Overview of the Collection
Biography of Enoch Wood
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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Wood, Enoch |
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Title:
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Enoch Wood Collection |
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Dates:
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1824-1845 |
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Extent:
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10 v. |
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Abstract:
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Logbooks and account books kept by Enoch Wood on board the
ships Norman, Mogul, Chatham, Charriot, George Cabot, and Alabama, as well as the brig
Kremlin. Vessels were involved in the coastal United States, and transatlantic trade, carrying
various cargoes primarily between the ports of Boston, New Orleans, Havre, and Liverpool. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 264 |
Enoch Wood was a Massachusetts ship master. Apparently living in Boxford,
Mass., he sailed aboard and commanded vessels engaged in the coastal and transatlantic trades
between 1824 and 1845. Vessels included the ships Mogul, built in 1823 in Medford, Mass by
Thatcher Magoun; the Chatham, built in 1834 in Medford by S. Lapham; the Norman, built in
1836 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; the Chariot, George Cabot, and Alabama; as well as the
Brig Kremlin, built in 1824 in Dover, Mass. Like other ship masters of his time Enoch Wood as
often part owner of the vessels he commanded. He is listed as port owner of both the Norman
and the Alabama.
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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.
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
Corporate Entities:
Alabama (Ship)
Chariot (Ship)
Chatham (Ship)
George Cabot (Ship)
Kremlin (Ship)
Mogul (Ship)
Norman (Ship)
Subjects:
Shipmasters--New
Hampshire
Ships--Cargo
Document Types:
Logbooks
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 264, 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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Logbooks, 1824-1844.
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Volume
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Logbook, Mogul (Ship) 1824-1825 |
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Logbook, Kremlin (Brig) 1826-1828 |
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Logbook,
Chariot (Ship) 1830-1831 |
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Logbook, George Cabot
(Ship) 1832 |
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Logbook, inc. letter copies, Chatham (Ship) 1834-1835 |
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Logbook, Alabama (Ship) 1842-1844 |
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Account books, 1826-1845.
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Account book, with logbook, Chatham (Ship) 1826-1833, 1834 |
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Account book, Norman (Ship) and Alabama (Ship) 1830-1845 |
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Account book, with letter copies, George Cabot (Ship), Chatham (Ship), and Norman
(Ship) 1832-1840 |
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Account book, Alabama (Ship) 1842-1845 |
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