calvin C. Howes.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers of the Hallett (or Hallet) and Howes families. The bulk are papers of several generations of the Howes family, including correspondence, children's compositions, bills, receipts, business letters, a household account book, 1866, and a diary kept by Laban Howes on a voyage on a cargo ship from Boston, Mass., 1869. Also included are bills, receipts, correspondence, a ship inventory, and hand-marked sea charts of Captain Augustus Hallet, 1860-1869. There is also an unrelated New Orleans, La., city bond, 1862.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Howes family papers, 1819-1845 |
Folder 2 |
Howes family papers, 1854-1862 |
Folder 3 |
Howes family papers, 1863-1867 |
Folder 4 |
Howes family papers, 1870-1888 |
Folder 5 |
Howes family papers, 1895-1907 and undated |
Folder 6 |
Howes, undated writings |
Folder 7 |
Augustus Hallet papers, 1860-1869 |
Folder 8 |
Volume 1: Household accounts, Howes family, 1866 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 2: Diary, Laban Howes, 1869 |