Box 1

Records of the Marine Society of the City of New York, an organization established in 1770 to provide relief for distressed ship masters, or their widows and children, and to promote maritime knowledge.

This series contains biographical materials related to the Marine Society of the City of New York members and allottees.

Materials contained in these folders were donated by Nelson Proctor and filed together to maintain original order. Papers include various Marine Society materials and marine activities.

This series contains biographical materials related to the Marine Society of the City of New York members and allottees.

This folder contains letters regarding membership to the Marine Society of the City of New York for George Washington and George Clinton. As well as a letter from Alexander Hamilton requesting assistance for a widow of a member.

This series contains documents regarding the charters and by-laws of the Marine Society of the City of New York. Also included in this series are memoirs regarding the history of the society and its officers.