Biography of John Jones Harlow
John Jones Harlow was born in Sandwich, MA on August 29, 1833. As a young man of sixteen he began his sailing career on the whaling bark PARKER COOK. During most of his years at sea Harlow worked aboard whalers, beginning as a seaman and working his way up to second mate on the brig LEONIDAS. In 1863 Harlow returned to North Falmouth, Massachusetts and married Susan Percival on November 19, 1863. Together they had seven children.
With his whaling career behind him, Harlow and his brother Thomas bought a canal boat and ran it from Albany, NY to Princeton, NJ and from New York City to Philadelphia, PA. Returning home to Barnstable, MA John J. Harlow worked as a carpenter and a builder of cranberry bogs. He also served as Deputy Sheriff and Constable of Barnstable, MA until his death on March 11, 1922.
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The John Jones Harlow Collection (Coll. 349) is arranged chronologically; 1856-2006.
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:
Harlow, John J., 1833-1922
Harlow, Susan Percival, 1838-1928
Harlow, William, 1624-1691
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Leonidas (Brig)
Narragansett (Ship)
Parker Cook (Bark)
Sea Ranger (Bark)
Zone (Bark)
Places:
Barnstable (Mass.)
Bridgetown (Barbados)
Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)
Plymouth (Mass.)
Prince Rupert Bay (Dominica)
Sandwich (Mass.)
Subjects:
Injury at sea
Mutiny
Seafaring life–19th century
Whaling
Document Types:
Logbooks
Memoirs
Occupations:
Whalers (Persons)
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Administrative Information
Coll. 349, 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 1856-2006 | ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Separation papers from voyage aboard ZONE (Bark); 1856-1858 (2 pieces) |
| 2 | Logbook, LEONIDAS (Brig); January 1863-May 1863 (1 volume) | |
| 3 | Photocopy of marriage certificate with photograph of John and Susan Harlow; 1863 (2 pieces) | |
| 4 | Handwritten memoirs; 1833-1920 55 pieces | |
| 5 | Typewritten copy of memoirs; 2006 (12 pieces) | |
| 6 | Genealogy of William Harlow (1624-1691) family; compiled in 1931 (39 pieces) | |