Benjamin F. Noyes Papers

Overview of the Collection
	Repository:	G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
	Creator:	Noyes, Benjamin F., 1828-1879
	Title:	Benjamin F. Noyes Papers
	Dates:	1860-1880
	Extent:	1131 pieces
	Abstract:	This is a collection of correspondence, logbooks, accounts, bills, receipts, insurance policies, shipping articles, bills of lading, charter parties, and other papers. Vessels represented include the brig J.G. ANDERSON, brig BELLE OF THE BAY, brig GENERAL BAILEY and schooner CHARMER.
	Identification:	Coll. 52

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Biography of Benjamin F. Noyes

Benjamin F. Noyes (1828-1879) was a shipmaster from Mystic, Connecticut. During the period covered in this collection, Noyes was master of the brigs J.G. ANDERSON, BELLE OF THE BAY, and GENERAL BAILEY, and the schooner CHARMER of Stonington, Connecticut. Captain Noyes was also, along with Charles P. Williams of Stonington, a major shareholder in the CHARMER, and was the schooner’s first master, sailing her in the coasting trade from the time she was built at Noank, Connecticut, in 1872 until his death at Savannah, George, in 1879.

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Arrangement

Since most of the items in this collection concern specific vessels, the collection was organized primarily by vessel name. Consequently the researcher will find all items made out to the brigs J.G. ANDERSON, BELLE OF THE BAY, and GENERAL BAILEY, and to the schooner CHARMER, arranged by month and year, and grouped under that vessel’s name. A limited amount of material could not be accurately associated with any particular vessel, and some items were the product of Capt. Noyes’s personal expenses. All correspondence in this collection is arranged chronologically by day, month, and year. Present also are 2 logbooks of the brig GENERAL BAILEY, and 3 logs and 1 account book for the schooner CHARMER.

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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):

Belle of the Bay (Brig)
Charmer (Schooner)
General Bailey (Brig)
J.G. Anderson (Brig)

Subjects:

Shipping–Connecticut–Mystic

Document Types:

Bills of lading
Charter-parties
Insurance policies
Logbooks

Occupations:

Shipmasters–Connecticut–Mystic

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Coll. 52, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.

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Indexes

Index to Personal and Corporate Names
	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 H.A. Adams in Box 1, Folder 9 of the collection.
	Adams, H. A.	1/9
	Baker & Humphrey	1/11
	Baring Brothers & Co.	1/9
	Booth, W. J.	1/11
	Brewer, Ayres & Bach	1/11
	Chapman, Daniel	1/11
	Chester, Capt.	1/11
	Cleveland, Henry	1/11
	Coleman, Stephen G.	1/11
	Comstock, James C.	1/11
	E. H. Ryder & Co.	1/12
	Evans, Ball & Co.	1/11
	Farragut, Admiral	1/9
	First National Bank of Stonington	1/11
	Fish, James Dean	1/11
	Fish, Silas	1/10
	Forbes & Co.	1/10
	Frizzi, John	1/10
	H. Seelingson & Co.	1/10, 1/12
	Hall, Isaac	1/11
	Hensley & Brother	1/10
	Heyk & Co.	1/10
	Holdridge, Legrand	1/12
	Holmes, Capt.	1/12
	J. D. Braman & Co.	1/10
	J. L. Smallwood & Co.	1/9
	James Dean Fish & Co.	1/11
	John Kreisler & Co.	1/9
	John S. Lee & Co.	1/9, 1/12
	Kelly, Joseph	1/9
	Lilly, Ed	1/10
	Maryland Coal Co.	1/11
	Maxon, Fish & Co.	1/10
	McCready, Mott & Co.	1/12
	Millville Mutual Marine & Fire Ins. Co.	1/11
	Mott, John W.	1/9, 1/12
	Mulford, F. L.	1/11
	Munroe, Capt.	1/9
	New York, Providence & Boston R.R. Co.	1/12
	Nichols & Crowell	1/11
	P. Synaud & Co.	1/9
	Palmer, R.	1/11
	Pendergast, Jerome	1/11
	Pennsylvania Central R. R.	1/11
	Phillips, Samuel L.	1/11
	Pollard, William J. H.	1/11
	Prowze, B. H.	1/9
	Purington, R. H.	1/11
	Ray, Alexander	1/11
	Ryley, Capt.	1/11
	S. B. Chittenden & Co.	1/10
	Scott, Tom	1/11
	Sewall, L. R.	1/11
	Smallwood, Earle & Co.	1/9
	Thompson, George F.	1/11
	Thorp & Co.	1/11
	Tripp, Capt.	1/9
	Tripp, George	1/11
	Tupper & Beattie	1/10, 1/11
	Tyler, W. A.	1/11
	Williams, C. D.	1/10
	Williams, Capt. J. E.	1/11
	Williams, Charles P.	1/10, 1/11, 1/12
	Williams, Z. C.	1/10
	Workman & Co.	1/9

