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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: |
Harkness, Edward W. |
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Title: |
Edward W. Harkness Papers |
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Dates: |
1859-1893 |
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Extent: |
ca 300 pieces |
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Abstract: |
Included in the collection are accounts, bills, receipts, and letters. The bills and ships papers deal exclusively with the vessels J.H. BOWERS and the RAPHAEL, reflecting transactions in Liverpool, Cape Town, Padang, Cardiff, Montevideo, Valparaiso, Swatow, London, Batavia, and Amsterdam. |
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Identification: |
Coll. 145 |
Biography of Edward W. Harkness
Edward W. Harkness was born August 9, 1837 in Camden, Maine. He was the son of Robert Harkenss and Deborah Wallace Thorndike. He married a woman by the name of Francena (Fannie, last name unknown) and had three sons, Charles R. Harkness (b. 1869), George E. Harkness (b. 1872), and Arthur E. Harness (b. 1880). By 1870 he is listed in the federal census as a master mariner living in Camden, and was master of the bark J.H. BOWERS and the ship RAPHAEL. By 1900 he was living in Walpole, Massachusetts, and is last listed on the 1920 census at 82 years of age.
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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):
J.H. Bowers (Bark)
Raphael (Ship)
Subjects:
International trade Shipping–Maine
Document Types:
Accounts
Receipts
Ship’s papers
Occupations:
Shipmasters–Maine–Rockport
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Coll. 145, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Indexes
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Index to Personal 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 George Barrett in Box 1, Folder 9 of the collection. |
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Barrett, George |
1/9 |
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Blackinton, A.D. |
1/9 |
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Blethen, ? (Capt.) |
1/9 |
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Boynton, C.W. |
1/9 |
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Carleton, F. |
1/9 |
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Carleton, P.J. |
1/10 |
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Chapman, J.F. |
1/9 |
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Clark, J.A. |
1/9 |
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Cobb, Mattie |
1/10 |
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Curtis, C.A. |
1/10 |
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Curtis, John |
1/10 |
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Davis, Thomas |
1/9 |
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Eells, Albert |
1/9 |
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Graffam, Oliver |
1/8 |
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Grant, ? |
1/9 |
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Green, R. |
1/9 |
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Griffin, Will |
1/9 |
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Hall, O.G. |
1/9 |
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Harkness, George T. |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Harkness, Jennie |
1/8 |
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Harkness, John |
1/8 |
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Harkness, Josephine |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Harkness, Nettie |
1/9 |
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Harrington, T.H. |
1/8 |
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Hemingway, ? (Capt.) |
1/8 |
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Hosmer, Fred A. |
1/9, 1/10 |
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Luce, ? (Capt.) |
1/9 |
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Mallet, Emma |
1/8 |
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Mansfield, Graffam |
1/8 |
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Merriam, Jonas |
1/8, 1/10 |
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Morton, ? |
1/9 |
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Mudd, Samuel |
1/8 |
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Nickels, ? (Capt.) |
1/9 |
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Norton, Edward (Mrs.) |
1/10 |
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Orcutt, E. |
1/9 |
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Parsons, ? |
1/8 |
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Pascal, W.H. |
1/9 |
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Pierce, J.T. |
1/9 |
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Plum, John A. |
1/9 |
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Pope, John |
1/8 |
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Smart, ? (Capt.) |
1/8 |
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Stackpole, Georgia |
1/8 |
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Staples, Everett L. |
1/9 |
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Staples, Horace |
1/9 |
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Staples, S.A. |
1/9 |
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Stearns, S.P. |
1/9 |
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Talpey, ? (Capt.) |
1/9 |
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Tibbetts, ? (Capt.) |
1/9 |
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White, J.R. |
1/8 |
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Index to 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 Carleton, Norwood & Co. in Box 1, Folder 8 of the collection. |
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Carleton, Norwood & Co. |
1/8, 1/9 |
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J.E. Bayley & Co. |
1/8 |
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Killam, Loud & Co. |
1/8 |
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Lyon Bros. |
1/9 |
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Merriam & Morton |
1/9 |
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Onley & Sons |
1/8 |
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Parsons & Loud |
1/9 |
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Rice & Hall |
1/9 |
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Simonton & Rich |
1/9 |
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Thorndyke & Norton |
1/8 |
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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 brig ADOLPH in Box 1, Folder 9 of the collection. |
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ADOLPH (Brig) |
1/9 |
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AMERICA |
1/9 |
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ARCTURUS (Bark) |
1/9 |
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CALENIS (Bark) |
1/9 |
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CORONET (Ship) |
1/8 |
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J.H. BOWERS (Bark) |
1/9 |
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JENNIE HARKNESS |
1/9 |
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JOHN CURRIER (Ship) |
1/9 |
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THOMAS CONNOR (Ship) |
1/9 |
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WANDERING JEW (Ship) |
1/9 |
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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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| Business papers primarily relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1875-1893 |
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Bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1875 |
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Bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1876 |
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Bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1877 |
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Bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1878 |
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Bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1879-1885 |
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Bills and accounts, etc. relating to Captain E. W. Harkness and bark J. H. BOWERS; 1886-1893 |
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unidentified; undated |
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| Correspondence; 1859-1884 |
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8 |
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Correspondence, primarily family letters; 1859-1873 |
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9 |
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Correspondence, family and business letters; 1880-1884 |
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10 |
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Correspondence, unidentified; undated |
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