History of the schooner ORVILLE HORWITZ
The schooner ORVILLE HORWITZ was built in West Haven in Gessner and Marr’s yard in 1880. The vessel was intended for coastal trade and made many trips up and down the east coast carrying lumber and ice, but primarily coal. She was captained by Chauncey Kelsey. The schooner was abandoned March 11, 1887 when she began to take on water near Baltimore and the captain and crew were rescued by the schooner JAMES B. OGDEN.
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The collection required very little reorganization. The few papers were housed together, with the exception of the protection certificate. The volumes had loose papers removed that had been stuck in between the pages but their contents were very clearly labeled. It is unclear however who was the record keeper for the ship. The records of the ORVILLE HORWITZ are arranged by series as described below.
Series 1: Papers. 1846-1887, undated
Series 2: Volumes. 1880-1887
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:
Kelsey, Chauncey
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Orville Horwitz (Schooner : 1880)
Places:
Baltimore (Md.)
Boston (Mass.)
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
New Haven (Conn.)
New York (N.Y.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Providence (R.I.)
Washington (D.C.)
Subjects:
Ships–Cargo
Ships–Connecticut–West Haven
Wages–Seamen
Document Types:
Account books
Crew lists
Protection certificates
Occupations:
Shipmaster
Administrative Information
Coll. 344, 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; 1846 Oct 22-1887 Feb 18 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Protection Certificate; 1846 Oct 22 (1 piece) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Miscellaneous Papers; 1886 Dec 22-1887 Feb 18, undated (10 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| Volumes; 1880 Nov 30-1887 Mar 11 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ORVILLE HORWITZ account book; 1880 Nov 30-1887 Mar 11 (1 volume) | |||||||||||
| 4 | ORVILLE HORWITZ crew list and wages; 1886 Oct 6-1887 Mar 11 (1 volume) | ||||||||||||