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Records of the Old Colony Steamboat Company
The collection contains business records of the Old Colony Steamboat Company. Records include cashbooks, invoices, cash journals, expense books, payroll vouchers, register of bills audited, coupon bonds, and other business records; together with log (1892) of steamer FITCHBURG and vessel accounts for the CITY OF LAWRENCE, CITY OF WORCESTER, and CITY OF BOSTON.
Records of the Plymouth Cordage Company
Correspondence, memoranda, production and employment summaries, photographs, and other business records. Includes reports on early company activity compiled during the 1930s and 1940s.
Records of the Schooner Atlantic
Records of the racing yacht Atlantic. Includes several pieces of ephemera from her victory in the 1905 Ocean Race for the Kaiser's Cup, as well as a small journal kept on board for the race. Collection also includes a number of newspaper clippings detailing her construction, successes under the ownership of Wilson Marshall, and eventual loss.
Records of the Schooner DANIEL WEBSTER
The collection includes bills, freight lists, expense records, and accounts with firms in New London and Mystic Bridge, Connecticut; area, New York, N.Y., and Providence, Rhode Island.
Records of the Schooner HELEN BARNET GRING
Collection 249 contains six of the HELEN BARNET GRING's logs for the period 1920-1927 while under the command of George Mohr. The log keeper is unknown. Sail plans for the HELEN BARNET GRING are cataloged in the Ships Plans Division of the Mystic Seaport Museum, while the Curatorial Department has several GRING photos on file.
Records of the Schooner ORVILLE HORWITZ
Records, 1846-1887, of the schooner ORVILLE HORWITZ. This collection includes paid bills, the protection certificate for Captain Chauncey Kelsey, and other papers. There are also two account books. The first contains the vessel’s accounts for each port and details of the cargos for each trip. The second contains the date when each crew member was hired and their wages for each voyage. It is not clear who kept these records.
Records of the Schooner PROVIDENCE
Records of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Correspondence, membership information, minutes, scrapbooks, race results, and other documents, reflecting the club's history and its activities. Includes books by John Parkinson and William P. Stephens and information concerning the America's Cup and other racing events. Other organizations represented include the New York Yacht Club and North American Yacht Racing Union.
Records of the Ship HANOVER
Business correspondence, logbooks, and other papers, reflecting trading voyages to New Orleans, Louisiana; Le Havre, France; and Liverpool, England. Includes letters from other shipmasters and merchants/agents regarding cargos, markets, etc.
Records of the Ship HECTOR
The bulk of these papers is comprised of bills and accounts charged against HECTOR, her captain Amos A. Chase, and William and Benjamin Rotch, between the years 1852 and 1860. Of particular interest is a booklet from Taber, Gordon & Co. (Ship Chandlers & Grocers) of New Bedford, that contains a checklist of every item needed for a whaling voyage.