Records of the Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
Abstract
Scattered papers of the company and three of its predecessors: Coast Wrecking Company, Merritt's Wrecking Organization, and Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Company. Includes minutes of meetings of the National Board of Marine Underwriters (New York, N.Y.), primary stockholders of Coast Wrecking Company; auction catalog for sale of materials belonging to Coast Wrecking Company; salvage contracts of Merritt's Wrecking Organization; copy of a U.S. House of Representatives bill relating to warehousing and revenue collection; rate schedules; and materials on an under water cutting torch and conditions of employment.
Dates
- Creation: 1860 - 1926
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
History of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
The Coast Wrecking Company was established 1860 and reorganized as Merritt's Wrecking Organization. In 1897 it merged with Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Company to form Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Company. The company merged again in 1922 with T.A. Scott Company to form Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation. Throughout, the company was involved in marine salvage and wrecking operations and headquartered in New York, N.Y.
Extent
241 item(s) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Index to Personal Names
- Best, John Townsend
- 1/2
- Bierwirth, Leopold
- 1/1
- Bleecher, T.B.
- 1/2
- Brown, Vernon
- 1/2
- Canning, Hazel
- 1/5
- Casson, ? (Capt.)
- 1/2
- Clarke, Winthrop A.
- 1/10
- Comes, W. Irving
- 1/2
- Davis, Walter Nisbet
- 1/11, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14
- Edwards, Alfred
- 1/1
- Fuller, Robert
- 1/2
- Gale, George E.
- 1/3
- Hand, C.A.
- 1/2
- Hewitt, Abram S.
- 1/2
- Jacob, E.H.
- 1/1
- Jones, J.D.
- 1/1, 1/2
- Lathrop, F.S.
- 1/1
- Lyell, ?
- 1/1
- McGee, William H.
- 1/3
- McGer, ?
- 1/3
- McGlyn, WIlliam H.
- 1/2
- Merritt, Israel J.
- 1/2
- Merritt, Israel J. (Jr.)
- 1/3
- Neilson, A.B.
- 1/1
- Ogden, Alfred
- 1/1
- Organ, M.W.
- 1/3
- Outerbridge, P & A.E.
- 1/2
- Satterthwaithe, T.B.
- 1/2
- Sharp, F.R.
- 1/2
- Smith, Daniel Drake
- 1/1
- Smith, J. Raymond
- 1/2, 1/3
- Telfair, Jacob R.
- 1/2
- Thompson, ?
- 1/1
- Walter, Clawood
- 1/1
- Whitlock, James A.
- 1/2
- Whitney, William C.
- 1/2
- Wright, L.A.
- 1/2
Index to Corporate Names
- Anchor Insurance Co. 1/1
- Anthony & Chew 1/2
- Atlantic & Gulf Wrecking Co. 1/2
- Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1, 1/2
- Beast & Levons/Levous 1/2
- Board of Marine Underwriters of the City of New York 1/1, 1/2
- Boston Marine Insurance Co. 1/2
- Bowing & Archibald 1/2
- British & Foreign Insurance Co., Ltd. 1/2
- Burdett & Dennis 1/2
- C.H. Mallory & Co. 1/2
- Chapman Wrecking Co. 1/3
- Coast Wrecking Co. 1/1, 1/2
- Commercial Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1
- F. Alexander & Sons 1/2
- Finch & Edger Co. 1/3
- Higgins & Barrett 1/2
- Inman & International Steamship Co., Ltd. 1/2
- Insurance Co. of North America 1/3
- Johnson & Higgins 1/2
- Jones & Whitlock 1/2
- Lloyds 1/2
- Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1
- Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. 1/3
- Merritt Chapman & Scott 1/5
- Merritt Wrecking Co. 1/2
- Merritt Wrecking Organization 1/2
- National Board of Marine Underwriters 1/2
- Neptune Insurance Co. 1/1
- New York & Texas Steamship Co. 1/2
- New York Evening Sun 1/3
- New York Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1, 1/2
- New York, Havana & Mexican Steamship Co. 1/2
- Olerichs 7 Co. 1/2
- Orient Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1
- Pacific Insurance Co. 1/1
- Providence & Washington Insurance Co. 1/2
- Providence Washington Insurance Co. 1/2, 1/3
- Qubec Steamship Co. 1/2
- Satherwait & Platt 1/2
- Sun Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1
- Union Mutual Insurance Co. 1/1ΓΏ
- William P. Clyde & Co. 1/3
Index to Vessel Names
- CHILEAN (Steamer) 1/2
- CITY OF NEW YORK (Steamer) 1/2
- FRANCISCA (Steamer) 1/3
- GODREVY (Steamer) 1/2
- HAROLD (Steamer) 1/2
- HENRY A. LITCHFIELD (Bark) 1/3
- JONES (Tug) 1/3
- LORNTY (Steamer) 1/2
- M. D. S. (Schooner) 1/3
- MERRITT (Tug) 1/3
- NANKIN (Steamer) 1/2
- POLARIA (Steamship) 1/3
- RESCUE (Steamer) 1/2
- SAN JACINTO (Steamer) 1/2
- TALLAPOOSA (U.S.S.) 1/2
- Title
- Records of the Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation (Coll. 2)
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Records at the G.W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org