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Kermit Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-068

Abstract

This is a collection of manuscripts relating to the business and domestic activities of ship master Capt. Henry Kermit, who also owned a store and wharf in New York, and members of the Kermit family, including letters, bills, accounts, receipts, and documents from seaports in England, Europe, and the United States relating to the shipping activities of Capt. Kermit and his merchant shipowner sons Henry and Robert; items relating to family/house expenses, running a retail store, property rentals, and the settlement of estates; correspondence from ship masters, agents, and commercial firms in European and American ports relating to ships' business, market conditions, voyages, and political and social news; ships' papers relating to purchase, outfitting, voyages, etc.; and estate papers of ship master Thomas Orange.

Dates

  • Creation: 1790-1860

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 the Kermit Family

The Kermit family were a mercantile family of New York, N.Y. The collection reflects for the most part the business activity of Captain Henry Kermit (d. 1813), and his two sons, Henry and Robert Kermit, all of New York City. Captain Kermit's wife, Eliza, and another son, Thomas, are also represented in this collection. Captain Henry Kermit was a ship master and merchant businessman and his sons, Henry and Robert were merchants and shipowners. Robert Kermit is best remembered as the managing owner of the Red Star Line of Liverpool packets, which he purchased in 1836.

Extent

5500 pieces (x boxes; x vols.)

