Williams, John Warren 1815-1843 creator mixed material monographic eng 50 1 0.4 Correspondence, diary, travel journal, account book, scrapbook, printed matter, and photographs. Diary kept by John Warren Williams reflects his commercial interests especially the importation of flour. Documents the arrival and clearance of ships and their cargoes at Boston, Mass., and New York, N.Y. Also notes the arrival of the steamship Great Western in New York, N.Y., on May 3, 1840, with passengers including dancer Fanny Elssler. Includes an account book (1864-1882) kept by his brother, George F. Williams, and a journal of George's wife, Martha Ann Tilton Williams, describing travels to Europe, 1894-1895. Open to research. Importer, of Boston, Mass. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011129 Elssler, Fanny 1810-1884 Williams family Great Western (Steamship) Merchants Massachusetts Boston Shipping New York (State) New York Shipping Massachusetts Boston Boston (Mass.) Commerce Europe Description and travel Importers Williams, George F., 1817-1882 Williams, Martha Ann Tilton, 1827-1919 mm 81045849 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011129 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011129.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011129 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011129.3 Open to research. DLC 810512 20260227111708.0 mm 81045849