Archive of Correspondence and Documents Relating to Captain Paul A. Oliver.

Archive contains more than 5o items, including letters, manifests (printed and manuscript), and pay vouchers, etc., in a loose-leaf binder. Some light wear and creasing, some minor chips and fold tears, normal aging and toning; overall about fine.This is a fairly large archive of the career of Captain Paul Ambrose Oliver (c1796-c1848), and his ships the "Louisiana", the "Tiber', and the "Trenton". The archive includes manifests for the shipment of sugar, cigars and coffee from Havana to New Orleans, St. Petersburg, Hamburg and London. One key item is a partially printed Bill of Sale for the Ship "Tiber", dated January 13, 1834 for $21,500. There is also an estimate for repairs to the "Tiber' dated November 6, 1836. The earliest document is dated September 14, 1829, and while most of the other documents are between the late 1820s to the 1840s, the archive includes some items that are later. There is a letter to his son Brigadier-General, and Medal of Honor recipient, Paul A. Oliver dated March 29, 1869, there is also a copy of the Last Will and Testament of the younger Oliver done in 1911. General Oliver was actually born on his father’s ship the "Louisiana’". There are numerous pay vouchers and receipts from what appears to be a successful career. There is even a rare book list, and the burial confirmation for Captain Oliver dated September 17, 1849. Other interesting items include a family tree for the Olivers, some family letters, including a letter to his sons, several receipts concerning coffee shipments, and a number of ship manifests from various places. Over 50 documents in the collection.