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Levi B. Gillchrest Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-147

Abstract

Letters, bills, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Captain Gillchrest's maritime activities, chiefly letters to Gillchrest from ship captains, including his father, Joseph Gillchrest, as well as agents such as Baring Brothers, R.L. Gillchrest & Co., and Snow & Burgess, relating to freight rates, market conditions, shipbuilding, difficulties with vessels and crews, etc. Topics include Gillchrest's ownership of shares in numerous vessels involved in coastwise and transatlantic trade.

Dates

  • Creation: 1833-1865, (bulk 1850-1864), additional information 1979-1980

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 Levi B. Gillchrest

Levi B. Gillchrest was born ca. 1815 and was married in 1843 to Catharine H. Webb. He was a shipmaster and shipowner from Thomaston, Maine, during the mid-19th century, and was involved in coastwise and transatlantic trade. By 1847, Gillchrest was the managing partner of Morton & Lermond, which built one ship a year from 1847 until 1866.

Extent

1 box(es) (ca. 300 pieces)

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 John M. Adams in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection.
Adams, John M. 1/3, 1/4, 1/10
Anderson, R. 1/1, 1/10
Baring Brothers 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/7, 1/11
Bates & Co. 1/4
Benger, ? 1/6
Boyan & Humes 1/10
Boynton, N. 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10
Carney, George L. 1/3, 1/4, 1/10
Creighton, E. (Capt.) 1/11
Creighton, Joseph 1/2
Creighton, Nancy (estate of) 1/8, 1/10
Cushing, James O. 1/2
Davis, George (Capt.) 1/11
Donnell, J.E. 1/4, 1/5, 1/10
Elwell, James W. 1/4, 1/5, 1/11
Emerson, W. 1/1
Fales, ? (Capt.) 1/11
Fogg, L.G. 1/1, 1/10
Gale, C.W. 1/2
Gillchrest, H. Eugene 1/4, 1/5
Gillchrest, Joseph 1/1, 1/11
Gillchrest, Levi B. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7
Gillchrest, R.L. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/6, 1/10, 1/11
Goshaw, ? 1/4
Guardhouse, ? (Capt.) 1/11
Halloneer, Revel 1/10
Harris Stackpole & Co. 1/7
Henderson, Dunston 1/4, 1/10
Hervey, William 1/10
Hewes, William 1/2, 1/5, 1/10
Higgins, H.B. 1/10
Hynson, George W. 1/10
J.H. Rivers & Co. 1/2, 1/10
James W. Elwell & Co. 1/6, 1/7
Jordan, William 1/1, 1/10
Joseph Nickerson & Co. 1/5, 1/6, 1/10
Lewis, D. 1/1, 1/2
Lord, George C. 1/5
Maxwell, ? 1/4
McCarthy, A. 1/4
McLean, William 1/4, 1/5, 1/10
Merry, L. 1/10
Morton & Lemonds & Co. 1/1
Morton, Hattie E. 1/4
Mosely & Hodgman 1/5
N.E. Mutual Marine Insurance Co. 1/5
Nelson, Charles H. 1/4, 1/5, 1/10
Prince, Arthur 1/5
Rockland Insurance Co. 1/2
Russell, Samuel 1/2
Samuel P. Pedrick & Co. 1/3
Smith, J.H. 1/5
Snow & Burgess 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/10
Snow, A. 1/10, 1/11
Stackpole, H. 1/1
Sweetsul, Benjamin 1/4
Taylor, Tipper & Co. 1/4, 1/10, 1/11
Thomaston Mutual Fire Ins. Co. 1/11
Thompson, Lapham & Co. 1/11
Vinal, A. 1/6
Washburn & Clifton 1/6
Watts, James 1/1, 1/10, 1/11
Watts, Jeremiah 1/1
Watts, William H. 1/2, 1/4, 1/10
Whitney & Stephens 1/5
William R. Freeborn & Co. 1/4
Woodcock, M.P. 1/5

