Timothy M. Benson Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-201
Abstract
The Benson Collection begins with two boxes of correspondence, primarily between Timothy Benson and Charles Brewer, discussing cargoes, provisions, repairs, and other general business matters involving the MARTHA DAVIS. Included are some letters-relative to Rebecca Benson and her business affairs with Charles Brewer & Co. 1890-1911. Box 3 contains shipping papers for Barks VIKING 1865-1869, and MARTHA DAVIS 1873-1877, while Box 4 has envelopes, stamped and addressed, ca.1876-1911. The six volumes consist of logbooks for Barks VIKING and MARTHA DAVIS, and two crew account books for the MARTHA DAVIS, 1876-1888. Miscellaneous material includes a few domestic bills, etc., land deeds, and several issues of The Friend newspaper from Honolulu. Several issues of foreign newspapers, including the China Mail and Hong Kong Press, collected by Capt. Benson, are available in HFM #191.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1911, (bulk 1865-1880)
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 Timothy M. Benson
Timothy Manter Benson (b.1839-d.1890) was a shipmaster from Carver, Massachusetts. He was master of the British Bark VIKING (1866-1867), and the Bark MARTHA DAVIS of Boston for 15 years, from 1873 to 1888. His wife, Rebecca W. Benson, and daughter Clara, were aboard the MARTHA DAVIS during oriental and Trans-Atlantic voyages between 1877 and 1881. Charles Brewer & Co. of Boston owned and managed the MARTHA DAVIS. Brewer and Benson were evidently good friends, as indicated by the fact that the company helped Rebecca with the estate and financial matters for many years after Benson's death in 1890.
Extent
4 box(es) (756 piece(s))
6 volume(s)
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 Henry Adams in Box 3, Folder 1 of the collection.
- Adams, ? (Capt.) 1/6
- Adams, Henry 3/1
- Anderson, James 3/6
- Andres, Jose 3/5
- Arthur, S. 3/3
- Authon, James 1/4
- Bartlett, Fred 1/3, 1/6
- Bartlett, Gid 1/3
- Bartlett, William 1/4
- Baxter, E. 3/6
- Benson, Clara 1/4, 1/6, 2/4, 2/13
- Benson, Clara M. 1/3, 2/5, 2/6, 2/11, 2/13
- Benson, Isaac 3/6, 3/7
- Benson, John 3/6
- Benson, Rebecca W. 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 3/12
- Bicknell, George 1/6
- Billings, George 3/9
- Blanchard , ? 1/1
- Blanchard, F.E. 1/4
- Brewer, Charles 2/8
- Brewer, E.M. 2/1
- Brewer, Edward M. 2/5, 2/6, 2/7
- Brewer, Edward N. 1/7
- Brewer, John 1/6
- Brewer, Joseph 1/5, 1/7, 2/3
- Brown, A.W. 1/7
- Brownell, Fred 1/3
- Brownell, G.L. 2/9
- Burgess, E.T. 3/12
- Burrill, Charles D. 2/4
- Burrill, Charles D. (Jr.) 2/3
- Bush, H. 3/7
- Bush, Kermit 3/6
- Butler, W.F. 1/4
- Carney, James 1/6
- Chapman, Norman 3/1
- Churchill, Frank N. 3/12