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Index to Vessel Names
	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 brig BELLE OF THE BAY in Box 1, Folder 9 of the collection.
	BELLE OF THE BAY (Brig)	1/9, 1/11, 1/12
	CAMPBELL	1/10
	CARRIE	1/10
	CHARMER (Schooner)	1/11
	E. L. DOW (Schooner)	1/11
	FLORENCE (Brig)	1/11
	FRANK WALTER (Schooner)	1/10
	FRANKLIN	1/10
	FRAZER (Schooner)	1/10
	GENERAL BAILEY (Brig)	1/9, 1/10
	GEORGE MOON (Bark)	1/11
	HEWES (Steamship)	1/9
	HOPKINS (Schooner)	1/11
	J. N. COLBY (Schooner)	1/11
	LOLA	1/10
	MOXLEY	1/12
	SAMSON (Brig)	1/10
	SAPPHO (Bark)	1/10
	SURF (Brig)	1/9
	WILLIAM C. BEE (Schooner)	1/11
	WILLIAM MALLORY, JR. (Brig)	1/11

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Papers of Benjamin F. Noyes; 1861-1881
Box	Folder
1	1		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1861-1866
	2		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1867-1869
	3		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1870-1871
	4		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1872
	5		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1873
	6		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1874-1875
	7		Miscellaneous bills, accounts, etc; 1876-1881
	8		Miscellaneous undated and unidentified bills, receipts, statements, crew accounts, etc., relative to personal and shipping business of Benjamin F. Noyes; undated
	13		Benjamin F. Noyes, shipmaster’s licenses; 1861-1872
Correspondence; 1861-1878
Box	Folder
1	9		1861-1868
	10		1869-1871
	11		1872-1878
	12		undated
Papers relating to specific vessels; 1857-1877
Box	Folder
1	14		Brig J.G. ANDERSON, Articles of Agreement; 1857
	15		Brig BELLE OF THE BAY, papers; 1866-1867
	16		Brig BELLE OF THE BAY, papers; 1868-1869
	17		Brig BELLE OF THE BAY, papers; 1870-1872, undated
	18		Brig GENERAL BAILEY, papers; 1858-1863
Box	Folder
2	1		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1871
	2		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1872 Jan – Aug
	3		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1872 Sep
	4		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1872 Oct
	5		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1872 Nov
	6		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1872 Dec
	7		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Jan
	8		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Feb
	9		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Mar
	10		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Apr
	11		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 May
	12		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Jun
	13		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Jul
	14		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Aug
	15		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Sep
	16		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Oct
	17		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Nov
	18		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1873 Dec
	19		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Jan
	20		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Feb
	21		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Mar – Apr
	22		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 May
	23		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Jun
	24		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Jul
	25		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Aug
	26		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Sep
	27		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Oct
	28		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1874 Nov – Dec
	29		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Jan – Apr
	30		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 May
	31		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Jun
	32		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Jul
	33		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Aug
	34		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Sep
	35		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Oct
	36		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Nov
	37		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1875 Dec
Box	Folder
3	1		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Jan
	2		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Feb
	3		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Mar
	4		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Apr
	5		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 May
	6		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Jun
	7		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Jul
	8		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Aug
	9		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Sep
	10		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Oct
	11		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1876 Nov – Dec
	12		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Jan
	13		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Feb
	14		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Mar
	15		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Apr
	16		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 May
	17		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Jun
	18		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Jul – Aug
	19		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Sep
	20		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Oct
	21		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Nov
	22		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1877 Dec
	23		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1878
	24		Schooner CHARMER, papers; 1879
	25		Schooner CHARMER, “settlements” (36 voyages); 1872-1878
	26		Schooner CHARMER, charter parties; 1874-1878
	27		Schooner CHARMER, bills of lading; 1872-1878
	28		Schooner CHARMER, Insurance policies; 1872-1877
	29		Schooner CHARMER,; undated
Box	Folder
4	1		Schooner CHARMER, Articles of Agreement; 1872-1873
	2		Schooner CHARMER, Articles of Agreement; 1874
	3		Schooner CHARMER, Articles of Agreement; 1875
	4		Schooner CHARMER, Articles of Agreement; 1876
	5		Schooner CHARMER, Articles of Agreement; 1877

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