Jacob Little Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-137
Abstract
Correspondence, business accounts, notes, disbursements, insurance policies, bills, receipts, and shipping papers. Also included material from the Jeffersonian embargo period. Ships represented include ALLIGATOR, OLIVE BRANCH, ARROW, ALFRED, and ROMULUS.
Dates
- Creation: 1787 - 1816
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 Jacob Little
Jacob Little, of Newbury, Massachusetts, was a merchant and shipowner-agent engaged in British and European trade during the Jeffersonian embargo period.
Extent
1 box(es)
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 Joseph Balch in Box 1, Folder 12 of the collection.
- Balch, Joseph 1/12, 1/15
- Brages, John 1/8
- Brown, Jacob 1/3
- Carruthers, J. 1/3
- Catlet, ? 1/13
- Chase, Bailey 1/6
- Clough, ? 1/3
- Coffin, David 1/6
- Cook, John 1/14
- Cook, Zebediah 1/12, 1/13
- Crocker, ? 1/15
- Debloise, G. 1/13
- Devenport, John 1/12
- Elliot, Jeremiah 1/9, 1/13, 1/14
- Fisher, Reuben 1/13
- Fosdick, ? 1/11
- Fry, Christopher 1/9, 1/11, 1/13, 1/14
- Goodrich, Moses 1/3
- Goulding, ? 1/6
- John & Adam Lodge 1/3, 1/6
- Lawrason & Fowle 1/13
- LeBreton, Peter 1/6
- Lodges & Tooth 1/9, 1/11, 1/13
- Low, E. 1/13, 1/14
- Lufkin, Caleb 1/8, 1/11, 1/12
- Morrill, Jonathan 1/3
- Newman, ? 1/9
- Parker, John 1/15
- Parker, Thomas 1/11
- Parson, William 1/15
- Patch, Joseph L. 1/14
- Richard Carson & Co. 1/3
- Rogers, ? 1/9
- Somerby, Abraham 1/13
- Swett, ? 1/12
- Toppan, Edward 1/14
- Williamson, Jonathan 1/13
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 ship ALFRED in Box 1, Folder 13 of the collection.
- ALFRED (Ship) 1/13, 1/14
- ALLIGATOR (Ship) 1/3
- EDWARD (Ship) 1/9, 1/14
- OLIVE BRANCH (Ship) 1/6, 1/8
- ROMULUS (Ship) 1/8, 1/11, 1/15
- SALUS (Ship) 1/12
- VIRGINIA 1/15
- WASHINGTON (Schooner) 1/13
Genre / Form
- Accounts--Massachusetts--Newbury
- Business records--Massachusetts--Newbury
- Insurance policies--Massachusetts--Newbury
- Receipts--Massachusetts--Newbury
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Jacob Little Papers (Coll. 137)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection 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