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Elam, George, and Thomas Eldridge Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-062
Abstract

This is a collection of correspondence, accounts, labor and salvage records, powers of attorney, and other papers, of Elam (1793-1870), George (1803-1881), and Thomas Eldridge (1807-1889), shipmasters and mariners of Mystic Bridge, Conn., relating to the smack ENERGY, smack SPLENDID, schooner PLUTARCH, schooner CHARLES & EDWARD, sloop MYSTIC and sloop GEORGE ELDRIDGE.

Dates: 1828 - 1867
Found in: Manuscripts

Elco-General Dynamics Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SP-Coll-078
Dates: 1939 - 1949

Eldredge-McInnis, Inc. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SP-Coll-094
Abstract

The plans in this collection are primarily for tenders, power cruisers, commercial fisherman, stock boats, and government watercraft. The work of some other designers is also represented. Cataloging of this collection is still in progress.

Dates: 1924 - 1971

Elihu Spicer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-003
Abstract This collection is comprised mostly of accounts and bills, but there are some letters to Captain Spicer. Among the notable items are accounts of Charles H. Mallory & Co. including monthly trial balance sheets; a series of bills for provisioning the ship MARY L. SUTTON in San Francisco; accounts, of the owners of the ship MARY L. SUTTON, with Charles Mallory; an agreement, between Spicer and Norman Wales, Norwich, CT, concerning the employment of Wales' son, Joseph Wales, on the ship...
Dates: 1830 - 1918
Found in: Manuscripts

Elisha H. Holmes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-036
Abstract Material relating to Holmes' partnership with George Randall and John C. Haskell in the dredging firm of Randall, Haskell, and Holmes of New Bedford, Mass. Includes correspondence relating to partnership arrangements, the patent for operations, boat building, contracts, financial matters, daily operation of the dredging boats, patent difficulties, and outfitting. Also includes accounting records of the firm, including checks, bills, accounts, account books, ledgers, logbooks, daybooks,...
Dates: 1832 - 1848
Found in: Manuscripts

Eliza T. Edwards Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-248
Abstract

Several of Eliza Edwards letters were saved and are now filed chronologically in the first four folders of the collection. At some time in her life she also composed her "Reminiscences of the Sandwich Islands.", which, along with a typed transcript of the same, follows the correspondence folders. The remainder of the collection consists of three additional legal documents; a deed, mortgage payment receipt, and a death notice.

Dates: 1857 - 1865
Found in: Manuscripts

Enoch Hobart Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-174
Abstract

The collection has been organized chronologically including letters from Hobart regarding the disposition of vessels and cargo; miscellaneous accounts, receipts, and business agreements; instructions to shipmasters; copies of cargo invoices; accounts of cargo sales; and expenses for construction, repair, and outfitting of various vessels. The papers also covey Hobart's difficulties in the West Indies trade during the French and Indian War (1754-1763.)

Dates: 1754 - 1766
Found in: Manuscripts

Enoch Silsby Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-006
Abstract The Enoch Silsby Collection is relative primarily to Silsby's business activities and, to a lesser degree, his personal or household expenses. Included are letters from merchants, mostly in New Orleans, Louisiana; Savanna, Georgia; Wiscasset, Maine; New York, New York; London and Liverpool, England; and Marseilles, France. These letters deal chiefly with Silsby's commercial enterprises including trading in fish, tobacco, and cotton. A large portion of the letters, especially those from...
Dates: 1788 - 1841
Found in: Manuscripts

Enoch Wood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-264
Abstract Papers, logbooks, and account books kept by Enoch Wood on board the ships GEORGE, NORMAN, MOGUL, CHATHAM, CHARIOT, GEORGE CABOT, and ALABAMA, as well as the brig KREMLIN. Vessels were involved in the coastal United States and transatlantic trade, carrying various cargoes primarily between the ports of Boston, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, Havre, Calcutta, and Liverpool. The collection also includes oversize file material and horizontal file material such as shipping papers for the...
Dates: 1757-1877 (Bulk 1822-1845)
Found in: Manuscripts

Eric T. Ball Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-073
Abstract

This is a collection contains minutes of the commission and pamphlets, clippings, maps, other papers relating to tax collection, leasing, and harvesting of oyster grounds. It also includes information regarding shellfish in the Mystic River.

Dates: 1927 - 1963
Found in: Manuscripts

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