Additional Description

Index to Personal and Corporate Names

NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about A.G. Smedes & Camfield in Box 2, Folder 3 of the collection.
A.G. Smedes & Camfield
2/3, 2/5
Ainslie, Robert
1/8, 2/5
Allanson, (?)
3/2
Anderson, S.
3/7
Armstrong, Wilmot
3/2
Aspinwall, John
2/2
Bach, Robert
2/5
Bailey, (?)
2/5
Baird, (?)
1/4
Baldwin, (?)
2/4
Baldwin, Russell
3/3
Bank of America
1/9, 2/1
Bank of North America
2/5
Barker & Hopkins
3/4
Barker, J.
2/2
Barnard Brothers & Co.
1/9, 2/1, 2/2
Batard, Sampson & Sharp
1/7, 1/8
Batard, Thomas Beards
1/8
Baynham, M.
3/8
Bayson & Anderson
1/2
Beatty, Henry
2/5, 3/2, 3/6
Beatty, M.
1/5
Beers & Woodhall
2/4
Belknap, (?)
3/2
Benner, Jacob
1/1
Bird, George
1/5
Black William
3/4
Black, Alex McG.
3/3, 3/4, 3/5
Blanchard, (?)
2/5
Bland, (?)
1/5
Bleeker, John
3/6
Bolton, (?)
2/2
Bonnafe, Sagory & Co.
2/3
Bonner, Alexander
3/3
Boorman & Johnston
3/6
Boruch, (?)
3/7
Bouchamp, P.
1/4
Broch, Cosher & Co.
1/2
Bronson, Isaac
2/5
Brothers, Coster & Co.
1/2, 1/3
Brown, George
1/1
Brown, Henry
1/1
Brown, James
2/5
Brown, Robert
1/8
Buchanan, (?)
3/2
Burgess, Jacob
1/6
Burke, (?)
3/5
Burnet, J.
1/7
Caldwell & Smyth's Bank
1/1
Carnahan, James
2/5
Case, Thomas
3/1
Center, Henry
2/2
Christian, John
1/1
Christin, Clark & Bowen
1/4
Clark, (?)
2/3
Clark, Charles J.
3/2
Clark, Joseph
1/8
Clark, William E.
3/6
Clarke, (?)
2/5
Cleef, J.F.
3/2
Clements, (?)
2/2
Clinton, (Governor)
3/1, 3/6
Cochran, (?)
3/6
Cockburn, (?)
1/3
Codman, Francis C.
3/2
Codman, Richard
3/2
Codman, William
2/2, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3, 3/7
Coffin, Albina
2/5
Collet, Anne
2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5
Collet, James
1/1, 1/2
Collet, John
2/4
Collet, Mark H.
2/5, 3/1
Collet, Robert
2/5, 3/1
Collet, Thomas
3/2
Collins, (?)
3/5
Conkin, (?)
1/1
Conkling, (?)
1/8
Corlet, Thomas
1/4
Corlett, Thomas
1/4
Coster, Haro J.
1/2
Cowen & Nugent
3/3
Cropper, Benson & Co.
2/2
Croucher, Jane
1/4
Croucher, Richard D.
1/4
Cubbon, Thomas
2/5
Cumming, (?)
3/1
Curtis, Robert
1/9
Dabney, John B.
2/3
Daniel Crommelin & Sons
1/4
Dela Torre, Manuel
1/1
Delaplaine, (?)
3/8
Denton, Samuel
1/9
Depau, (?)
2/3
Derby, R.C.
3/1
DeWolf, Packard & DeWolf
2/3, 2/4, 2/5
Dias, Lopez
2/2
Dickey, (?)
3/2
Dixon, Robert
3/4
Dodd, (?)
3/5
Dudley, (?)
3/5
Duff, (Mrs.)
2/6
Duff, James
1/8
Duff, John
3/6
Dunlap, (?)
1/8
Dunlap, William
2/5
Dunn, Thomas
2/1
Dupre, J.B.
2/3
Durry, John J.
2/5, 3/2, 3/3, 3/5
Dwight, (?)
3/6
Dyson, Robert
2/4
Eagle Fire Co.
1/9, 2/1
Eason, Alston & Co.
1/9
Eason, Mackie & Co.
2/3
Edwall, (?)
1/8
Evers & Fury
3/7
F. Gibbon, French & Duff
3/6
Finch, Margaret
1/8
Finlaw, James
1/4
Firemens Insurance Co.
1/9
Fister, (?)
1/8
Foote, (?)
3/1
Forman, Jacob
1/8, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3
Forsyth, Smith & Co.
1/5
Foster, (?)
2/2
Fulton, William
3/6
Funk, (?)
3/1
Galutian, (?)
1/8
Gardiner, (?)
1/1, 1/5
Garrett, John
1/8
Gates, Gerrit
3/1, 3/2
George M. Woolsey & Co.
2/2, 2/3
Gerry, (?)
1/3
Gifferd, (?)
2/2
Gillander, (?)
3/2, 3/6
Giraud, (?)
2/2
Globe Insurance Co.
1/9, 3/1
Glover, Thomas
2/5
Grace, (Mrs.)
2/2
Graf, Frederick C.
1/8
Greenfield, John
1/4
