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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: |
Cogswell, John H. |
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Title: |
John H. Cogswell Papers |
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Dates: |
1867-1877 |
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Extent: |
ca. 139 pieces |
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Abstract: |
Business papers, including correspondence, bills, and accounts, relating to lumber shipments received by Cogswell, who provided lumber for home construction and shipbuilding, chiefly from suppliers in Maine. Numerous companies and vessels are mentioned, including the schooner HANNAH CLARK and the schooner BOXER. |
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Identification: |
Coll. 228 |
Biography of John H. Cogswell
John H. Cogswell was a lumber dealer of Ipswich, Massachusetts during the mid to late 19th century.
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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):
Boxer (Schooner)
Hannah Clark (Schooner)
Subjects:
Coastwise shipping–Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Lumber trade–Massachusetts–Ipswich
Shipbuilding
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Coll. 228, 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 Bacon & Huckins in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection. |
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Bacon & Huckins |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Batchelder, Calvin |
1/5 |
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Bennett, George |
1/5 |
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Berlin Mills Co. |
1/3 |
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Bunker, S. |
1/7 |
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Burt, William L. |
1/2 |
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Charles G. Sterns & Co. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3 |
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Clark, C.S. |
1/2 |
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Clement & Goodridge |
1/3 |
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Cutler & Eddy |
1/7 |
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Cutler, ? |
1/4 |
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Cutler, Thatcher & Co. |
1/3, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8 |
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Dole & Fogg |
1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6 |
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Dole, Albert D. |
1/8 |
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First Ward National Bank, Boston |
1/5 |
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Flint, Ellen R. |
1/7 |
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G.W. Cummings & Co. |
1/1 |
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Grant, Ephraim |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 |
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Grush, Benjamin S. |
1/7 |
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Hale, Albert D. |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Hodgkins, Daniel L. |
1/5 |
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Holyoke, R. |
1/3 |
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Hull, ? |
1/7 |
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Hurd, Henry M. |
1/7 |
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James & Williams |
1/2 |
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James, E.B. |
1/2 |
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Norton Mills Co. |
1/2 |
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Pierce, Charles W. |
1/2 |
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Powers, J.M. |
1/6 |
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Spofford, Prescott |
1/3 |
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Stockwell & Co. |
1/5 |
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Stockwell, D.R. |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Sutton, Richard |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Thayer, Oliver |
1/2 |
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Thurston, Ephraim |
1/4 |
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Turner, ? |
1/4 |
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West, George W. |
1/5 |
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West, H.W. |
1/5 |
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Weymouth, Richard L. |
1/3 |
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Wiggin, ? |
1/1 |
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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 schooner BOXER in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection. |
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BOXER (Schooner) |
1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 |
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CHILION |
1/3 |
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HANNAH CLARK (Schooner) |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8 |
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HELENA |
1/4 |
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LEONORA (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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MADORA (Schooner) |
1/5 |
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MAGNOLIA |
1/8 |
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MAGNUM BONUM (Schooner) |
1/2, 1/5 |
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MAY FLOWER (Schooner) |
1/2 |
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PIONEER (Schooner) |
1/6 |
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RANKING |
1/4 |
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S. SAWYER (Schooner) |
1/1 |
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T.H. SEYMOUR (Schooner) |
1/7 |
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T.J. BECKETT (Schooner) |
1/4, 1/6 |
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UNISON (Schooner) |
1/2 |
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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 and correspondence; 1867-1877 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1867 |
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2 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1868 |
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3 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1869-1870 |
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4 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1873 |
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5 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1874 |
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6 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1875 |
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7 |
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Papers and correspondence; 1876-1877 |
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Papers and correspondence, unidentified; undated |
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