Biography of the Kermit Family
The Kermit family were a mercantile family of New York, N.Y. The collection reflects for the most part the business activity of Captain Henry Kermit (d. 1813), and his two sons, Henry and Robert Kermit, all of New York City. Captain Kermit’s wife, Eliza, and another son, Thomas, are also represented in this collection. Captain Henry Kermit was a ship master and merchant businessman and his sons, Henry and Robert were merchants and shipowners. Robert Kermit is best remembered as the managing owner of the Red Star Line of Liverpool packets, which he purchased in 1836.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Kermit family
Kermit, Eliza
Kermit, Henry
Kermit, Henry, d. 1813
Kermit, Robert
Kermit, Thomas
Orange, Thomas–Estate.
Places:
Europe–Commerce–New York (State)–New York
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–Europe
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–Russia
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–United States
New York (N.Y.)–Social life and customs
Paris (France)–Social life and customs
Russia–Commerce–New York (State)–New York
United States–Commerce–New York (State)–New York
Subjects:
Decedents’ estates
Embargo, 1807-1809
International trade
Rental housing–New York (State)–New York
Retail trade–New York (State)–New York–Ownership
Shipping–New York (State)–New York
Ships
Voyages and travels
Wharves–New York (State)–New York
World politics.
Document Types:
Accounts
Estate records
Family papers
Receipts
Ship’s papers
Occupations:
Merchants–New York (State)–New York
Ship captains–New York (State)–New York
Shipowners–New York (State)–New York
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Administrative Information
Coll. 68, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Collection; 1790-1860.
Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Letters. Images |
2 | Letters. Images | |
3 | Letters. Images | |
4 | Letters. Images | |
5 | Letters. Images | |
6 | Letters. Images | |
7 | Letters. Images | |
8 | Letters. Images | |
9 | Letters. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
2 | 1 | Letters. Images |
2 | Letters. Images | |
3 | Letters. Images | |
4 | Letters. Images | |
5 | Letters. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
3 | 1 | Letters. Images |
2 | Letters. Images | |
3 | Letters. Images | |
4 | Letters. Images | |
5 | Letters. Images | |
6 | Letters. Images | |
7 | Thomas Kermit’s U.S. travel letters. Images | |
8 | Unidentified letters. Images | |
Box | Folder | |
4 | 1 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1787-1799. |
2 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1800-1804. | |
3 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1805. | |
4 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1806-1810. | |
5 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1811-1812. | |
6 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1813-1814. | |
7 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1815. | |
8 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1816. | |
9 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1817. | |
10 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1818. | |
Box | Folder | |
5 | 1 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1819. |
2 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1820. | |
3 | General business and domestic accounts, bills, receipts, etc; 1821-1824. | |
4 | Captain Henry Kermit, “Accounts current”; 1790-1812. | |
5 | Captain Henry Kermit, relating to building house on Greenwood Street; 1801-1802. | |
6 | H. Kermit and James Arden, neighboring wharfs and stores on Washington Street; 1804-1812. | |
7 | Henry Kermit, expenses in Liverpool; 1809. | |
8 | Kermit children, school bills, etc; 1830-1839. | |
9 | Material; undated. | |
Box | Folder | |
6 | 1 | Brig BELLONA; 1800. |
2 | Ship BETSEY; 1787. | |
3 | Ship CHATHAM; 1796. | |
4 | Brig DIRDAMA; 1799. | |
5 | Ship FACTOR; 1808. | |
6 | Ship FRANCIS; 1809-1810. | |
7 | Ship FRIENDSHIP; 1795-1796. | |
8 | Ship FRIENDSHIP; 1797-1800 (and undated). | |
9 | Ship MAGNET; 1806. | |
10 | Ship MARIA; 1807-1808. | |
11 | Ship MARIA; 1809-1810. | |
12 | Brig MORNING STAR; 1789-1793. | |
13 | Ship OCEAN; 1804, 1817. | |
14 | Ship OLIVE BRANCH; 1796. | |
15 | Ship OLIVER ELSWORTH; 1801. | |
16 | Ship ORANGE; 1795-1799. | |
17 | Ship PARAGON; 1807-1808. | |
18 | Ship PARAGON; 1809-1810 (and undated). | |
19 | Ship PATRIOT; 1798. | |
20 | Ship SWAN; 1800-1802 (and undated). | |
Box | Folder | |
7 | 1 | Papers; 1802. |
2 | Papers; 1803. | |
3 | Papers; 1804. | |
4 | Materials; undated. | |
Box | Folder | |
8 | 1 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1812. |
2 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1813-1814. | |
3 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1815 Mar. | |
4 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1815 Apr. | |
5 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1815 May – Aug. | |
6 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1815 Sep. | |
7 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1815 Oct – Dec. | |
8 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1816 Jan – Feb. | |
9 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1816 Mar. | |
10 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1816 Apr. | |
11 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1816 May – Jun. | |
12 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1816 Jul – Sep. | |
13 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1816 Oct – Dec. | |
Box | Folder | |
9 | 1 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1817 Jan – Feb. |
2 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1817 Mar. | |
3 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1817 Apr – Jun. | |
4 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1817 Jul – Aug. | |
5 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1817 Sep – Oct. | |
6 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1817 Nov – Dec. | |
7 | Ship ELIZA JANE papers; 1818. | |
8 | Ship ELIZA JANE bills of lading; 1812, 1815. | |
9 | Ship ELIZA JANE bills of lading; 1816. | |
10 | Ship ELIZA JANE bills of lading; 1817. | |
11 | Ship ELIZA JANE bills of sale; 1812, 1815. | |
12 | Ship ELIZA JANE charter parties and related papers; 1816-1817. | |
13 | Ship ELIZA JANE shipping articles; 1816-1817. | |
14 | Ship ELIZA JANE marine insurance policies; 1813-1817. | |
15 | Ship ELIZA JANE memo relating to “cost of ship and disbursements”; 1815. | |
16 | Ship ELIZA JANE miscellaneous material; undated. | |
Box | Folder | |
10 | 1 | Thomas Orange’s U.S. Naturalization certificate; 1793. |
2 | Thomas Orange’s will and related documents; 1815-1821. | |
3 | General estate papers; 1820. | |
4 | General estate papers; 1821-1825. | |
5 | Accounts; 1820-1824. | |
6 | Powers of Attorney; 1822-1823. | |
7 | Legacy Bond and Releases; 1824, 1826. | |
Box | Folder | |
11 | 1 | Memo; cost calculations for building a 300 ton ship. Images |
2 | Memo; dimenions of sail and rigging for a 310 ton ship. Images | |
3 | Memo; estimate of monthly expenses for a 300 ton ship at Calcutta. Images | |
4 | Memo; estimates of charges for a ship’s voyage to Lisbon. Images | |
5 | Bills of sale for miscellaneous vessels. Images | |
6 | General Average Statement, Sp. MELPOMONEL; 1810. | |
7 | Henry Kermit, ownership certificate for slave, John Nichols; 1809. | |
8 | Henry Kermit and John Neil; business papers; 1796-1809. | |
9 | Henry Kermit and Peter Ronchamp; business papers; 1796-1809. | |
10 | Eliza Kermit; relating to property rentals in New York; 1817-1820. | |
11 | Eliza Kermit (and children) and Washington Insurance Company relating to adjoining property; 1816. | |
12 | Henry and Eliza Kermit, home and property insurance policies; 1810-1821. | |
13 | Kermit family; property deeds and related papers; 1791-1832. | |
14 | Kermit family, cancelled checks; 1820-1821. |