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Hillman Shipyard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-009

Abstract

Correspondence; genealogical notes, including material on early Nantucket whaling; ships' lines of the ship UNION; spar measurements for ships CHARLES W. MORGAN, ARGO, CALIFORNIA, SEA NYMPH, BONITA, and SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS; dimensions of ship SEA WITCH and barks ELIZABETH HULL and JANE A. FALKENBERG; surveys of ships MARIA THERESA and HIAWATHA, and barks MERMAID and JOHN P. WEST; memo of charges for repairs to ship HUNTRESS; and list of vessels built by the yard.

Dates

  • Creation: 1827 - 1862

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.

Restrictions on Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.

History of The Hillman Shipyard

The Hillman Shipyard was located in New Bedford, Mass., and was owned by Jethro and Zachariah Hillman. Among the many vessels built by this yard was whaleship CHARLES W. MORGAN, launched in 1841.

Extent

56 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

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 Joseph J. Adams in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection.
Adams, Joseph J. 1/3
Boarman, Charles (Comm.) 1/3
Damman, S. 1/2
Davis, John 1/3
Dunbar, J. (Capt.) 1/5
Gardner, Abraham 1/3
Gardner, Edward 1/3
Gifford, George G. 1/2
Grinnell, Joseph 1/1
Hall, Samuel 1/3
Hillman, Jethro 1/3
Hillman, Zachaniah 1/3
Howland, George Jr. 1/4
Irish, ? (Mr.) 1/2
Morris, Charles (Comm.) 1/3
Peirce, E. J. 1/2
Pitman, Robert 1/3
Rhodes, Foster 1/2, 1/3
Rhodes, John H. 1/3
Richards, James C. 1/1
Smith, Stephen 1/2
Stetson, Silas 1/1
Webb, Isaac 1/3

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 Bell & Brown in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
Bell & Brown 1/1
E. & R. Swift 1/1
Grinnell & Fish Co. 1/1
Smith & Dimon 1/2

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 ANNDIA in Box 1, Folder 3 of the collection.
ANNDIA (Ship) 1/3
ARGIS (Ship) 1/2
AURORA (Bark) 1/4
BONITA (Ship) 1/4
BONIVENTO (Ship) 1/4
CALIFORNIA (Ship) 1/2, 1/4, 1/5
CHARLES W. MORGAN (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
CONGRESS (Ship) 1/3
CONSTITUTION (Steamer) 1/4
CORINTHIAN (Sloop) 1/2
CORNELIA (Schooner) 1/5
CORTES (Ship) 1/2
ELISA F. MASON (Ship) 1/3
ELIZABETH HALL (Bark) 1/2
FAVORITE (Pilot Boat) 1/2
FLORIDA (Ship) 1/2
FRANCIS (Ship) 1/2, 1/4
GASELL (Ship) 1/4
GEORGE CANNING (Ship) 1/1
GEORGE HOWLAND (Ship) 1/2, 1/4, 1/5
GEORGE WASHINGTON (Ship) 1/1, 1/2, 1/5
GIDEON HOWLAND (Ship) 1/2
HELEN (Sloop) 1/4, 1/5
HELEN MAR (Bark) 1/4
HIAWATHA (Ship) 1/4
HILLMAN (Ship) 1/3, 1/5
HORATIO (Ship) 1/5
HUNTRESS (Ship) 1/3
ISAAC HOWLAND (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
JAMES ARNOLD (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
JANE A. FALKENBERG (Bark) 1/3
JOHN HOWLAND (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
JOHN P.WEST (Bark) 1/3
LANCASTER (Ship) 1/3
MARIA THERESA (Ship) 1/3
MARION (Bark) 1/4
MERCURY (Ship) 1/2
MERMAID (Ship) 1/4
MILTON (Ship) 1/4
N. LIGHT (Ship) 1/4
NEW BEDFORD (Ship) 1/2, 1/4, 1/5
PIRCH SWIFT (Ship) 1/4
PLOUGH BOY (Ship) 1/2
RICHMOND (Sloop) 1/3
RODMAN (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
ROMAN (Ship) 1/2, 1/4, 1/5
ROSCUE (Ship) 1/2
SEA NYMPH (Ship) 1/3
SEA WITCH (Ship) 1/2
SOVEREIGH OF THE SEAS (Ship) 1/4
TARTAR (Yacht) 1/4
THOMAS DICKASON (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
THOMAS O. FRANCIS (Ship) 1/2
UNION (Ship) 1/5
WILLIAM HAMILTON (Ship) 1/2, 1/5
YOUNG HECTOR (Bark) 1/4
Title
Hillman Shipyard Collection (Coll. 9)
Status
Completed
Subtitle
An Inventory of Records at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • October 2002: Encoded in EAD

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