Elam, George, and Thomas Eldridge Papers
Abstract
This is a collection of correspondence, accounts, labor and salvage records, powers of attorney, and other papers, of Elam (1793-1870), George (1803-1881), and Thomas Eldridge (1807-1889), shipmasters and mariners of Mystic Bridge, Conn., relating to the smack ENERGY, smack SPLENDID, schooner PLUTARCH, schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, sloop MYSTIC and sloop GEORGE ELDRIDGE.
Dates
- Creation: 1828 - 1867
Language of Materials
English Latin
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 Elam, George and Thomas Eldridge
Elam (1793-1870), George (1803-1881), and Thomas Eldridge (1807-1889) were the sons of George Eldridge (1770-1850) and Hannah Burrows (1767-1847) of Mystic, Connecticut. All three were shipmasters and mariners of Mystic Bridge, Connecticut, and were one of the Mystic families that helped to settle the Florida Keys.
Extent
334 pieces (1 box; 4 vols.)
Index to Names
- AMERICA (Sloop) 1/4, 1/6, 1/8
- ANN ELIZA (Brig) 1/7
- Ashbey, Fish & Co. 1/9
- Ashbey, J.B. 1/7
- Ashbey, Margaret 1/7
- Ashby, Pool & Co. 1/8
- Beckwith, Caleb (Jr.) 1/7
- Bethell, William C. 1/7
- Bright, Edward 1/9
- BRILLIANT (Sloop) 1/
- Brown, Henry 1/8
- Browne, F.A. 1/4
- Bulkley, ? 1/7
- Burrows, John 1/7
- CAMPBELL (Revenue Cutter) 1/5
- CHARLES & EDWARD (Schooner) 1/9
- Cleavland, ? 1/7
- Clift, ? 1/9
- COMET (Schooner) 1/8
- Coste, ? 1/5
- Crump, William C. 1/7
- Delawar, E.C. 1/8
- Denison, J.W. 1/9
- ELASCO (Bark) 1/8
- Eldredge, George (III) 1/9
- Eldredge, Hannah 1/7
- Eldredge, John B. 1/9, 1/10
- Eldredge, Nathan 1/6, 1/8
- Eldredge, Thomas 1/6, 1/7, 1/9
- Eldredge, William H. 1/4, 1/10
- ELIZA CATHERINE (Sloop) 1/7, 1/8
- EMERLINE 1/8
- EUPHRATES (Schooner) 1/7
- FALCON (Brig) 1/5
- Fish, Asa 1/5
- Fish, James D. 1/8
- Fish, Sands 1/8
- Gardner & Packer 1/8
- GEORGE ELDREDGE (Sloop) 1/8, 1/10
- Goodyear, ? 1/7
- GRAND TURK (Ship) 1/5
- Griffith, E. 1/4
- HOPE (Schooner) 1/4, 1/5
- Housman, ? 1/5
- Howe, Charles 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9
- Howe, Edward 1/7
- Howe, Sarah Ann 1/7
- J & P Rhodes 1/4
- Jerome, Richard 1/7
- KEY WEST (Sloop) 1/5, 1/8
- Latham, ? 1/9
- LILA (Brig) 1/5
- Lord & Stocker 1/4
- Maxwell, Ann 1/7
- Maxwell, Wright & Co. 1/9
- Meacham, George L. 1/7
- Miner, Frederick D. 1/7
- MONTGOMERY (Schooner) 1/4
- Morrill, ? 1/5
- MOUNT VERNON (Sloop) 1/5
- Nalk, Jacob R. /18
- NEW YORK 1/6
- Packer, Eldredge 1/8
- Packer, James 1/4
- Packer, M.R. 1/8
- Palmer, John 1/6
- Park, John C. 1/9
- R. L. Maitland & Co. 1/8
- Rogers, John 1/7
- ROME (Schooner) 1/7
- Sanderson, ? 1/5
- Sawyer & Brightman 1/9
- Sawyer, Benjamin 1/9
- Sawyer, Winthrop 1/4, 1/8, 1/9
- Smith, J.B. 1/5
- Stark, ? 1/10
- Stewart, Charles 1/6
- SWALLOW 1/7, 1/8
- SYLPH (Schooner) 1/5, 1/6
- Taylor, ? 1/5
- Templeton, W.C. 1/9
- TEXAS 1/8
- Tift, ? 1/4, 1/6
- Tift, A.C. 1/10
- VEVALIA 1/6
- Wall, William F. 1/7
- Wolf, Charles 1/9
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Elam, George, and Thomas Eldridge Papers (Coll. 62)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection at the G.W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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