Henry
Grinnell Letters (Coll. 8)
An Inventory of the Collection at the G. W. Blunt
White Library, Mystic Seaport
Collection register prepared by the
Manuscripts Division.
Mystic Seaport
Museum, Inc.
Mystic, Connecticut
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Overview of the Collection
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Creator:
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Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874 |
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Title:
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Henry Grinnell Letters |
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Dates:
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1860-1871 (bulk
1870-1871) |
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Abstract:
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The collection is limited
to an 11 year period, primarily to the years 1860-1871 and the Charles F. Hall polar expedition.
Included are letters to Grinnell from C. F. Hall in New London, Connecticut, and Washington,
D.C., regarding Arctic exploration and Hall's work in obtaining a Congressional appropriation for
an expedition. Included also is a list of donations to the Hall Franklin expedition of 1860.
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Quantity:
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44 items |
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Identification:
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Coll. 8 |
Biography of Henry Grinnell
Henry Grinnell was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1799 and in 1818 went to
New York City where he became a clerk in the commission house of H. D. & E. B. Sewell. In
1825 Henry joined his brother Joseph Grinnell and formed Fish, Grinnell & Company. A few
years later this became Grinnell, Minturn & Company, a firm whose operations were greatly
expanded by its entry into the general shipping business. This company became one of the
strongest mercantile houses in New York City. Henry Grinnell retired in 1850, the same year in
which he financed the outfitting of two vessels, the Advance and the Rescue, to search the Arctic
for the lost Franklin Polar Expedition. He also helped finance a second rescue expedition three
years later. On later occasions Grinnell manifested his unabated interest in polar exploration by
contributing to the voyage of Isaac I. Hayes in 1860, and to the Polaris venture of Charles F. Hall
in 1871. He was also one of the founders of the American Geographical and Statistical Society. Henry Grinnell died in 1874.
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Index Terms
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Persons:
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Franklin, John, 1786-1847 |
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Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871 |
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Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
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Polaris (Ship) |
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Places:
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Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration |
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North Pole--Discovery and exploration--American |
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Subjects:
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United States North Polar Expedition (1871-1873) |
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Occupations:
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Capitalists and financiers--New York (State)--New York |
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Merchants--New York (State)--New York |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Papers; 1860-1871
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Box
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Folder
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1 |
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Papers pertaining to a
polar expedition conducted by C. F. Hall in search of the Franklin party, including
correspondence with C. F. Hall, letters from Richard H. Chapell, and Edward A. Chapel in
addition to notes and clippings; 1860-1861 |
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Papers pertaining to
polar exploration, including clippings, notes, and mostly letters from C. F. Hall; 1870
Jan-Jun |
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Papers pertaining to
polar exploration, including letters from Frank Leiler, C. F. Hall, and James McHaughton, Jr.; 1870 Jul-Dec |
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4 |
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Papers pertaining to
polar exploration, including letters from C. F. Hall and W. Parker Snow; 1871 |
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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 Brevoort, L. Carson (Esquimaux) in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
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?, Hannah |
1/2, 1/3 |
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?, Joe |
1/2, 1/3 |
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B. Curry & Co. |
1/1 |
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Brevoort, L. Carson |
1/1, 1/4 |
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Budington, Sidney (Captain) |
1/2, 1/3, 1/4 |
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Chapel, Edward A. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3 |
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Chapell, Richard H. |
1/1 |
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Dawes, H. L. |
1/2 |
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Erin, ? (Mr.) |
1/1 |
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Franklin Hall Expedition |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Grant, Ulysses S. |
1/2 |
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Grinnell Expedition |
1/1 |
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Grinnell, Henry |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 |
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Grinnell, Sylvia |
1/2, 1/3, 1/4 |
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Grinnell, Walter |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Hall, C. F. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 |
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Harris, J. N. |
1/1 |
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Heavne, Samuel |
1/1 |
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Hempstead, I. B. |
1/1 |
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Henry, ? (Prof.) |
1/2 |
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Jenckes, ? (Mr.) |
1/2 |
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Kellett, ? (Captain) |
1/1 |
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Kelly, William D. |
1/2 |
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Kilmen, ? (Mr.) |
1/3, 1/4 |
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King, William |
1/1 |
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Kneel, F. L. |
1/1 |
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Lailer, Frank |
1/2, 1/3 |
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McChitock, ? |
1/1 |
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McNaughton, James, Jr. |
1/3 |
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McRitchie, ? (Captain) |
1/4 |
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National Republic |
1/2 |
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New York Herald |
1/1 |
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North Pole Expedition |
1/2, 1/3, 1/4 |
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Porter, ? (Admiral) |
1/2 |
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Powers, William |
1/1 |
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Rae, ? (Dr.) |
1/1 |
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Sargent, A. A. |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Sheft & Harris |
1/1 |
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Sherman, William T. (General) |
1/2 |
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Smith, N. D. |
1/1 |
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Snow, W. Parker |
1/1, 1/4 |
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St. Johns Journal |
1/1 |
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Stevenson, ? (Mr.) |
1/2 |
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Tyson, ? (Captain) |
1/3 |
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William Harris & Co. |
1/1 |
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Wilson, ? (Senator) |
1/2 |
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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 AMERICAN in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection.
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AMERICAN |
1/3 |
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ANTELOPE (Ship) |
1/1 |
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ENA |
1/3 |
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FAITH (Sledge) |
1/1 |
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FRANKLIN |
1/3 |
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H.M.S. RESOLUTE |
1/1 |
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HALKETT |
1/1 |
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HELEN F. (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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ISABELLA |
1/3 |
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MILWOOD |
1/3 |
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NUHPA (Steamer) |
1/3 |
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PAMMICAN |
1/1 |
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PIONEER (Steamer) |
1/1 |
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QUICKSTEP |
1/3 |
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TALLAPOOSA (Steamer) |
1/4 |