A small number of undated letters and receipts, including fragments of correspondence, scrap paper, and wrappers from bundles of receipts and letters. (ca. 75 pieces)

Primarily the business correspondence of the firm of Gibbs and Channing from its inception in 1792. A small amount of Walter Channing correspondence concerning family real estate and business matters. Several letters and documents relating to Channing family business matters date from the 17th and early 18th centuries. (ca. 150 items)

The bulk of the material from this period concerns the disastrous voyage of the ship Hercules Courtenay, owned by the firm of Gibbs and Channing, which was seized by the Spanish and held at Algeciras. Other business correspondence includes letters from an agent of the firm describing political difficulties encountered at Leghorn. (ca. 300 items)

Business correspondence of the firm of Gibbs and Channing. Primarily the correspondence of Walter Channing, the surviving partner, concerning insurance claims for the loss of the ship Mary and his attempts to have import duties on saltpeter revised or removed. (ca. 300 items)

Business correspondence concerning the insurance claim for the ship Mary, settlement of the estate of George Gibbs, and the personal business affairs of Walter Channing. (ca. 250 items)

Business papers of Walter Channing, as well as occasional personal letters to and from him. (ca. 150 items)

Business papers and family business correspondence of Walter Channing. Subjects include real estate speculations, the settlement of the estate of George Gibbs, and the uncertain international political climate for mercantile activity. (ca. 150 items)

Primarily business correspondence with occasional personal letters of Walter Channing. Some correspondence relates to the estate of George Gibbs and the dissolved partnership of Gibbs and Channing. (ca. 300 items)

Primarily business correspondence of Walter Channing. A continuation of the material in Box 7. (ca. 150 items)

Business correspondence and other papers of Walter Channing, including correspondence with Channing and Gibbs family members for whom Channing served as financial advisor. Includes political intelligence on the approach of war with Great Britain, correspondence describing business disruptions caused by the war, and material concerning family business affairs in Newport, R.I. (ca. 250 items)

Business papers of Walter Channing, including accounts with Mary Channing Gibbs and correspondence concerning the collapse of the firm of Minturn and Champlin, as well as information on Federalist party candidates. A continuation of the papers in Box 9. (ca. 125 items)

Business papers of Walter Channing, together with a small amount of personal correspondence. In 1814, Channing moved to Boston, and much of the correspondence after this date concerns real estate transactions in Boston and Newport. Some personal and business correspondence refers to the aftermath of the financial collapse of the firm of Minturn and Champlin. Other papers relate to the reconstruction of Channing's Wharf in Newport. The sparse business correspondence for this period reflects disruptions caused by the War of 1812. (ca. 200 items)

Business papers, including some family business correspondence of Walter Channing. Financial claims arising from the seizure of the ship Hercules Courtenay (1801) and import duties on saltpeter (1802-1804) are documented in correspondence with various agents. Personal papers include accounts with Mary Channing Gibbs for funds from the estate of George Gibbs. (ca. 350 items)

Primarily family business correspondence of Walter Channing. Channing acted as business advisor for many Gibbs and Channing relatives, including his niece Sarah Gibbs. Some correspondence relates to Channing's Spanish Florida claims and legislation affecting duties on saltpeter. (ca. 350 items)

Primarily family business papers of Walter Channing. From July 1824 until his death in 1827, Channing spent much of his time in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Family business correspondents include Henry Channing, Sarah and William C. Gibbs, and William C. Woodbridge. During 1824, Channing drafted his will and reorganized the finances of his personal estate. (ca. 300 items)

Primarily financial correspondence dealing with the estate of Mary Channing Gibbs, for whom Walter Channing served as executor. Includes other family-related business correspondence and occasional personal letters to Channing. (ca. 200 items)

Family business correspondence of Walter Channing. A continuation of the material in Box 15 relating to the estate of Mary Channing Gibbs. Channing purchased and leased real estate in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., during this period. (ca. 125 items)

Business papers concerning the estate of Mary Channing Gibbs (Walter Channing, executor) and, after the death of Channing in 1827, some material concerning his estate. (ca. 300 items)