Overview of the Collection
Biography of the Drummond Family
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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Drummond family |
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Title:
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Drummond Family Papers |
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Dates:
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1799-1812 |
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Extent:
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ca. 105 pieces |
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Abstract:
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This collection contains
approximately 100 pieces of manuscript material having to do with vessels and a sawmill in
which the Drummond Family had part interest. Included in the folders are a crew list, charter
information, a survey report, shipbuilding account, cargo and outfitting accounts, and estate
information and numerous expenses concerning the operation and sale of a sawmill in Winslow,
Maine. Vessels represented are the schooners, MARY AND FRANCES, GEORGETOWN, and
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Identification:
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Coll. 190 |
The name, Drummond, appears in the earliest records of the Sagadohoc/Georgetown/Long Reach Settlement on the Kennebec River. Georgetown, which was incorporated in 1716, included the present-day towns of Bath, West Bath, Phippsurg, Winnegance, Woolwich,
Georgetown and Arrowic, Maine. In the 1736 list of grantees dealing with the construction of
the Georgetown Meeting House appears the names of Patrick and James Drummond, "Names
famous in Bath wood shipbuilding a century and a half later." Patrick Drummond was one of the
first selectmen of the town. In 1802 a Patrick Drummond built the schooner,
GEORGETOWN in Georgetown, then a part of Greater Bath.
Members of the Drummond Family mentioned in these papers are: Patrick and John, each
of whom were masters of the GEORGETOWN (Alexander Drummond & Co. was a half owner
of the schooner); Alexander, Jr., who was master of the ship LEANDER of Wiscasset;
Rutherford; and Leander. From the papers relating to the sawmill, it can be ascertained that John
and Alexander were brothers, but their relationship to the other Drummonds cited is unclear.
However, the Drummond Family continued to figure in the building of wooden ships on the
Kennebec River until 1867.
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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:
Drummond family
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Georgetown (Schooner)
Hiram & George (Schooner)
Leander (Ship)
Mary & Francis (Schooner)
Subjects:
Decedents' estates--Maine--Wiscasset
Sawmills--Maine--Winslow
Shipping--Maine--Wiscasset
Ships--Cargo
Document Types:
Charter-parties
Crew lists
Family papers
Occupations:
Shipmasters--Maine--Wiscasset
Shipowners--Maine--Wiscasset
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 190, 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 Alexander Drummond Jr. & Co. in Box 1, Folder 2 of the collection.
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Alexander Drummond Jr. & Co. |
1/2, 1/3 |
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Drummond, Alexander (Capt.) |
1/1, 1/4, 1/6 |
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Drummond, John (Capt.) |
1/2, 1/3, /14 |
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Drummond, Leander |
1/4 |
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Drummond, Patrick (Capt.) |
1/2, 1/3, 1/5 |
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Drummond, Rutherford |
1/4 |
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GEORGETOWN (Schooner) |
1/2, 1/3 |
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HIRAM & GEORGE (Schooner) |
1/1 |
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LEANDER (Ship) |
1/6 |
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MARY & FRANCES (Schooner) |
1/5 |
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Phillips & Prince |
1/3 |
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Sprague, Peleg |
1/2 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Shipping Papers; 1799-1812
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Papers relating to
Sch. HIRAM & GEORGE; including pilotage and other sundry expenses for a voyage to the
West Indies; 1799 |
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Papers relating to
building of Sch. GEORGETOWN, of Georgetown, Maine; 1802 Jan-Aug |
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Papers relating to
outfitting, first voyage and sale of Sch. GEORGETOWN, John Drummond was master, includes
crew list, owners instructions, masters accounts, and other miscellaneous expenses for a voyage
to Bermuda; 1802 Aug-Nov |
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Papers relating to
John Drummond's saw mill (Winslow, Me.), includes purchase agreement (1803), John
Drummond estate information, and miscellaneous related accounts; 1802-1810 |
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Papers relating to
Sch. MARY & FRANCIS for a voyage to Antigua, includes owners accounts for cargo and
related expenses; 1809-1810 |
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Papers relating to
Ship LEANDER, Alexander Drummond, Master for a Trans-Atlantic trading voyage, includes
statement & expenses for repairing vessel at Waterford, Ireleand; 1810-1812 |
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