Greenough, George
1/1
Griswold, Charles C.
2/2
H.J. Coster & CO.
1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/9
Hagemeister & Tesdorpf
1/7
Haggerty & Austen
2/2
Haggerty & Noble
2/2
Hamilton, (?)
2/1
Hampton, (General)
2/2, 2/3
Harmon, (?)
2/1
Hart, (?)
1/1
Hartshorne, William
1/8
Haugue, James
1/7
Haveland, (?)
2/1
Haviland, James
3/2
Hazard, Thomas A.
1/7
Hedges, (?)
1/2
Henry A. & John Coster Co.
1/5
Heyer, Cornelius
2/5
Heyer, Jane Maria
3/4
Heyer, Phebe Caroline
3/4
Hicks, (?)
1/1
Hicks, Jenkins & Co.
1/9
Hill & Lenox
1/2
Hill, John H.
2/5
Hill, Samuel
2/2, 2/5
Hopkins, Gray & Glover
1/6
Hottinger & CO.
1/6
Howland, Gardiner G.
1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 2/2
Hugh Monro & Co.
1/9, 2/1
Hugh Munro, Milne & Co.
2/2, 2/3, 2/4
Hughes, (?)
3/3
Hunter, (?)
3/5
Hunter, George B.
1/5
Hunter, R.R.
3/6
Hunter, Robert C.
3/2
Hussey Charles T.
1/5
Hussey, James
1/5
Hutchinson, Travers & Co.
2/1
Hyde, (?)
3/5
Irvine, (?)
3/6
Isaacs, (?)
1/6
J.G. Warren & Co.
2/2
Jackson & Smith
1/6
Jackson, James
2/4
Jackson, William
1/9
Jacob Dull & Son
1/1
James Creighton & Co.
3/1
James LeToy & Son
1/4
James Waddington & Co.
1/6
James, E.N.
1/8
John Kemp & David Wagstaff
1/6
John W. & Philip Kearney
1/6
Johnston, John
2/3
Jonathan Kirwan & Sons
1/1, 1/2
Jones, G.G.
2/2
Joseph Wilson, Son & Co.
1/9, 2/1, 2/2, 2/4
Joughton, (?)
2/5, 3/1
Kane, Elias
3/1
Kane, Oliver
3/1
Kearney, Philip
3/8
Kelley, Edward
1/4
Kelly, Morrison & Clawson
2/5
Kemp & Co.
1/5
Kemp, John
1/4, 1/5
Kemp, William
1/5
Kermit, Eliza
2/5, 3/6
Kermit, John
1/9
Kermit, Mary
1/8
Kermit, Rebecca
3/7
Kermit, William
3/2
King, (?)
2/2
Klapper, Luplan & Co.
2/3
Kleinwort & Moller
1/1
Knapp, (?)
3/2
Kunkel, Ruys & Co.
1/1, 1/2, 1/3
Laing, Peter
1/3
Lamb, Thomas
2/1
Lambert, D.R.
1/9
Lambert, Henry B.
1/9
Lansing, Jacob
3/1
Latham, Charles
3/6
Laurence, John B.
1/5, 1/6
Lawrence, J.H.
2/2
Lawrence, N.
1/6
Leader, (?)
1/1
Lee, (?)
1/2, 3/2
Lee, William
1/5
Leedom, Joseph
3/8
Lempe, William John
3/4
Leonard, John
2/5
LeRoy & Bayard & CO.
1/8, 2/3
Livingston, John
1/1
Loughin, John
1/5
Low, Daniel
3/6
Lunderfelt, Antony
1/4
Lyne, Joseph
1/6
MacKellar & Alder
1/1
Maclure Moore & Co.
1/1
Macomb, Robert
1/5
Mallaby, (?)
3/6
March, Charles
2/2
March, Francis
2/3
Mark, Louis
1/8
Martin, (?)
1/5
Martinez & Mora
3/6
Marx, Asher
2/2
Masters, (?)
3/6
Mathews, (?)
3/7
McCall, Ogden, & Co.
2/3
McCarthy, D.
2/2
McCorkle, (?)
3/2
McGowan, (?)
2/4
McKrachan, John
3/2
Mechanics Bank
1/9, 2/1
Megran, Nicholas
1/9, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3, 3/4
Merande, (?)
3/2
Merrick, (?)
1/5
Meyer, (?)
1/2
Miller, Stephen
1/1
Milne, Andrew
1/9
Minthorn, (?)
1/1
Mitchel, Colin
3/2
Montgomery, (?)
2/2
Moran, (?)
3/1
Morewood, (?)
2/3
Morewood, Edmund
2/5
Morewood, George W.
2/5, 3/1, 3/6
Morrison, Stewart
3/7
Morton, (?)
2/1
Morton, Thomas
1/4
Moses, M.L.
1/9
Mowall, John
1/9
Mowatt, Alexander
1/1, 1/2
Mowatt, Charles
3/2, 3/4
Mowatt, John
1/1, 3/7
Mowatt, John E.
3/5
Mowatt, John Jr.
2/5, 3/1
Murray, Nicholas
2/5
Myrick, (?)
1/5
Neill, James
1/2, 1/3, 1/4
Neilson, Williams
2/2
Nelson & Pearson
1/1
New York Insurance CO.
1/9, 2/1
Noble, (?)
2/2, 3/4
Norroway, Anthony
