Records of Isaac Jeanes & Co.
Contents
Isaac Jeanes & Co. was a mercantile house in Philadelphia. The collection consists of letters to the company, chiefly from Chamberlain, Robinson & Co., James Robinson, and Chamberlain & Phelps, all merchants in New York, N.Y., and James L. Taylor and Lewis J. Cassan, masters of ship WILLIAM J. MORRIS and clipper ship ARAMINGO, respectively.
Included is a ledger (1852-1854) including accounts with ships A.M. LAWRENCE, MONTAUK, and OCEANA, the brig HARRIET, and barks ANTONIETTA, C.L. BEVAN, EMMA LINCOLN, JOHN WELSH, and POWHATTAN.
There is also a letter copybook (1852-1858) detailing information on both vessels and brokerage firms, containing business letters to a worldwide clientele.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1860
Creator
- Isaac Jeanes & Co. (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.
Extent
68 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Index to Personal Names
- Barstow, E.M. (Capt.) 1/1, 1/2, 1/4
- Cassan, Lewis P. (Capt.) 1/2, 1/3
- Castner, S. 1/4
- Coggeshall, G.D. 1/4
- Costavella, Mariano 1/3
- Crowell, Elbridge 1/4
- Drinkwater, Levi (Capt.) 1/2
- French, Charles A. 1/2
- Hallet, ? (Capt.) 1/1
- Harding, E.K. 1/4
- Ingham, P.A. 1/2
- Jennings, Isaac (Capt.) 1/4
- Knapp, ? (Capt.) 1/2
- Pajen, Michael 1/3
- Robinson, James 1/4
- Serrill, G.S. 1/1
- Sherman, B. (Capt.) 1/3
- Shipman, ? (Capt.) 1/2
- Simmons, A. (Capt.) 1/3, 1/4
- Simmons, Thomas (Capt.) 1/3
- Taylor, James L. (Capt.) 1/3
Index to Corporate Names
- Atkinson, Tilton & Co. 1/2
- Baring Bros. & Co. 1/2, 1/3
- Bath Marine Insurance Co. 1/4
- Brown, Shipley & Co. 1/3
- Chamberlain & Phelps 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
- Chamberlain, Robinson Co. 1/2, 1/3
- David Taylor & Sons 1/2
- Douglas & Westcott 1/3
- Drake & Co. 1/2
- Foster, Rogers & Co. 1/3
- Francia Bros. & Co. 1/3
- Gaskill & Co. 1/3
- Grant Daniels & Co. 1/2
- Great Western Insurance Co. 1/4
- J. Crosby & Son 1/1
- J.L. Colesberry 1/3
- R.M. Todd & Sons 1/3
- Richardson, Spencer & Co. 1/3
- William C. Redmund Co. 1/4
Index to Vessel Names
- A.M. LAWRENCE (Ship) 1/1
- ANNA 1/1
- APOLLO (Ship) 1/1, 1/2
- ARAMINGO (Ship) 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
- AZOFF (Bark) 1/2, 1/3
- B.T. MARTIN 1/2
- BRIDGEWATER 1/4
- CORNELIA L. BEVAN (Bark) 1/1, 1/2, 1/4
- CUBA 1/1
- ELIZABETH MEANS 1/2
- HAVANA (Brig) 1/3
- HORNET (Ship) 1/2
- HUNGARIAN 1/3
- INDIA (Bark) 1/3
- ISAAC JEANES (Ship) 1/2, 1/4
- KATE WHEELER 1/2
- LIZZIE GARROW (Schooner) 1/3
- LUCE 1/2
- LUCY HAYWOOD 1/4
- MARATHON 1/2
- MARSHFIELD 1/1
- OMEGA 1/3
- OXFORD (Ship) 1/1
- PANCHITA 1/1
- PARAGON (Ship) 1/2, 1/4
- PEGASUS 1/2
- PENDLETON 1/2
- PERSIA 1/3
- POWHATTAN (Bark) 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
- ROBERT KELLY 1/1, 1/2
- T.S. COTTEN (Brig) 1/3
- TUSCARORA 1/3
- UNCLE JOE (Ship) 1/3
- UNION (Brig) 1/3
- VERNON 1/1
- WARREN FISHER (Bark) 1/4
- WESTERN OCEAN 1/3, 1/4
- WESTERN SEA (Bark) 1/3
- WHITE WING 1/2
- WILLIAM 1/2
- WILLIAM J. MORRIS 1/3, 1/4
- Z.P. BROWN 1/2
- Title
- Records of Isaac Jeanes & Co. (Coll. 10)
- 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
- September 2002: Encoded in EAD
- February 2025: Finding aid updated to EAD3
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