Biography of Redford Webster Sargent
Redford Webster Sargent (1884-1901) was a ship master from Kittery, Maine. He was involved in commercial trade from Philadelphia to Liverpool, and later with British steamships in the Bombay trade, and with American Line steamers out of Philadelphia.
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:
Sargent, Redford Amos
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
American Steamship Company
Places:
Great Britain–Commerce–India
India–Commerce–Great Britain
Liverpool (England)–Commerce
Subjects:
International trade
Seafaring life
Shipping
Shipping–Massachusetts–Boston
Shipping–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia
Steamboat lines
Voyages and travels
Administrative Information
Coll. 103, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Papers; ca. 1860’s-1900’s | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Papers; 1860’s (6 pieces ) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Papers; 1870’s (12 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Papers; 1880’s (3 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Papers; 1890’s (40 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Papers; 1900’s (8 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Letter journal of a trip to Alaska; 1897 Oct 14 (41 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Photographs; undated (3 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Manuscript (xerox copy) by Redford Webster Sargent, relating experiences of the 1892 relief shipment of wheat to Russia; 1897? (1 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Biography of Redford Webster Sargent (unfinished) by his son, Redford Amos Sargent; undated (6 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Newspaper clippings pertaining to Redford Webster Sargent and Redford Amos Sargent; undated (6 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Life Saving Medal (1 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| Volumes; 1848-1889 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Journal of Amos Sargent, with the latter portion used as a scrapbook; 1848 Jan-May (1 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Journal of Julia H. (Sargent); 1876-1878 (1 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Journal kept by Redford Amos Sargent on board the Ship THOMAS DANA of Boston, Massachusetts, E.A. Gerrish, Master; 1888-1889 (1 pieces ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Scrapbook; 1860-1885 (1 pieces ) | ||||||||||||