2/5
Ogden, (?)
1/5, 2/2, 3/6
Ogen, Jonathan
1/6, 1/7
Oothout, (Mrs.)
3/1
Oothout, John
1/5, 1/8, 1/9, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 3/1, 3/2
Orange, Isabella
2/3, 3/4
Orange, Phillis
3/4
Orange, Thomas
1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/1, 3/4, 3/6
P & C VanEeghan
1/6, 1/7
Palmer, Aaron K.
3/4
Peck & Phelps
3/6
Peck, Stephen
3/4
Perkins, Nichols
2/2
Pfister, Alexander W.
1/8
Phelps, (?)
3/7
Phillilps, (?)
1/8
Pierson, J.F.
3/3, 3/5, 3/7
Pierson, Jane
3/4
Pigon & Wilks
2/2
Pinckney, (?)
1/7
Post, Edwin
3/7
Preble, Spear & Co.
1/6
Prentiss, James
2/2
Prince, John
3/2
Quesnel, Edward
3/6
Rankin, (?)
2/2
Reed, Gatalia G.
1/8
Reeve, (?)
3/5
Rey and Brandenbourg
1/1
Reynolds, (?)
3/1
Reynolds, Abner
2/2
Reynolds, Abraham
2/2
Rhind, Charles
3/6
Rhinelander, (?)
2/2
Richards, William R.
1/9
Richardson, Nathaniel
1/9, 2/4
Ridder & Clark
1/9
Ripley, Center & Co.
2/2
Rizate, (?)
1/5
Robinson & Lawrence
1/6, 1/7
Robinson, Thomas
3/1
Roddull, (?)
1/5
Rogers, (Mrs.)
1/5
Rogers, Archibald
2/3, 2/5
Rogers, John
1/5, 2/4
Roosevelt, (?)
3/3
Rose, Samuel
1/7, 1/9
Ross, Black & Christian
1/1
Russell, G.E.
1/7
S.J. Coster & Co.
1/2
Sage, (?)
33/
Salmon, Samuel
3/6
Saltus, Frank
2/2
Sampson, William
1/8
Sanderson, (?)
3/6
Schermerhorn, (?)
2/2
Schlatter, William
2/5
Schroeppel, George C.
1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/9, 2/1, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3
Schwartz, J.E.
2/2
Scott, (?)
1/8
Scubal, George
1/7
Seely, R.H.
3/6, 3/8
Seely, W.A.
2/1
Sharp, John
1/8
Shaw, William D.
3/2
Shermot, H.
1/4
Shipman, Charles G.
2/3
Sinclair, (?)
1/5
Skipwith, (?)
1/2
Sloman, John
3/5
Somers, (?)
3/2
Spencer, (?)
2/2
Spencer, William A.
2/5
Sterling, John W.
2/3, 2/4, 2/5
Sterling, William
3/3
Stewart, James
1/9
Strong & Havens
1/9, 2/1
Strong, (?)
2/2
Suffern, Thomas
2/5
Sullivan, D.
1/6
Taubin, John
2/2
Taubman, John
1/5, 1/6, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3, 3/5, 3/6
Taylor, (?)
2/2
Teller, Morris
3/3
Thibaud, (?)
1/3
Thomas & John D. Thornely
2/1, 2/2, 2/3 2/4, 2/5, 3/1, 3/2, 3/3
Thompson, (?)
1/1
Thompson, Francis
2/2
Thomson, Samuel
1/9
Tinkham, (?)
3/7
Tobin, James
1/1
Townes, Edmund
2/3
Townsend, Catharine
3/2
Trapman, (?)
3/2
Tyson & Anderson
1/2
Vail, A.
1/3
Van Den Velden, T.P.
2/3
VanBeuren, (?)
2/2
VanHouse, J.
1/5
VanWinkle, J.S.
1/9
VanZandt, Robert
2/5
VanZandt, William
1/6
VanZandt, Wyant
1/6
Vernon, William
3/4
Vinget, Samuel A.
3/8
Voxe & Low
3/1
W. & A. Maxwell
1/6, 1/7, 1/8
Wainwright & Sheils
3/6
Wainwright, Jr. & Frazer
3/1, 3/2, 3/3
Wallworth, John
3/2, 3/3, 3/6
Walsh, John
1/1
Ward & Goodale
3/2
Warnack, (?)
3/7
Warren, (Admiral)
1/8
Washington Fire Insurance Co.
1/9, 2/1
Watson, Ebenezer
3/1
Webb, (?)
1/4
Welles & Greene
3/6
Wellesley, (?)
1/8
Wells, John
2/4
Wenman, B.E.
2/5
Wetmore, William W.
3/3
Whiting, (?)
1/8
Wilks, (?)
1/5
William Kenner & Co.
2/4, 2/5
Williams, (?)
1/8, 3/1, 3/2
Williams, William
1/4, 1/9
Wilson, Marshall & Co.
2/4, 2/5
Winter, (?)
3/6
Winter, Joseph S.
1/9, 2/2
Wisner, (?)
1/8
Wood, Isaac
2/5
Woodruff, (?)
3/8
Woodworth, (?)
3/5
Woolsey, George W.
2/1
Woolsy, Amos
1/5
Wright, Thomas
1/1
Yarnell, W.
1/9