- Cobb, Ebenezer 3/12
- Cobb, Lavinia 3/12
- Cobb, Philander 3/12
- Cole, Leander S. 3/12
- Cole, Rosa A. 3/12
- Coleman, Edward Horne 3/8
- Collins, John 1/8
- Crapo, ? (Capt.) 1/4
- Crespo, Leon 3/5, 3/6
- Cruz, Domingo 3/7
- Cuatilla, Miguel 3/4
- Cusada, Charles 3/4
- Cushing, Anna Elizabeth 3/12
- Cushing, Clara Benson 3/12
- Cushing, Flora M. 3/12
- Danforth, William S. 3/12
- Davis, Charles S. 2/6
- DeBelot, P.F. 3/5
- Denis, Julio 3/7
- Dennis, Julio 3/6
- Dietz, A.F. 2/3
- Dietz, R.E. 2/1
- Echels, J.E. 3/4
- Eldridge, Ellen 1/6
- Ellis, Mat 1/6
- Englehardt, L.A. 3/3
- Findlay, Allan 3/6
- Foley, I.D. (Capt.) 1/6
- Foley, Mary 1/6, 2/7
- Foley, Mary J. 1/7
- Franck, Charles 3/5
- Gammons, Charles 3/9
- Gammons, Susie 1/1
- Garcia, C. 3/5
- Gardner, Louella 1/5
- Gardner, Luella 1/6
- Gazelez, Frank 3/6
- Godaffroy, A.E. 3/2
- Gomly, William J. 3/11
- Gonzales, Jose 3/5
- Greene, William C. 2/6
- Grinnell, Mercy 1/6
- Gunzalez, Frank 3/7
- Hager, ? 1/4
- Haire, Charlie 2/6
- Hall, Ruth 1/4
- Hallett, ? (Capt.) 1/8
- Hanna, Susannah 1/4
- Harris, B.W. 3/12
- Hedge, Barnabus 3/12
- Hibbert, Charles 3/4
- Higginson, Robert M. 2/1
- Jamison, Alexander 3/6
- Jillson, Ella M. 1/6
- Jillson, Eugene 1/6
- Johnson, ? (Capt.) 1/2, 1/5
- Johnson, C.A. (Capt.) 3/9
- Josselyn, ? (Capt.) 1/2, 1/7, 2/1
- Keith, S. 3/11
- Kellogg, David 1/7, 2/1
- Kempton, Eben 1/4
- Kendall, Hugh F. 2/1
- Knoll, Victor 3/7
- Lague, Edward 3/6
- Landberg, P. 3/1
- Lange, Edward 3/6
- Loewenberg, A. 2/1
- Lombard, E.P. 1/4
- Loos, Richard 3/2
- Lopes, Manuel 3/5
- Loud, Bagnall 2/3
- Lovering, J.P. 1/6
- Lovering, John P. 1/6
- Lovering, Judith A. 1/6, 1/7
- Lucas, Abijah (Capt.) 3/12
- Lucas, Abijah (Jr.) 3/12
- Lucas, Bela 3/12
- Lucas, Benjamin 3/12
- Lucas, James 3/12
- Lunt, ? 1/3
- Lunt, Charles H. 1/7
- MacGregor, John 3/6
- Mahlman, John 3/7
- Manchester, ? 1/4
- Maxfield, Caleb 3/11
- McCall, John 3/6
- McClure, Charles E. 1/8
- McGlashan, Chet 3/4
- McLauchlan, Dennis 3/6
- McLean, Peter 3/6
- McLeod, Malcolm 3/4
- McMillan, William B. 3/6
- Mills, Robert 3/6
- Milne, Mattie 1/4
- Mitchell, Maggie 1/6
- Moffat, P.D. 3/6
- Murphy, Michael 3/7
- Murphy, Thomas 3/6
- Neill, William 3/6
- Newell, ? (Capt.) 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 2/4
- Olsen, Charlotte 1/4
- Olsen, Gustav 1/4
- Paine, Richard H. 3/12
- Parker, David J. 1/7, 1/8
- Parker, Maggie 1/7, 1/8
- Patis, Manovara 3/4
- Pedro, Manuel 3/7
- Pekins, William H. 3/12
- Pendleton, Philip B. 2/5
- Pratt, Effie 1/4
- Pratt, Mat 1/4
- Pratt, P. Maria 3/12
- Pratt, Stillman 1/4
- Robbins, E.P. 3/12
- Robbins, Joseph (Jr.) 3/12
- Robbins, Rebecca 3/12
- Rodger, John 3/6
- Russell, C.T. 3/9
- Scott, James 3/6
- Sears, Edmund L. 3/12
- Sears, Harold B. 3/12
- Sears, Martha M. 3/12
