Daniel Ventres Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-116
Abstract
Chiefly incoming business letters, primarily 1840-1848, including letters from agents in New York, N.Y. and New Orleans, La. The names of numerous Gulf Coast packets and Connecticut River coasters appear throughout, along with those of several ship captains.
Dates
- Creation: 1838 - 1852
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 Daniel Ventres
Daniel Ventres was a shipping agent for various granite and stone quarries in the Haddam, Connecticut, area during the mid-19th century.
Extent
125 item(s) (1 box)
Index to Personal 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 Samuel Arnold in Box 1, Folder 5 of the collection.
- Arnold, Samuel 1/5
- Barstow, ? 1/2
- Bates, ? (Capt.) 1/4
- Bordman, F. C. 1/1, 1/2
- Braddock, ? 1/2
- Brainard, Alfred 1/4, 1/5
- Brainard, Alinson 1/5
- Brainard, Charles 1/4
- Brainard, Cyprian 1/4
- Brainard, David 1/5
- Brainard, Diodate 1/6
- Brainard, Gideon 1/1
- Brainard, Henry 1/4
- Brainard, Hezekiah 1/4
- Brainard, Seldon 1/4
- Brainard, Sylvester 1/4
- Bridges, ? 1/3
- Bulkeley, Noah 1/2
- Butler, F. H. 1/5
- Butler, Henry N. 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6
- Chamberlain, Charles 1/3, 1/4
- Chamberlin, N. D. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/7
- Clark, ? (Capt.) 1/4
- Cronan, Dennis 1/4
- Culver, Moses 1/4
- Dickenson, Darius L. 1/1, 1/3
- Elwell, James W. 1/1, 1/2
- Elwell, John 1/3, 1/4
- Ely, Elias H. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
- Forgay, William 1/5, 1/6
- Furnan, ? 1/2
- Goodspeed, Joseph 1/4
- Green, ? 1/1
- Grey, ? (Capt.) 1/4
- Hunt, ? 1/1
- Miller, S. D. 1/4
- Mitchell, ? (Capt.) 1/4
- Northall, ? 1/4
- Palmer, ? 1/3
- Pratt, ? (Capt.) 1/1
- Roberts, John A. 1/2, 1/3
- Sanders, Richard W. 1/5
- Shailer, Thomas 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/7
- Shailer, Thomas (Jr.) 1/3
- Smith, Justin M. 1/4
- Smith, Peter 1/3
- Southmayd, Horace 1/2, 1/3
- Southworth, A. D. 1/3, 1/4, 1/5
- Stephens, G. 1/1
- Stephens, Joseph 1/5
- Stephens, Nathan 1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5
- Taylor, Stephen 1/3
- Toby, Thomas 1/4
- Turner, W. 1/7
- Tyler, Nehemiah 1/1
- Ulshoeffer, ? (Judge) 1/3
- Underhill, ? (Capt.) 1/4
- Vanhouten, Joseph B. 1/4
- Ventres, David B. 1/7
- White, W. W. 1/3
- Wind, Andrew 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6
Index to 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 Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. in Box 1, Folder 4 of the collection.
- Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. 1/4
- Brainard & Smith 1/1
- Butler & Gardner 1/3
- Cook & Smith 1/4
- F. Merwin & Co. 1/3
- Horace Southmayd & Son 1/3
- Houghton & Shailer 1/2, 1/3
- J. & S. Taylor & Co. 1/3
- J. P. Whitney & Co. 1/3, 1/4
- Joseph Goodspeed & Son 1/2
- Roberts & Hall 1/2, 1/3
- Smith & Brooks 1/5, 1/6
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 ALFRED (ship) in Box 1, Folder 4 of the collection.
- ALFRED (ship) 1/4
- AMERICA (schooner) 1/4
- ANTIOCH (ship) 1/2
- BYRON (ship) 1/2
- CATHARINE (brig) 1/2
- CHARLEMAGNE (ship) 1/4, 1/5
- CHESTER (ship) 1/2
- CHOCTAW (brig) 1/2
- COLCHESTER (sloop) 1/4
- CORRINNE (sloop) 1/1
- COURIER (brig) 1/2
- DEEP RIVER (sloop) 1/1, 1/4, 1/5
- ELIZA (schooner) 1/7
- FRANCIS DECKER (schooner) 1/4, 1/5
- GENIUS (sloop) 1/4
- JANE (sloop) 1/4
- JEFFERSON (ship) 1/2
- JOHN HOLLAND (ship) 1/2
- LILIUS (bark) 1/4
- LIVERPOOL (ship) 1/2
- MARTHA WASHINGTON (ship) 1/1
- MARY HOWLAND (ship) 1/1
- MAY LANGDON (schooner) 1/4
- MEMPHIS (ship) 1/3
- MISSISSIPPI (ship) 1/1
- MOHAWK (ship) 1/2
- MOSLEM (ship) 1/2
- NEW WORLD (sloop) 1/5
- NEWBURYPORT (ship) 1/2
- NOBLE (bark) 1/2
- NORMAN (ship) 1/2
- ORATOR (sloop) 1/4
- OREGON (schooner) 1/2
- RETURN (schooner) 1/2
- SAN LUIS (schooner) 1/4
- SOLON (ship) 1/2
- SYREN (ship) 1/2
- VERMONT (sloop) 1/4
- VICTORY (schooner) 1/5
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Daniel Ventres Papers (Coll. 116)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of The Papers 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
Contact:
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org