Hillman Shipyard Collection
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
- Hillman Shipyard (Organization)
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
- 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
- Bell & Brown 1/1
- E. & R. Swift 1/1
- Grinnell & Fish Co. 1/1
- Smith & Dimon 1/2
Index to Vessel Names
- 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
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org