Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Middlebrook, Louis F., b. 1866 | |
| Title: | Collection of Louis F. Middlebrook | |
| Dates: | ca. 1812 | |
| Abstract: | This collection assembled by L.F. Middlebrook is comprised of port and customs papers, miscellaneous bills, and foreign clearance documents for vessels engaged in the rum and molasses trade from Middletown to the West Indies. Items are organized by vessel name, and ten vessels are represented. | |
| Quantity: | 65 items | |
| Identification: | Coll. 50 | |
Louis F. Middlebrook (b. 1866), of Middletown, Connecticut, was a scholar of the maritime history of colonial Connecticut and the early Republic. He was an early member of the Marine Historical Association, now Mystic Seaport Museum.
Index Terms |
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| Corporate Entities: | ||
| Adela (Brig) | ||
| Amazon (Brig) | ||
| Friendship (Brig) | ||
| Greyhound (Brig) | ||
| Lydia (Brig) | ||
| Olive Branch (Brig) | ||
| Olynthus (Brig) | ||
| Ralph (Schooner) | ||
| Sea Nymph (Brig) | ||
| Two Brothers (Brig) | ||
| Places: | ||
| Middletown (Conn.)--Commerce--West Indies | ||
| West Indies--Commerce--Connecticut--Middletown | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Customs administration--Connecticut--Middletown | ||
| Molasses industry--Connecticut--Middletown | ||
| Rum industry--West Indies | ||
| Shipping--Connecticut--Middletown | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Ships' papers | ||
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Ships' papers; 1812 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Brig Adela; Thomas White, master; 1812 Mar-Apr | |||||||||||
| 2 | Brig Amazon; Justin Saye, master; 1812 Feb-Apr | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brig Friendship; Hezekiah I. Lee, master; 1812 May-June | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brig Greyhound; Elisha Williams, Jr., master; 1812 Mar-Apr | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Brig Lydia; Ira Canfield, master; 1812 Feb-Mar | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Brig Olive Branch; Asa Saye, master; 1812 Apr | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Brig Olynthus; Jared Arnold, master; 1812 Jun-Jul | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Schooner Ralph; Josiah Pelton, master (includes receipt from Ann (Schooner) for rum; 1812 Mar-May | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Brig Sea Nymph; William Sebor, master; 1812 Apr-May | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Brig Two Brothers; Justus B. Southworth, master; 1812 Mar-Apr | ||||||||||||