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Overview of the Collection
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Repository: |
G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator: |
Skillman, Joseph H. |
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Title: |
Joseph H. Skillman Papers |
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Dates: |
1846-1863 |
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Extent: |
100 pieces |
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Abstract: |
The collection contains business correspondence, bills, accounts, receipts, and other papers, relating to the management of whaling vessels. Included also are records of outfitting costs and disbursal of whale oil from the whaling barks CAROLINE, OREGON, and KANAWHA. |
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Identification: |
Coll.109 |
Biography of Joseph H. Skillman
Joseph H. Skillman was a whaling agent in Greenport, New York, during the mid-19th century. He was a partner in the firm of Ireland and Skillman, which managed among others the whaling barks CAROLINE, OREGON, and KANAWHA.
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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.
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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.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Caroline (Bark)
Ireland and Skillman (Greenport, N.Y.)
Kanawha (Bark)
Oregon (Bark)
Subjects:
Whale oil
Whaling–New York (State)–Greenport
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Coll. 109, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Indexes
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Index to Personal and Corporate Names
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about A.H. Potter & Co. in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection. |
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A.H. Potter & Co. |
1/3 |
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Allen, John D. |
1/3 |
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Babcock, ? (Capt.) |
1/3 |
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Brown, Thomas |
1/3 |
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C. Starr & Co. |
1/3 |
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Carrol & Kimball |
1/3 |
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Chipman, N.S. |
1/3 |
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Cooper, William |
1/1 |
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Dearling, ? |
1/3 |
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Dickerson, Carrie |
1/1 |
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Evans, Jackson |
1/3 |
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Frank & Prentice |
1/3 |
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Graham, ? (Capt.) |
1/3 |
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Grant, William James |
1/3 |
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Halsey, Edward |
1/3 |
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Hathaway, Gilbert |
1/3 |
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Ireland & Skillman |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Ireland, John O. |
1/3 |
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Jessup, ? |
1/1 |
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King, ? |
1/4 |
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Kingsbury, Anna |
1/1 |
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Lynch, Robert G. |
1/3 |
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Mott, J.W. |
1/3 |
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Nye, S.G. |
1/3 |
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Panting, R. |
1/3 |
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Pike, B. |
1/4 |
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Pontos, R. |
1/3 |
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Pratt, Dennis C. |
1/3 |
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Rogers, James |
1/1 |
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Rogers, M. |
1/1 |
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Rose, C.E. |
1/3 |
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Ross, Thomas S. |
1/3 |
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Rowland, Smith |
1/3 |
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Ruggles, Henry |
1/1 |
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Skillman, Abraham H. |
1/3 |
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Skillman, John H. |
1/3 |
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Skillman, Maria |
1/3 |
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Smith, Emily |
1/1 |
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Spaulding, D.C. |
1/3 |
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VanWickle, Charles |
1/1 |
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Wade, C.R. |
1/3 |
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Warren, ? |
1/1 |
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Webb, Jonathan |
1/3 |
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Weeks, James H. |
1/1 |
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Wells & Carpenter |
1/3 |
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Wilbert & Co. |
1/3 |
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Willets & Co. |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Williams & Barns |
1/3 |
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Williams & Havens |
1/3 |
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Wood, Jason |
1/3 |
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Woodhull, ? (Capt.) |
1/3 |
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Index to Vessel Names
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NOTE: The fraction(S) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the ship BAYARD in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection. |
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BAYARD (Ship) |
1/3 |
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CAROLINE (Bark) |
1/3 |
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EMILY WILSON (Sloop) |
1/3 |
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ISLAND BELLE (Steamer) |
1/3 |
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KANAWHA (Bark) |
1/3 |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
1/4 |
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OREGON |
1/4 |
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ROANOKE (Bark) |
1/3 |
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ROBERT & EDWARD (Ship) |
1/3 |
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WASHINGTON |
1/3 |
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WAVELET |
1/3 |
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Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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| Papers 1846-1865 |
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Letters and bill; 1846-1849 |
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Bills, accounts, receipts, etc; 1850-1856 |
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Bills, accounts, correspondence, receipts, etc; 1857-1860 |
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Correspondence and bills; 1861-1865 |
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Bark CAROLINE; bills, accounts, documents; 1857-1860 |
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Bark OREGON; bills, accounts, etc; 1857-1861 |
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