- Shaw, J. Holbrook 2/6
- Shaw, Samuel 3/12
- Shields, William 3/7
- Shurtleff, Albert T. 3/12
- Shurtleff, Ernest L. 3/12
- Shurtleff, Hannah 3/12
- Silvra, Jose D. 3/7
- Simmons, Emma 1/3
- Sims, Harriet 1/4, 1/6, 1/7
- Sims, Stephen 1/4, 1/6
- Snelling, J.P. 2/9
- Stone, Henry N. 3/9
- Sturtevant, David 1/4
- Sturtevant, Katie 1/4
- Swasey, Charles L. 3/11
- Swett, Samuel W. 1/7
- Tapiedra, F. 3/5
- Taylor, F.B. 2/1
- Thomas, Susie F. 3/12
- Thompkins, Isaac 1/4
- Thompson, Andrew 1/8
- Tobey, Sarah 1/4
- Topham, Will 1/6
- Trenor, M. 3/4
- Tripp, Tillie 1/6
- Van Der Voodt-Cornet, L. 3/3
- Veazie, L.R. 3/9
- Vernon, George 2/1
- Vorin, Joseph 3/5
- Ward, C.P. 1/4
- White, B.H. 3/11
- White, Catherine L. 2/6
- Whitmore, Charles 3/7
- Whitney, ?(Capt.) 1/2
- Wilde, George F. 1/7, 2/1
- Wilson, James 3/5, 3/7
- Wing, John 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 A. Cabarga & Co. in Box 3, Folder 4 of the collection.
- A. Cabarga & Co. 3/4
- A.R. McHenry & Co. 3/2
- Aaron D. Weld’s Sons 2/1
- Adams Express Co. 3/11
- Almy & Hitch 3/11
- American Loan & Trust Co. 2/6
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. 2/7
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad 2/4, 2/5
- Bachman Bros. 2/1
- Baring Bros. & Co. 1/5, 1/6
- Baring Bros. Co. 2/9
- Behn Meyer & Co. 1/6
- Bliss & Drake 2/1
- Bliss & Nye 3/11
- Bond & Son 2/5
- Boustead & Co. 1/6, 1/7, 2/9
- Brown & Co. 2/3
- Brown Bros. & Co. 2/2
- Brown, Shipley & Co. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4
- Charles Brewer & Co. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/9, 3/9
- Charles T. Russell & Co. 1/2
- Chicago & East Illinois Railroad 2/5
- Cleveland City Cable Co. 2/5
- Cleveland City Cable Railway Co. 2/6
- Coleman & Co. 1/2
- Collier Lead Co. 3/9
- Daendels & Co. 1/6
- Dexter & Haskins 3/11
- Dick & McFarlane 3/6
- Dummler & Co. 1/6
- Estabrook & Co. 2/7
- F. Probst & Co. 2/3
- Fraser, Eaton Co. 3/1
- Freeman, Smith & Co. 1/1, 1/2, 3/9
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. 2/5, 2/6, 2/7
- Goodwin & Hogarth 3/6
- H.L. Gregg & Co. 1/1, 3/9
- H.M. Bearns & Son 1/7
- Hall & Son 2/4
- Hathaway & Co. 3/9
- Haynes Bros. 2/1
- Hyman Bros. 2/3
- J.A. & W. Bird & Co. 3/9
- J.F. Whitney & Co. 1/6
- J. Lloyd & Co. 3/1
- J.R. Rogers & Co. 1/3
- John Black & Co. 3/6
- John Clapperton & Co. 3/6
- John Walker & Co. 3/5
- Juluis & Anderson 1/1
- Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield R. R. 2/5, 2/6, 2/7
- Ker & Co. 2/1
- Kidder, Peabody & Co. 1/5, 1/6
- L. Lippert & Co. 1/2
- L. McGregor & Co. 3/6
- Lippert & Deutzelman 1/2
- Lletty Shenkin Co., Cardiff 3/3
- Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping 3/1
- Lombard, Ayres & Co. 2/3
- MacLeod & Co. 2/3
- Marsaly & Co. 3/3
- Martin, Dyce & Co. 1/6
