Enoch Hobart Papers
Abstract
The collection has been organized chronologically including letters from Hobart regarding the disposition of vessels and cargo; miscellaneous accounts, receipts, and business agreements; instructions to shipmasters; copies of cargo invoices; accounts of cargo sales; and expenses for construction, repair, and outfitting of various vessels. The papers also covey Hobart's difficulties in the West Indies trade during the French and Indian War (1754-1763.)
Dates
- Creation: 1754 - 1766
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 Enoch Hobart
Enoch Hobart was a Philadelphia merchant and shipowner during the middle years of the 18th century, and was actively involved in that city's trade with the West Indies. The most popular trading ports seemed to have been Jamaica and St. Lucia, and cargos consisted of flour, bread, sugar, rum, staves, and other goods. Hobart owned or managed the brigs MINERVA and POLLY, and perhaps held interests in other vessels. Between 1754-1757 he made four voyages to Jamaica and was twice captured by French privateers.
Extent
61 piece(s) (1 box)
1 volume(s)
Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names
- Bully, Robert 1/5
- Dalton, William 1/5
- Dorrell, ? (Capt.) 1/5
- Hobart & Bringhurst 1/5
- Humphry, James 1/5
- Husum, Thomas 1/1
- King, Robert 1/5
- MINERVA (brig) 1/1
- Morrell, William 1/1
- POLLY (brig) 1/1
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Jamaica
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce--West Indies
- Saint Lucia
- West Indies--Commerce--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Enoch Hobart Papers (Coll. 174)
- 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
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org