Box 6

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.

The collection includes historical documents and memoirs, biographical and membership information, correspondence, financial records, invoices, ship manifests, charter parties, mortgage papers, photographs, maps, board minutes, and log books. Of note, the collection includes the original 1770 charter and correspondence signed by George Washington.

The collection includes historical documents and memoirs, biographical and membership information, correspondence, financial records, invoices, ship manifests, charter parties, mortgage papers, photographs, maps, board minutes, and log books. Of note, the collection includes the original 1770 charter and correspondence signed by George Washington.

The collection includes historical documents and memoirs, biographical and membership information, correspondence, financial records, invoices, ship manifests, charter parties, mortgage papers, photographs, maps, board minutes, and log books. Of note, the collection includes the original 1770 charter and correspondence signed by George Washington.

The collection includes historical documents and memoirs, biographical and membership information, correspondence, financial records, invoices, ship manifests, charter parties, mortgage papers, photographs, maps, board minutes, and log books. Of note, the collection includes the original 1770 charter and correspondence signed by George Washington.

The collection includes historical documents and memoirs, biographical and membership information, correspondence, financial records, invoices, ship manifests, charter parties, mortgage papers, photographs, maps, board minutes, and log books. Of note, the collection includes the original 1770 charter and correspondence signed by George Washington.