Overview of the Collection
Biography of Alfred H. Pinkham
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Indexes
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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Alfred H. Pinkham |
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Title:
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Alfred H. Pinkham Papers |
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Dates:
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1863-1884 |
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Extent:
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ca 494 pieces |
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Abstract:
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This collection is comprised of
15 file follders contained in one document case. The first 12 folders contain shipping papers, etc,
arranged chronologically between 1863 and 1884. Included here are outfitting bills and receipts,
charter-parties, bills of lading, cargo manifests, letters to Alfred Pinkham and various port and
consulate documents. Folder 13 has two "Fisherman's Shipping Papers" for schooner
DIPLOMA, 1873, while folder 14 contains nine shipping articles for various schooners 1872-1883. The last folder contains related undated and unidentified materials. |
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Identification:
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Coll.74 |
Alfred H. Pinkham (1841-1885) was a shipmaster from Boothbay, Maine. Between 1863
and 1884 he was master of the schooners CYNOSURE, DIPLOMA, STEPHEN G.
PINKHAM, ELLA, BOXER, and MATILDA. These vessels sailed primarily from New
York and traded with ports like Baltimore, Boston, Portland and Boothbay, Maine, Haiti,
Baracoa (Cuba), Luanda (Angola), Cape Town, Hong Kong and Manila.
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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.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Diploma (Schooner)
Boxer (Schooner)
Cynosure (Schooner)
Ella (Schooner)
Matilda (Schooner : 1872-1883)
Stephen G. Pinkham (Schooner)
Subjects:
International trade
Shipping--New York (State)--New York
Ships--Cargo
Document Types:
Bills of lading
Charter-parties
Manifests
Occupations:
Shipmasters--Maine--Boothbay
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 74, 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 Acutt, Blaine & Co. in Box 1, Folder 11 of the collection.
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Acutt, Blaine & Co. |
1/11 |
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Anderson & Murison |
1/9, 1/11 |
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Barron, Richard B. |
1/11 |
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Brown, James L. |
1/3 |
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Clifford, ? |
1/9 |
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Davey & Swan |
1/4 |
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Dodge, E.S. |
1/12 |
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Driscoll, John |
1/11 |
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E.A. Sawyer & Co. |
1/4, 1/5, 1/11 |
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Gilbert Livington & Co. |
1/9 |
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Harrington, C.B. |
1/4 |
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Hatch, S.W. |
1/12 |
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Hill, Charles R. |
1/3 |
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Hodgdon, A.P. |
1/11 |
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James Rowland & Co. |
1/4 |
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Jed Frye & Co. |
1/5 |
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Johnson, William (Mrs.) |
1/11 |
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Little, C.O. |
1/4 |
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Murison, James |
1/9 |
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New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
1/5 |
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Pierce, N.E. |
1/5 |
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S.A. Howes & Co. |
1/3 |
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Sewall, S.J. |
1/12 |
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Shepherd, J.S. |
1/5 |
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Smith & Bell Co. |
1/9 |
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Staples, Cyrus |
1/3 |
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Staples, Isaac R. |
1/3, 1/4 |
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T.L. Meyer & Co. |
1/11 |
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Tarbox, V.C. |
1/4, 1/5 |
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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 schooner ARRIVAL in Box 1, Folder 4 of the collection.
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A.H. WHITMORE |
1/3 |
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ALLEN LEWIS |
1/3 |
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ARRIVAL (Schooner) |
1/4 |
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BOAZ (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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CYNOSURE |
1/3 |
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DIPLOMAT (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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F. MAYO (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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GENERAL GRANT |
1/3 |
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HENRY MIDDLETON |
1/4 |
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IDA ELLA (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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LEPANTA (Bark) |
1/3 |
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MAIL (Schooner) |
1/12 |
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MATILDA (Schooner) |
1/12 |
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STELLA MARIS (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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STEPHEN G. PINKHAM (Schooner) |
1/4, 1/5, 1/9, 1/11 |
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VALPARASIO |
1/12 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Papers 1863-1884
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Bills, receipts, cargo
manifests, bills of lading, etc., relating to schooner CYNOSURE, Alfred Pinkham, master, New
York, Baltimore and Boothbay, Maine; 1863-1870 |
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Bills, bills of lading,
cargo manifests, etc., relating to schooner DIPLOMA, Alfred Pinkham, master, New York; 1871-1872 |
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Bills, letters, cargo
manifests, etc., relating to schooner DIPLOMA, Alfred Pinkham, master, New York, Nassau; 1873 |
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Letters, bills,
receipts, protest, etc. relating to schooner STEPHEN G. PINKHAM, Alfred Pinkham, master,
Bath, Portland, Haiti, New York; 1874 |
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Bills, accounts,
letters, receipts, bills of lading, cargo manifests, etc., relating to schooner STEPHEN G.
PINKHAM,Alfred Pinkham, master, New York, Bath and Boothbay Maine, Baracoa; 1875 |
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Letters, bills,
accounts, cargo manifests, receipts, bills of lading, Charter Party, etc., relating to schooner
STEPHEN G. PINKHAM, Alfred Pinkham, master, New York, Cuba, Maine; 1876 |
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Letters, bills,
accounts, bills of lading, cargo manifests, etc., relating to schooner STEPHEN G. PINKHAM,
Alfred Pinkham, master, New York, Maine, Luanda, West Africa; 1877 |
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Receipts, bills,
accounts, bills of lading, cargo manifests, etc., relating to schooner STEPHEN G. PINKHAM,
Alfred Pinkham, master, Boston; 1878 Jan - Mar |
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Bills, accounts, bills
of lading, letters, relating to schooner STEPHEN G. PINKHAM, Alfred Pinkham, master, Cape
Town; 1878 Apr - Jun |
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Bills of lading,
bills, accounts, freight list, relating to schooner STEPHEN G. PINKHAM, Alfred Pinkham,
master, Hong Kong, Cape Town, Manila; 1878 Jul - Dec |
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Bills, accounts, bills
of lading, letters, manifest, Charter Parties relating to schooner STEPHEN G. PINKHAM, Alfred
Pinkham, master, Boston, Natal, Cape Town, St. Thomas; 1879 |
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Bills, receipts,
letters, relating to Alfred Pinkham and schooners ELLA, BOXER, and MATILDA, Boston,
Portland, Boothbay; 1880-1884 |
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Fisherman's
Shipping Papers, Schooner DIPLOMA; 1873 |
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Shipping Articles
relative to schooners DIPLOMA, BOXER, and STEPHEN G. PINKHAM; ca. 1872-1883 |
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Unidentified
material; undated |
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