Overview of the Collection
Biography of Enoch Hobart
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names
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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Hobart, Enoch |
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Title:
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Enoch Hobart Papers |
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Dates:
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1754-1766 |
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Extent:
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61 pieces |
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Abstract:
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The collection has been organized
chronologically including letters from Hobart regarding the disposition of vessels and cargo;
miscellaneous accounts, receipts, and business agreements; instructions to shipmasters; copies of
cargo invoices; accounts of cargo sales; and expenses for construction, repair, and outfitting of
various vessels. The papers also covey Hobart's difficulties in the West Indies trade during the
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Identification:
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Coll. 174 |
Enoch Hobart was a Philadelphia merchant and shipowner during the middle years of the
18th century, and was actively involved in that city's trade with the West Indies. The most
popular trading ports seemed to have been Jamaica and St. Lucia, and cargos consisted of flour,
bread, sugar, rum, staves, and other goods. Hobart owned or managed the brigs MINERVA and
POLLY, and perhaps held interests in other vessels. Between 1754-1757 he made four voyages
to Jamaica and was twice captured by French privateers.
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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:
Haughton, Phillip--Correspondence
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Minerva (Brig)
Polly (Brig : 1754-1766)
Places:
Jamaica
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce--West Indies
Saint Lucia
West Indies--Commerce--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Subjects:
International trade
Shipmasters
Shipping--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Document Types:
Invoices
Letterpress copybooks
Occupations:
Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Shipowners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 174, 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 Robert Bully in Box 1, Folder 5 of the collection.
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Bully, Robert |
1/5 |
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Dalton, William |
1/5 |
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Dorrell, ? (Capt.) |
1/5 |
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Hobart & Bringhurst |
1/5 |
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Humphry, James |
1/5 |
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Husum, Thomas |
1/1 |
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King, Robert |
1/5 |
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MINERVA (brig) |
1/1 |
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Morrell, William |
1/1 |
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POLLY (brig) |
1/1 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Enoch Hobart papers & letterbook; 1754-1766
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Folder
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Papers; includes
accounts, incoming letters, portage bill and cargo invoice for brigantine MINERVA, William
Morrell, master. Brig POLLY also mentioned; 1754 8 pages |
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Papers; includes
cargo invoice and proceeds from MINERVA, account between Phillip Haughton and Capt.
Hobart relating to construction of brigantine POLLY, letter from Hobart to Capt. Thomas Nusum
of the POLLY, other letters from Hobart relating to shipping interests, and a descriptions of
General Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne on July 9; 1755 31 pages |
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Papers; includes
vessel accounts for POLLY, cargo invoice, and receipt for rum shipped aboard MINERVA; 1756-1757 9 pages |
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Papers; sales
accounts for barrels of rum and flour, business letter (copy) and memo from Hobart, and invoice
for 54 barrels of flour shipped aboard brig REBECCA; 1758 4 pages |
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Papers; includes
receipt, letter from Hobart, and cargo invoice of bread and flour aboard sloop HENRY; 1759-1761 7 pages |
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Papers; includes
invoice of cargo aboard MINERVA, and cargo account for MINERVA; 1762-1764 2 pages |
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Papers; includes
cargo invoices for barrels of flour and ship bread, bill of lading for ship RACHELL, and copy of
Hobart's instructions to Capt. John Burrows of MINERVA; 1765-1766 7 pages |
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Papers; includes
receipts, cargo invoices, cargo sales accounts (MINERVA), and livestock account aboard
POLLY; undated 10 pages |
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Letter copybook; contains manuscript copies of
letters from Hobart (in Philadelphia) to business associates and shipmasters, and invoices for
cargo shipped via MINERVA, POLLY, REBECCA, PATTY, MARTHA, ROBERT & MARY,
NANCY, and the snow SUCCESS; 1754-176 |
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