Overview of the Collection
Biography of Jesse Hurd
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
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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Hurd, Jesse, ca. 1760-1831 |
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Title:
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Jesse Hurd Papers |
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Dates:
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1780-1843 |
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Extent:
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ca. 867 items |
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Abstract:
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The collection consists of accounts, bills,
receipts, bills of lading, promissory notes and correspondence contained in 20 file folders. There
are also 14 volumes including account books, ledgers, and other various record books, detailing
the business activities of Jesse, Jacob, Cyrus, and Charles Hurd. This material contains
information on crews wages, cargoes, lumber, store accounts, shipyard business, personal
accounts, ropewalk accounts, and shipbuilding activity. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 66 |
Jesse Hurd (1760-1831) was a shipbuilder, merchant, distiller, state legislator, and
shipowner from Chatham, Connecticut, which was renamed East Hampton in 1915, during the
early years of the 19th century. He was the son of Jacob Hurd Jr. (d. 1811), and married Drusilla
Dart in 1788. Their children were Laura, Jesse, Charles, Drusilla, Cyrus, Nelson, Lavina, and
Henry.
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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:
Child, Gardner
Child, Thomas
Hurd, Charles
Hurd, Cyrus
Hurd, Jacob,--d. 1811
Places:
Chatham (Conn.)
Connecticut--Politics and government
Subjects:
Distilleries--Connecticut--East Hampton
Freight and freightage
Lumber
Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc.
Rope trade--Connecticut--East Hampton
Shipbuilding--Connecticut--East Hampton
Shipyards--Connecticut--East Hampton
Stores, Retail--Connecticut--East Hampton
Document Types:
Account books--Connecticut--East Hampton
Accounts--Connecticut--East Hampton
Bills of lading--Connecticut--East Hampton
Ledgers--Connecticut--East Hampton
Promissory notes--Connecticut--East Hampton
Receipts--Connecticut--East Hampton
Occupations:
Legislators--Connecticut--East Hampton
Merchant mariners
Merchants--Connecticut--East Hampton
Shipowners--Connecticut--East Hampton
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 66, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Papers; 1780-1843
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Box
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Folder
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Papers; 1780-1806 |
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2 |
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Papers; 1807-1809 |
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3 |
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Papers; 1810 |
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4 |
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Papers; 1811-1812 |
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Papers; 1813-1814 |
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Papers; 1815-1816 |
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Papers; 1817-1818 |
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Papers; 1819-1820 |
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9 |
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Papers; 1821-1822 |
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10 |
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Papers; 1823-1824 |
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11 |
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Papers; 1825-1826 |
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12 |
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Papers; 1827 |
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Box
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Folder
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Papers; 1828 Jan-May |
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Papers; 1828 Jun-Aug |
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Papers; 1828 Sep-Dec |
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Papers; 1829 Jan-Mar |
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Papers; 1829 Apr-Jun |
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Papers; 1829 Jul -Dec |
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Papers; 1830-1843 |
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Miscellaneous
material; undated |
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Volumes; 1801-1823
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Volume
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd containing accounts of slops, crew's wages and cargo; 1821-1823 |
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd for lumber received; 1816-1817 |
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd for rum, tea, coffee, and tobacco; 1816 |
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd containing store accounts; 1817 |
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd containing general store accounts; 1816 |
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Account book of
Cyrus Hurd containing shipyard, store, and personal accounts; 1831 |
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Record book of Jesse
Hurd containing accounts of business and labor transactions; 1804-1819 |
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Account book of
Sloop ALFRED, George Pratt, master contains accounts of ships' stores and cargoes; 1812-1815 |
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd containing ship, lumber, and cargo accounts, and mentioning Ship FORTITUDE; 1809-1810 |
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Ledger of Charles
Hurd in account with Jesse Hurd and others, containing store, lumber and ropewalk accounts; 1813-1815 |
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Labor account book
of Jesse Hurd for construction of a ship for Thomas and Gardner Child, containing shipbuilding
and labor accounts; 1820-1821 |
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Ledger of Jesse
Hurd Jr., containing labor, ropewalk and store accounts; 1815-1818 |
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Ledger of Charles
Hurd in account with ropewalk workers, containing ropewalk, labor, and store accounts; 1806-1814 |
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Account book of
Jesse Hurd, containing shipbuilding, shipyard, labor and store accounts; 1801-1813 |
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