Call Number: 1977.105
Extent: 1.5 Linear feet, in one and a half manuscript boxes and one oversize box.
The Lawrence family papers date from 1759 to 1852, the bulk of which date from 1763 to 1773, and measure 1.5 linear feet. The collection contains account books and captains logs belonging to Joseph Lawrence, as well as account books and journals of Effingham Lawrence. Logs in the collection originate from the sloops Industry, Elizabeth, Pretty Polly, and Wheel of Fortune; the schooner Charming Polly and Sally; and the brig Audrey. Also included in the collection is a published map of Kings and Queens counties, dated 1852.
Names:
- Lawrence, Effingham
- Audrey (Brig)
- Charming Polly and Sally (Schooner)
- Elizabeth (Sloop)
- Industry (Sloop)
- Pretty Polly (Sloop)
- Wheel of Fortune (Sloop)
- Lawrence, John L.
- Lawrence, Joseph
Places:
- Bayside (New York, N.Y.)
- Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
- Queens County (N.Y.) — History — Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Subjects:
- Merchants — New York (State) — Queens County
- Shipping
- Ships
Types of material:
- Account books
- Journals (accounts)
- Logs (records)
- Maps