John Palmer Papers
Abstract
Included in this collection are letters to John Palmer at Newport during 1776 from family and friends. Two diaries kept by John Palmer between 1775 and 1777 provide insights into the Revolutionary Period, as do the 2 sea journals from the Privateer REVENGE. Present also are logs and journals for the Snow BLACK PRINCESS, Schooner LITTLE REBECCA, Sloop COUNT D'ESTAINGE, Brig BETSEY, and the Ship READYMONEY. Most of the material after 1800 (about 10% of the total) involves other members of the Palmer family.
Dates
- Creation: 1775 - 1839
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
Biography of John Palmer
John Palmer (1747-1810) was a Revolutionary War soldier and mariner from Stonington, Connecticut. During 1776 he was with Col. Babcock's regiment at Newport, Rhode Island. Later, from 1777-1778, he served aboard the Stonington privateer REVENGE. Following that he served aboard several merchant vessels out of Stonington and New London on West Indies trading voyages between 1779 and 1785. Records indicate that he was master of the Snow BLACK PRINCESS.
Extent
1 box(es) (113 pieces; 11 vol.)
Language of Materials
English
Index to Personal and Corporate Names
- Babcock, Elisha 1/1
- Babcock, Hezekiah 1/3
- Babcock, M. 1/1
- Babcock, N. 1/7
- Babcock, Robert 1/1
- Belsher, John 1/1
- Brown, Joshua 1/1
- Burrows, Henry 1/4
- Burrows, Noyes 1/4
- Chesebrough, Amos 1/1
- Chesebrough, Nathaniel 1/1
- Chesebrough, Rebecca 1/1
- Chesebrough, Zeb 1/1
- Coldman, Edward 1/1
- Conkling, Joseph 1/2, 1/3
- Denison, James 1/1
- Denison, Eliza 1/7
- Hancox, Joseph 1/1
- Hancox, Zeb 1/1
- Hewitt, Silas 1/1
- Hilliard, Joseph 1/1
- Hull, Charlie 1/7
- Lewis, Asa 1/1
- Marchant, Henry 1/2, 1/3
- Miner, Clement 1/1
- Miner, Ephraim 1/3
- Miner, Lucy 1/7
- Nichols, John 1/4
- Nichols, Sarah 1/4
- Noyes, Ephraim 1/4
- Noyes, Eunice 1/4
- Noyes, Joseph 1/4
- Noyes, Lucy Ann 1/4
- Noyes, Nancy 1/4
- Noyes, Nathan S. 1/4
- Noyes, Thomas 1/1
- Palmer, Abijah 1/1
- Palmer, Allen 1/1, 1/2, 1/5
- Palmer, Benjamin F. 1/4
- Palmer, Bridget 1/1
- Palmer, Daniel 1/1
- Palmer, Dolly 1/4
- Palmer, Edward 1/1, 1/3
- Palmer, Elijah 1/3
- Palmer, Eliza 1/4
- Palmer, James 1/1
- Palmer, Jonas 1/1
- Palmer, Mary 1/7
- Palmer, Moses 1/1
- Palmer, E.H. (Mrs.) 1/4
- Palmer, Sarah 1/3, 1/5, 1/7
- Palmer, Nathan 1/1
- Palmer, Noyes (Jr.) 1/1, 1/3
- Palmer, Noyes (Sr.) 1/1, 1/3
- Palmer, Peleg 1/1
- Palmer, Prudence 1/1
- Palmer, Reuben 1/1
- Palmer, Samuel 1/1
- Palmer, Zebediah 1/1, 1/3
- Pendleton, Amos 1/1
- Pendleton, Benjamin 1/1
- Prentice, Samuel 1/1
- Rossiter, White 1/3
- Searle, Mary 1/3
- Smith Sons & Anderson 1/3
- Smith, Oliver 1/1
- Stanton, Andrew 1/1
- Stanton, Ebenezer 1/1
- Stanton, Lodowick 1/1
- Stanton, Lois 1/1
- Stanton, Robert 1/1
- Stanton, Thankful 1/3
- Thompson, Nathan 1/3
- Thompson, Nathaniel 1/1
- Tracy, Moses 1/1
- Whipple, ? (Capt.) 1/1
- Williams, Hannah 1/1
- Williams, S.N.L. 1/4
- Woodbridge, Joseph 1/2, 1/3
Index to Vessel Names
- BETSY (Brig) 1/3
- CALEDONIA 1/7
- COLUMBUS (Privateer) 1/1
- COUNT D'ESTAINGE (Sloop) 1/3
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Newport (R.I.)--History
- Rhode Island--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Stonington (Conn.)--History
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- John Palmer Papers (Coll. 53)
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of His Papers at the G.W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
- Author
- Doug Stein
- Date
- April 1979
- 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