William W. Bates Papers, 1857-1912

Contents List

Container Title
Oversize Folder   1
Chart: “ The Performances of Modern Merchant Fleets at Sea. Superiority of American Ships Carrying Grain from California to Europe, A.D. 1881 to 1885, Inclusive”
Physical Description: 35" × 25" 
Oversize Folder   1
Graph: “ The Rise and Fall of the American merchant marine, 1790 to 1887,” prepared 1888
Physical Description: 24" × 30" 
Oversize Folder   1
Miscellaneous Blueprints and Drawings of Schooners, Yachts, etc.
Physical Description: Assorted sizes; originals and copies 
Box   1
Folder   1
“Synopsis of a System of Marine Inspection,” 1857
Physical Description: 10 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Various Papers from the Civil War (muster-in rolls, letters, muster-out rolls)
Physical Description: 16 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Legal Letters Concerning the Estate of Brother, Benjamin Bates
Physical Description: 18 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Minutes from Shipbuilders Meetings
Physical Description: 14 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Proposal for Hull of Steam Yacht to George C. Walker
Physical Description: 7 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Various Bills for Materials (mostly for Walker's yacht)
Physical Description: 15 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Letter to George C. Walker
Physical Description: 5 pages 
Box   1
Folder   1
Miscellaneous Correspondence (mainly employees)
Physical Description: 7 pages 
Box   1
Folder   2-7
Manuscript for “American Navigation: The Political History of Its Rise and Ruin,” 1902
Physical Description: 634 pages 
Box   1
Folder   8
Memorandum Book, Specifications for Different Boats and Notes (one dated December 11, 1852)
Physical Description: 66 pages; book size is 4" × 6 1/2"