Overview of the Collection
Biography of John H. Cogswell
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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Cogswell, John H. |
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Title:
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John H. Cogswell Papers |
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Dates:
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1867-1877 |
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Extent:
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ca. 139 pieces |
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Abstract:
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Business papers, including
correspondence, bills, and accounts, relating to lumber shipments received by Cogswell, who
provided lumber for home construction and shipbuilding, chiefly from suppliers in Maine.
Numerous companies and vessels are mentioned, including the schooner HANNAH CLARK and
the schooner BOXER. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 228 |
John H. Cogswell was a lumber dealer of Ipswich, Massachusetts during the mid to late
19th century.
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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):
Boxer (Schooner)
Hannah Clark (Schooner)
Subjects:
Coastwise shipping--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Lumber trade--Massachusetts--Ipswich
Shipbuilding
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 228, 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 Bacon & Huckins in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
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Bacon & Huckins |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Batchelder, Calvin |
1/5 |
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Bennett, George |
1/5 |
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Berlin Mills Co. |
1/3 |
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Bunker, S. |
1/7 |
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Burt, William L. |
1/2 |
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Charles G. Sterns & Co. |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3 |
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Clark, C.S. |
1/2 |
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Clement & Goodridge |
1/3 |
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Cutler & Eddy |
1/7 |
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Cutler, ? |
1/4 |
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Cutler, Thatcher & Co. |
1/3, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8 |
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Dole & Fogg |
1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6 |
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Dole, Albert D. |
1/8 |
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First Ward National Bank, Boston |
1/5 |
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Flint, Ellen R. |
1/7 |
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G.W. Cummings & Co. |
1/1 |
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Grant, Ephraim |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 |
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Grush, Benjamin S. |
1/7 |
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Hale, Albert D. |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Hodgkins, Daniel L. |
1/5 |
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Holyoke, R. |
1/3 |
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Hull, ? |
1/7 |
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Hurd, Henry M. |
1/7 |
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James & Williams |
1/2 |
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James, E.B. |
1/2 |
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Norton Mills Co. |
1/2 |
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Pierce, Charles W. |
1/2 |
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Powers, J.M. |
1/6 |
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Spofford, Prescott |
1/3 |
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Stockwell & Co. |
1/5 |
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Stockwell, D.R. |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Sutton, Richard |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Thayer, Oliver |
1/2 |
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Thurston, Ephraim |
1/4 |
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Turner, ? |
1/4 |
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West, George W. |
1/5 |
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West, H.W. |
1/5 |
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Weymouth, Richard L. |
1/3 |
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Wiggin, ? |
1/1 |
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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 BOXER in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
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BOXER (Schooner) |
1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 |
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CHILION |
1/3 |
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HANNAH CLARK (Schooner) |
1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8 |
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HELENA |
1/4 |
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LEONORA (Schooner) |
1/3 |
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MADORA (Schooner) |
1/5 |
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MAGNOLIA |
1/8 |
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MAGNUM BONUM (Schooner) |
1/2, 1/5 |
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MAY FLOWER (Schooner) |
1/2 |
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PIONEER (Schooner) |
1/6 |
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RANKING |
1/4 |
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S. SAWYER (Schooner) |
1/1 |
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T.H. SEYMOUR (Schooner) |
1/7 |
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T.J. BECKETT (Schooner) |
1/4, 1/6 |
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UNISON (Schooner) |
1/2 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Business papers and correspondence; 1867-1877
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Box
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Folder
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Papers and
correspondence; 1867 |
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2 |
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Papers and
correspondence; 1868 |
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3 |
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Papers and
correspondence; 1869-1870 |
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4 |
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Papers and
correspondence; 1873 |
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5 |
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Papers and
correspondence; 1874 |
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6 |
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Papers and
correspondence; 1875 |
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7 |
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Papers and
correspondence; 1876-1877 |
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8 |
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Papers and
correspondence, unidentified; undated |
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