Jesse Hurd Papers
Abstract
The collection consists of accounts, bills, receipts, bills of lading, promissory notes and correspondence contained in 20 file folders. There are also 14 volumes including account books, ledgers, and other various record books, detailing the business activities of Jesse, Jacob, Cyrus, and Charles Hurd. This material contains information on crews wages, cargoes, lumber, store accounts, shipyard business, personal accounts, ropewalk accounts, and shipbuilding activity.
Dates
- Creation: 1780 - 1843
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 Jesse Hurd
Jesse Hurd (1760-1831) was a shipbuilder, merchant, distiller, state legislator, and shipowner from Chatham, Connecticut, which was renamed East Hampton in 1915, during the early years of the 19th century. He was the son of Jacob Hurd Jr. (d. 1811), and married Drusilla Dart in 1788. Their children were Laura, Jesse, Charles, Drusilla, Cyrus, Nelson, Lavina, and Henry.
Extent
867 item(s) (2 boxes; 14 vols.)
Genre / Form
- Account books--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Accounts--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Bills of lading--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Ledgers--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Promissory notes--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Receipts--Connecticut--East Hampton
Geographic
Occupation
- Legislators--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Merchant mariners
- Merchants--Connecticut--East Hampton
- Shipowners--Connecticut--East Hampton
Topical
- Title
- Jesse Hurd Papers (Coll. 66)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum
- 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