Overview of the Collection
Biography of Elam, George and Thomas Eldridge
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Index
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Eldridge family |
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Title:
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Elam, George, and Thomas Eldridge Papers |
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Dates:
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1828-1867 |
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Extent:
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334 pieces |
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Abstract:
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This is a collection of
correspondence, accounts, labor and salvage records, powers of attorney, and other papers, of
Elam (1793-1870), George (1803-1881), and Thomas Eldridge (1807-1889), shipmasters and
mariners of Mystic Bridge, Conn., relating to the smack ENERGY, smack SPLENDID, schooner
PLUTARCH, schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, sloop MYSTIC and sloop GEORGE
ELDRIDGE. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 62 |
Elam (1793-1870), George (1803-1881), and Thomas Eldridge (1807-1889) were the sons of George Eldridge (1770-1850) and Hannah Burrows (1767-1847) of Mystic, Connecticut. All three were shipmasters and mariners of Mystic Bridge, Connecticut, and were one of the Mystic families that helped to settle the Florida Keys.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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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:
Eldridge family.
Eldridge, Elam, 1793-1870.
Eldridge, George, 1803-1881.
Eldridge, Thomas, 1807-1889.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Charles & Edward (Schooner)
Energy (Smack).
George Eldridge (Sloop)
Mystic (Sloop)
Plutarch (Schooner)
Splendid (Smack)
Places:
Florida Keys (Fla.)
Mystic Bridge (Conn.).
Subjects:
Coastwise shipping--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Salvage
Shipping--Connecticut--Groton
Shipping--Connecticut--Mystic
Document Types:
Powers of attorney
Occupations:
Ship captains--Connecticut
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 62, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum,
Inc.
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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 the sloop AMERICA in Box 1, Folder 4 of the collection.
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AMERICA (Sloop) |
1/4, 1/6, 1/8 |
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ANN ELIZA (Brig) |
1/7 |
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Ashbey, Fish & Co. |
1/9 |
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Ashbey, J.B. |
1/7 |
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Ashbey, Margaret |
1/7 |
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Ashby, Pool & Co. |
1/8 |
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Beckwith, Caleb (Jr.) |
1/7 |
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Bethell, William C. |
1/7 |
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Bright, Edward |
1/9 |
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BRILLIANT (Sloop) |
1/ |
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Brown, Henry |
1/8 |
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Browne, F.A. |
1/4 |
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Bulkley, ? |
1/7 |
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Burrows, John |
1/7 |
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CAMPBELL (Revenue Cutter) |
1/5 |
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CHARLES & EDWARD (Schooner) |
1/9 |
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Cleavland, ? |
1/7 |
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Clift, ? |
1/9 |
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COMET (Schooner) |
1/8 |
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Coste, ? |
1/5 |
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Crump, William C. |
1/7 |
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Delawar, E.C. |
1/8 |
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Denison, J.W. |
1/9 |
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ELASCO (Bark) |
1/8 |
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Eldredge, George (III) |
1/9 |
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Eldredge, Hannah |
1/7 |
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Eldredge, John B. |
1/9, 1/10 |
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Eldredge, Nathan |
1/6, 1/8 |
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Eldredge, Thomas |
1/6, 1/7, 1/9 |
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Eldredge, William H. |
1/4, 1/10 |
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ELIZA CATHERINE (Sloop) |
1/7, 1/8 |
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EMERLINE |
1/8 |
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EUPHRATES (Schooner) |
1/7 |
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FALCON (Brig) |
1/5 |
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Fish, Asa |
1/5 |
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Fish, James D. |
1/8 |
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Fish, Sands |
1/8 |
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Gardner & Packer |
1/8 |
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GEORGE ELDREDGE (Sloop) |
1/8, 1/10 |
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Goodyear, ? |
1/7 |
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GRAND TURK (Ship) |
1/5 |
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Griffith, E. |
1/4 |
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HOPE (Schooner) |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Housman, ? |
1/5 |
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Howe, Charles |
1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9 |
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Howe, Edward |
1/7 |
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Howe, Sarah Ann |
1/7 |
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J & P Rhodes |
1/4 |
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Jerome, Richard |
1/7 |
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KEY WEST (Sloop) |
1/5, 1/8 |
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Latham, ? |
1/9 |
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LILA (Brig) |
1/5 |
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Lord & Stocker |
1/4 |
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Maxwell, Ann |
1/7 |
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Maxwell, Wright & Co. |
1/9 |
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Meacham, George L. |
1/7 |
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Miner, Frederick D. |
1/7 |
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MONTGOMERY (Schooner) |
1/4 |
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Morrill, ? |
1/5 |
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MOUNT VERNON (Sloop) |
1/5 |
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Nalk, Jacob R. |
/18 |
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NEW YORK |
1/6 |
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Packer, Eldredge |
1/8 |
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Packer, James |
1/4 |
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Packer, M.R. |
1/8 |
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Palmer, John |
1/6 |
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Park, John C. |
1/9 |
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R. L. Maitland & Co. |
1/8 |
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Rogers, John |
1/7 |
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ROME (Schooner) |
1/7 |
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Sanderson, ? |
1/5 |
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Sawyer & Brightman |
1/9 |
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Sawyer, Benjamin |
1/9 |
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Sawyer, Winthrop |
1/4, 1/8, 1/9 |
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Smith, J.B. |
1/5 |
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Stark, ? |
1/10 |
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Stewart, Charles |
1/6 |
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SWALLOW |
1/7, 1/8 |
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SYLPH (Schooner) |
1/5, 1/6 |
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Taylor, ? |
1/5 |
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Templeton, W.C. |
1/9 |
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TEXAS |
1/8 |
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Tift, ? |
1/4, 1/6 |
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Tift, A.C. |
1/10 |
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VEVALIA |
1/6 |
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Wall, William F. |
1/7 |
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Wolf, Charles |
1/9 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Papers 1828-1867
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Box
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Folder
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Papers (primarily
accounts) of Smack ENERGY, Schooner PLUTARCH, and Sloop MYSTIC; 1828-1835 42 pieces |
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Papers (accounts) of
Sloop MYSTIC, Smack ENERGY, and Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE; 1836-1837 41 pieces |
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Papers (letters &
miscellaneous accounts) of Schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE; 1838 Jan - Jun 23 |
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Papers (letters,
accounts) of Schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE; 1838
July - Dec 30 |
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Papers (letters,
accounts) of Schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE; 1839 30 |
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Papers (letters,
accounts) of Schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE; 1840 39 |
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Papers (accounts) of
Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE, miscellaneous letters, including one from Elam Eldredge to wife; 1841 36 |
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Papers (letters,
accounts) of Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE, Smack SPLENDID, miscellaneous personal accounts; 1842-1845 29 |
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Papers (letters,
accounts) of Schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, Sloop GEORGE ELDREGE; 1846-1867 44 |
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Miscellaneous
papers, accounts and letters; undated 30 |
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Record book, labor
accounts, recipes, poetry, accounts on board Smack ENERGY, personal accounts, labor on Ship
SHEEPHERDESS, etc; 1830-1851 |
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Accounts, records of
monies received for "new sloop", salvage accounts, Elam Eldredge in account with Sloop
GEORGE ELDREDGE; 1837 |
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Account book; Sloop
MYSTIC; 1835 |
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Accouts, Sloop
MYSTIC, Sloop GEORGE ELDREDGE, Charles Howe in account with Elam Eldredge; 1835-1846 |
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