Averill Family Papers
Abstract
Correspondence, 1864-1916, among members of the Averill family of Rockland, Maine, discussing family matters and day to day details of the late nineteenth century coasting trade. Primarily contains brief letters to Margaret Averill from her husband, Frank B. Collection also includes letter to Margaret from Frank's brother Cyrus B, and son Albert as well as a few other family members and friends.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 - 1916
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 the Averill Family
The Averill Family Papers contains correspondence among members of the Averill family of Rockland, Maine, discussing family matters and day to day details of the late 19th century coast trade. Primarily containing brief letters to Margaret Averill from her husband Frank B. (b. 1844) the collection also includes letters to Margaret from Frank's brother Cyrus B. (b. 1834), and son Albert, as well as other family members.
Frank commanded several schooners from 1864-1889 including the UNION, LUCY AMES, and BENTON, carrying lime from Rockport and returning with available cargoes such as coal, and salt from New York, Baltimore, Providence and Boston.
Margaret stayed home in Rockland, raising the children, and attending to domestic matters which are rarely mentioned in correspondence. Letters, 1897-1898 deal mostly with their son Albert, his education, marriage and bout with scarlet fever.
Extent
1 box(es) (Approx. 200 ALS with envelopes)
Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names
- Averill, Albert 1/11
- Averill, Albert (II) 1/10, 1/11
- Averill, Cyrus 1/8, 1/11
- Averill, Cyrus B. 1/1, 1/6, 1/7
- Averill, E.M. 1/1
- Averill, F.B. 1/1
- Averill, Frank 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/9
- Averill, Frank B. 1/7, 1/10
- Averill, Margaret 1/11
- Barlow, Rosetta 1/11
- Barlow, Rosetta A. 1/10
- Bennet, P.R. 1/10
- BENTON (Schooner) 1/10
- Brown & Keene 1/10
- Burpee, Mary O. 1/10
- Caster, Richard W. 1/1
- Cellem (Capt.) 1/6
- Cobb Lime Co. 1/7
- Cyrus B. Averill 1/6, 1/7, 1/8
- Ellems, ? (Capt.) 1/7
- Ellems, Henry (Capt.) 1/9
- French, ? (Capt.) 1/6
- Gameson, ? (Capt.) 1/3
- Gregory, ? (Capt.) 1/3, 1/7
- H.P. Brown & Co., NY 1/7
- Hall, Bill 1/6
- Hall, Weston 1/12
- Hamilton, ? (Capt.) 1/11
- Haviland & Pressey 1/10
- Jamieson, ? (Capt.) 1/7
- LUCY AMES (Schooner) 1/8
- Marsten, ? (Capt.) 1/7
- McFarland, ? (Mr. & Mrs.) 1/11
- Metcalf, ? (Capt.) 1/5
- Monroe, ? (Capt.) 1/7
- Moon, R.H. 1/11
- Munroe, May 1/12
- Nardon, Ross 1/11
- O.M. Vespero & Co. 1/7
- Randall, C.H. 1/11
- Richardson, Albert F. 1/11
- Richardson, Isabel N. 1/11
- Robinson, David (Capt.) 1/7
- Rockland and Thomaston Lime 1/10
- Rockland Lime 1/10
- Rockland Lime Co. 1/6
- Rosendale Cement 1/10
- Small, ? (Capt.) 1/8
- Snow, ? (Capt.) 1/12
- Spears, Wellman 1/3
- UNION (Schooner) 1/1
- Wallace, ? (Capt.) 1/5
- Wellman Spears 1/3
- Wetherlee, ? 1/11
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Averill Family Papers (Coll. 260)
- 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
collections@mysticseaport.org