Clarence H. Rayner Papers
Abstract
Collection contains 23 pieces and one volume. Includes bills of sale, bills of lading, towing receipts, a description of the loss of Schooner E. H. BRAZOS, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous waybills relative to the shipping activities of C. H. Rayner. Volume is freight accounts and port charges for Schooner QUICKSTEP, 1878
Dates
- Creation: 1877 - 1914
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 Clarence H. Rayner
Clarence H. Rayer lived in Stony Brook, N. Y., and during the period covered by these papers, he commanded several coasting schooners. He was master of the schooner E. H. BRAZAS, which was lost in a storm off the New Jersey coast on October 31, 1877. In 1978 he commanded the Schooner QUICKSTEP, carrying coal from New York to Middletown, CT. Between 1894 and 1903 he purchased controlling interest in three schooners; the BENJAMIN ENGLISH (4/16), the B.H. WARFORD (31/32), and the LILLIE O. WELLS (16/16). The WELLS was lost during a storm on Long Island Sound a few months later. Rayner later commanded the coal schooner HAMLET in 1913-1914
Extent
1 box(es) (24 piece(s))
- Title
- Clarence H. Rayner Papers (Coll. 202)
- 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
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