Index to Vessel Names

NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the privateer ACTION in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection.
ACTION (Privateer) 1/3
ADELINE (?) 1/5
AETNA (Steamer) 2/2
ALBION (?) 3/1, 3/2
ALEX ANDREW (Brig) 2/3
ALGERINE (?) 1/8
ALLIANCE (Brig) 2/2
ANDREW JACKSON (?) 2/1
ANTELOPE (Schooner) 1/8
ASIA (?) 2/1
ATLANTIC (Schooner) 1/2
ATLAS (?) 2/1
AUGUSTA (Packet) 3/7
AURORA (Ship) 1/2, 3/5, 3/6
BAYARD (?) 3/6
BOTANTIC (Brig) 2/3
BOXER (Schooner) 1/8
BRANT (?) 2/2
British Blockade 1/3, 1/5, 3/3
BROTHERS (Ship) 1/6
CALEDONIAN (Ship) 3/2
Capture of Vessels by French 1/3, 1/5
CHARLES (Ship) 1/4
Chesapeake Bay Blockade 1/
CHESSEMAN (?) 1/2
CLIFFORD WAYNE (Packet) 3/7
CORINTHIAN (Ship) 3/6
COURIER (Ship) 2/5
CRITERION (Ship) 2/5
DAY (Brig) 2/2
DEBBY & ELIZA (Ship) 2/1
DISPATCH (Brig) 1/1
DON QUIXOTE (?) 3/6
DOSORES (Sloop) 1/8
ELIZA (Ship) 1/7
ELIZA JANE (Ship) 1/8, 1/9, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/5, 3/1
ELLIS (Ship of war) 1/1
EMILY (?) 1/8
ENTERPRISE (Ship) 2/2
EUPHRATES (Ship) 3/2
EXETER (?) 3/1
EXPERIMENT (Schooner) 2/3
FANNY (Ship) 1/5
FIRE FLY (?) 2/5
FLARO (Frigate) 1/5
FLORA (?) 1/5
FRANCIS (Ship) 1/7
FRANKLIN (Ship) 3/7
FRIENDSHIP (Ship) 1/2, 1/3
GADSON (Ship) 2/2
GEORGE (Ship) 2/2
GORONNE (Packet) 3/7
GOVERNOR STRONG (Ship) 2/2
GOVERNOR TOMKINS (Privateer) 1/8
HAMILTON (Ship) 1/5
HARLEQUIN (Bark) 2/2
HARRIET (Ship) 1/2, 1/3
HARVEST (?) 2/2, 2/4
HECTOR (?) 3/2
HERALD (Ship) 1/8
HORNET (?) 3/2
HOWARD (?) 3/6
HUNTRESS (Sloop) 1/8
ILLINOIS (?) 2/4, 3/4
IMPORTER (Ship) 2/2, 3/2
INTEGRITY (Ship) 2/2
JACKSON (Ship) 2/2
JAMES MONRE (?) 3/2
JERSEY (Brig) 1/1
JUND (Ship) 1/4
JUSTIN (Ship) 1/8
KENTUCKY BELLE (?) 2/2
LADY WALTERSTORFF (Ship) 1/1
LAGUIRA (Ship) 1/8
LIVERPOOL (?) 3/4
LOAN (Ship) 2/2, 2/3
LOGAN (Ship) 1/5
LYDIA (Ship) 1/1
MARIA (Ship) 1/6
MASSACHUSETTS (?) 1/1, 1/2
MERCHANT (Ship) 2/2
MEXICO (?) 2/1
MINERVA (?) 2/4
MORNING STAR (Brig) 1/1
NANCY (Brig) 2/2, 2/4
NORTH STAR (Ship) 2/1
ONTARIO (?) 2/4
OROZIMBO (?) 3/4
OTIS (Ship) 1/9, 2/1
PACIFIC (Ship) 2/2, 3/6
PANTHER (?) 3/4
PARAGON (Ship) 1/6, 1/7
PARIS (Ship) 3/5
PATRIOT (Ship) 1/3
PILGRIM (Schooner) 3/5
SALLY (Brig) 2/2
Seizure of Ship ELIZA JANE, cargo of LIVERPOOL 3/1
SUSANNAH (Ship) 1/5
TWO BROTHERS (Ship) 1/5
Vessels detained by French 1/2
VIGILANT (Ship) 2/2
WARRENT (Brig) 2/2

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Kermit Family Collection (Coll. 68)
Subtitle
An Inventory of the Collection at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
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