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 AFRICA in Box 1, Folder 11 of the collection.
AFRICA (Ship) 1/11
ALABAMA (Schooner) 1/11
ALDANAH (Ship) 1/10
ALICE COUNCE 1/10
ALLIANCE 1/3, 1/10
ALMIRA (Ship) 1/11
AMELIA (Ship) 1/11
ARABIA (Ship) 1/4, 1/11
ASIA (Ship) 1/4, 1/11
ASTRACAN (Ship) 1/11
BOSTONIAN (Bark) 1/4, 1/10
BRILLIAN (Bark) 1/1, 1/11
CALIFORNIA (Ship) 1/11
CAMP-VALE (Bark) 1/10
CAPT. JOHN (Brig) 1/10
CAROLINE (Brig) 1/10
CHALLENGE (Schooner) 1/10
CHARLEMAGNE (Schooner) 1/10
CHARLES BUCK (Ship) 1/2
CHATHAM (Ship) 1/10
CLAIBORNE (Ship) 1/1, 1/11
COLUMBIA 1/10
DELEWARE (Schooner) 1/10
DOVER 1/11
E.C. BROWN (Schooner) 1/5, 1/11
EAGLE 1/10
EUROPA (Ship) 1/11
FLORENCE (Bark) 1/4, 1/10
GAZETTEER (Ship) 1/10
GENERAL HURLBUT (Ship) 1/10
GEORGES 1/4
GOLDEN ERA (Bark) 1/2, 1/10
GONDOLA (Ship) 1/11
H. KELLAR (Brig) 1/11
H. PENNINGTON (Ship) 1/10
HAMLET (Brig) 1/11
HERALD (Ship) 1/2
HOPE 1/11
I. PITTS (Bark) 1/10
IONIAN 1/10
JOHN COTTLE (Ship) 1/4, 1/10
JOHN HANCOCK 1/10
JOSEPH GILLCHREST (Ship) 1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 1/10, 1/11
JUVENTA 1/10
KATAHDIN (Steamer) 1/5
LEONIDAS 1/1, 1/10
MANTEO 1/1
MARCELLA (Schooner) 1/10, 1/11
MARQUETTE (Ship) 1/2
MARY & ADELINE (Ship) 1/11
MARY O'BRIEN 1/10
McLEAN (Bark) 1/10
MERIDIAN 1/10
MILTIADES 1/1
MONTEBELLO (Ship) 1/4, 1/5, 1/10, 1/11
MOUNTAINEER 1/1, 1/10
MOUNTEBELLO (Ship) 1/4, 1/5, 1/10, 1/11
NE PLUS ULTRA (Ship) 1/5
NEPTUNE 1/3
NEPTUNE'S CAR 1/4
PANAMA (Ship) 1/5
PERSIA (Ship) 1/4, 1/11
PYRAMID 1/10
QUEEN POMARE (Ship) 1/11
R. JACOBS 1/10
R. L. GILLCHREST (Ship) 1/2
R. ROBINSON 1/10
RAYMOND LEE (Ship) 1/10
ROCHAMBEAU (Ship) 1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/7, 1/10, 1/11
ROSANA (Ship) 1/11
RUSSELL (Ship) 1/10
S. CURLING (Ship) 1/10, 1/11
SARAH G. HIDE (Ship) 1/1
SCOTIA (Ship) 1/11
SEBASTIA CABOT (Ship) 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/10, 1/11
SINGAPORE (Bark) 1/5
SOUTHHAMPTON 1/10
STATESMAN (Ship) 1/1, 1/10, 1/11
STEPHEN CROWELL (Ship) 1/2, 1/4, 1/10
STEVEN GLOVER (Ship) 1/1
THE RICHARD 1/10
THOMAS (Brig) 1/11
TOM PAINE (Brig) 1/11
TRENTON (Ship) 1/10
VAUCLUSE (Ship) 1/, 1/3, 1/10, 1/11
WASHINGTON 1/4
WHITE SWALLOW 1/10

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Levi B. Gillchrest Papers (Coll. 147)
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

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

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