Nathaniel Mathews Collection
Abstract
Papers relating to Mathews's maritime career and the vessels he commanded, including accounts and account books for the ship ALARM, ship ERICSSON, ship JOHN TUCKER, ship RADIANT, ship ROBIN HOOD, and ship WINGED ARROW, and the missionary brig MORNING STAR; journals covering voyages by ERICSSON, JOHN TUCKER, MORNING STAR, RADIANT, and WINGED ARROW; and a freight list and sailing instructions (1871-1872) for the missionary brig MORNING STAR. Mathews family material includes household bills and personal expenses, insurance, medical bills, taxes, deeds, and wills. Also includes papers (1871-1879) for the estate of Solomon Taylor and letters to Taylor as master of the ship OXENBRIDGE, 1850-1854, relating to gold shipments and insurance. Other OXENBRIDGE items include labor and clothing receipts, bills of lading, accounts for ship's repair and ship's stores, a freight list, and a protest. Topics include trade with the Pacific Islands.
Dates
- Creation: 1820 - 1900
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 Nathaniel Mathews
Nathaniel Mathews was a shipmaster of Yarmouth, Massachusetts in the 19th century.
Extent
1109 item(s) (2 boxes; 9 vols.)
Genre / Form
- Account books
- Accounts
- Bills of lading
- Deeds
- Estate records
- Family papers
- Insurance records
- Journals (accounts)
- Receipts
- Ship's papers
- Tax records
- Wills
Geographic
- Islands of the Pacific--Commerce--United States
- United States--Commerce--Islands of the Pacific
- Yarmouth (Mass.)
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Nathaniel Mathews Collection (Coll. 79)
- 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