- N.J. Cummins & Bros. 3/6
- Negus & Co. 2/5
- New Bedford Cordage Co. 2/9, 3/9
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Company 2/13
- New York Herald Agency 1/2
- Norcross Patent Block Co. 2/8
- Oak Grove Garage 2/13
- Old Colony National Bank 3/12
- Old Colony Trust Co. 2/6
- Peele, Hubbell & Co. 1/5
- Perkins & Paine 3/12
- Peter Barclay & Son 3/6
- Peter Wright & Son 3/2
- Phillps & Co. 2/1
- Pierce & Hall 2/1
- Plymouth Savings Bank 3/12
- R.&S. Neill 3/6
- Rio Grande & Western Railroad 2/5
- Robert Colgate & Co. 2/3
- Rose, Innes & Co. 1/3, 1/4
- Russell & Co. 1/5, 1/8, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/9
- Russell & Fullarton 3/6
- Savage & Hill 1/6
- Savannah Electric Co. 2/5, 2/6, 2/7
- Smith & Townsend 1/7
- Smith, Bell & Co. 1/6, 1/7, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4
- Sterling Name Tape Co. 2/13
- Stickney & Conyngham & Bradbury 2/3
- Talbot & DeRham 2/1
- Talbot & Phillips 2/3
- Union Classical Institute 2/5
- Vernon H. Brown & Co. 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/8
- Vogel & Co. 1/6
- W.F. Schmidt & Son, Philadelphia 3/2
- W.K. Lewis & Brothers 3/9
- W.T. Coleman & Co. 1/1
- W. Van Someren Greve & Co. 3/1
- Walter Durbrow & Co. 2/1
- Watts, Parker & Co. 2/1
- Western Union Telegraph Co. 2/6
- Whitcher, Dyer & Dyer 1/6
- Whitney Bros. & Co. 1/7, 1/8
- Whiton Bros. 2/4
- Whiton, Brother & Co. 3/9
- William A. Lippert & Co. 1/2
- William Bond & Son 3/9
- Wills, Edmonds & Co. 1/2, 1/3
- Wood, Brightman & Co. 3/11
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 bark AMY TURNER in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection.
- AMY TURNER (Bark) 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 2/1
- ARCTIC (Bark) 1/2
- CEYLON (Bark) 1/5, 1/7, 1/8
- CORRIGA (Bark) 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/7
- EDWARD MAY (Bark) 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/6, 2/1
- ELLA (Bark) 1/6
- FURNESS ABBEY (Ship) 1/7
- HENRY JAMES (Ship) 2/1
- HERCULES 2/1
- ISAAC L. SKOLFIELD (Ship) 1/8
- JENNY PITTS (Bark) 1/4
- JOHN D. BREWER 2/1
- JOLANI (Bark) 1/3
- KONGS-VERRE (Bark) 3/8
- LYNN 1/1
- MARTHA DAVIS (Bark) 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/8
- MARY L. STONE (Ship) 1/7
- MYSTIC BELLE (Ship) 1/3
- PEKING (Ship) 3/1
- RAMBLER (Bark) 1/5
- SOUTHERN CROSS (Bark) 1/6
- SPARTAN 2/1
- SYREN 1/1, 1/2
- TIMOUR 2/4
- VALIANT 1/8
- VENUS (Bark) 3/3
- VIKING (Bark) 3/1, 3/2, 3/3
- WILLIAM SPRAGUE (Tug) 2/4
Genre / Form
Occupation
- Merchants--Massachusetts--Carver
- Ship captains--Massachusetts--Carver
- Ship captains--Massachusetts--Carver
- Shipowners--Massachusetts--Carver
Topical
- Title
- Timothy M. Benson Collection (Coll. 201)
- 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