Alfred H. Pinkham Papers
Abstract
This collection is comprised of 15 file follders contained in one document case. The first 12 folders contain shipping papers, etc, arranged chronologically between 1863 and 1884. Included here are outfitting bills and receipts, charter-parties, bills of lading, cargo manifests, letters to Alfred Pinkham and various port and consulate documents. Folder 13 has two "Fisherman's Shipping Papers" for schooner DIPLOMA, 1873, while folder 14 contains nine shipping articles for various schooners 1872-1883. The last folder contains related undated and unidentified materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1884
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 Alfred H. Pinkham
Alfred H. Pinkham (1841-1885) was a shipmaster from Boothbay, Maine. Between 1863 and 1884 he was master of the schooners CYNOSURE, DIPLOMA, STEPHEN G. PINKHAM, ELLA, BOXER, and MATILDA. These vessels sailed primarily from New York and traded with ports like Baltimore, Boston, Portland and Boothbay, Maine, Haiti, Baracoa (Cuba), Luanda (Angola), Cape Town, Hong Kong and Manila.
Extent
1 box(es) (ca. 494 pieces)
Index to Personal and Corporate Names
- Acutt, Blaine & Co. 1/11
- Anderson & Murison 1/9, 1/11
- Barron, Richard B. 1/11
- Brown, James L. 1/3
- Clifford, ? 1/9
- Davey & Swan 1/4
- Dodge, E.S. 1/12
- Driscoll, John 1/11
- E.A. Sawyer & Co. 1/4, 1/5, 1/11
- Gilbert Livington & Co. 1/9
- Harrington, C.B. 1/4
- Hatch, S.W. 1/12
- Hill, Charles R. 1/3
- Hodgdon, A.P. 1/11
- James Rowland & Co. 1/4
- Jed Frye & Co. 1/5
- Johnson, William (Mrs.) 1/11
- Little, C.O. 1/4
- Murison, James 1/9
- New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1/5
- Pierce, N.E. 1/5
- S.A. Howes & Co. 1/3
- Sewall, S.J. 1/12
- Shepherd, J.S. 1/5
- Smith & Bell Co. 1/9
- Staples, Cyrus 1/3
- Staples, Isaac R. 1/3, 1/4
- T.L. Meyer & Co. 1/11
- Tarbox, V.C. 1/4, 1/5
Index to Vessel Names
- A.H. WHITMORE 1/3
- ALLEN LEWIS 1/3
- ARRIVAL (Schooner) 1/4
- BOAZ (Schooner) 1/3
- CYNOSURE 1/3
- DIPLOMAT (Schooner) 1/3
- F. MAYO (Schooner) 1/3
- GENERAL GRANT 1/3
- HENRY MIDDLETON 1/4
- IDA ELLA (Schooner) 1/3
- LEPANTA (Bark) 1/3
- MAIL (Schooner) 1/12
- MATILDA (Schooner) 1/12
- STELLA MARIS (Schooner) 1/3
- STEPHEN G. PINKHAM (Schooner) 1/4, 1/5, 1/9, 1/11
- VALPARASIO 1/12
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Alfred H. Pinkham Papers (Coll. 74)
- 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