Biography of Charles E. Packer
Charles E. Packer of Mystic River, Connecticut, was the son of George Washington Packer and Eliza Lamb, and was born in 1832. He was married to Laura Halsey Lamb (of New York) in 1862, and had three children, Halsey, Charles and Adelaide.
During the years covered by this collection, Packer was master of the bark FALCON (1863-1864), bark GALVESTON (1867-1868), and the ship ANNIE M. SMULL (1869-1882). Both GALVESTON and ANNIE M. SMULL were built and owned by the Mallory Company. The former vessel was designed for the New York/Galveston/Liverpool tramp circuit, and the latter operated in the New York/San Francisco/Shanghi/Liverpool trade. The bark FALCON was built at Newburyport in 1851 and hailed from Point Elizabeth, South Africa in 1864. She was evidently a British registered vessel at that time.
Charles E. Packer last appears on the 1910 census at 78 years of age.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
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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.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Annie M. Smull (Ship)
C.H. Mallory & Co.
Falcon (Bark : 1851-1864)
Galveston (Bark)
Places:
Cape Town (South Africa)–Description and travel
China–Commerce
Manila (Philippines)–Description and travel
Rangoon (Burma)–Description and travel
Shanghai (China)– Commerce
Singapore–Description and travel
Subjects:
International trade
Shipping–California–San Francisco
Shipping–England–Liverpool
Shipping–New York (State)–New York
Voyages and travels
Document Types:
Account books
Occupations:
Shipmasters–Connecticut–Mystic
Administrative Information
Coll. 150, 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; 1863-1882 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Shipmaster’s Certificate, from American Shipmaster’s Assoc. to C. E. Packer; 1863 May 19 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bills, accounts, etc. relating to Bark FALCON; Packer, master; 1863 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bills, accounts, etc. relating to Bark FALCON; Packer, master; 1864 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Builders certification relating to Ship ANNIE M. SMULL, signed by C. H. Mallory; ca 1868 Oct | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Classification documents for Ship ANNIE M. SMULL; 1868-1882 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bills, receipts, accounts, articles, etc., relating to Ship ANNIE M. SMULL; 1870-1880 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bills, receipts, accounts, etc., relating to Ship ANNIE M. SMULL, Shanghi; 1882 Jun-Jul | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bills, receipts, accounts, etc., relating to Ship ANNIE M. SMULL, Manila; 1882 Aug-Sep | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Correspondence, C. H. Mallory to Capt. Packer, Master Bark GALVESTON, Ship ANNIE M. SMULL; 1867-1872 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Telegrams, C. H. Mallory to Capt. Packer; 1875-1877 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Correspondence, Capt. Packer, master Ship ANNIE M. SMULL, Shanghi, and Manila; 1882 Jun-Sep | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Miscellaneous, and material; partially dated | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Account book; Ship ANNIE M. SMULL, Capt. C. E. Packer; 1869-1882 | ||||||||||||