George V. Jordan Papers, 1847-1880, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The George V. Jordan Papers cover the years 1847 to 1880, and document the numerous voyages made by this shipmaster out of Saco, Maine, and Boson, to the Virgin Islands, Barbados, Havana, Calcutta, Australia, France, Liverpool, Antwerp, Philadelphia, Charleston, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The collection has been divided into two series.
Series I. Ships' Papers contains the papers of individual ships, the schooners Charles Cooper, Martha A. Nott, and Wallace. These papers are dated from 1847 to 1872.
Series II. Correspondence and Accounts contains miscellaneous business and personal correspondence and accounts.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1880, undated
Creator
- Jordan, George V. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
George Vaughn Jordan was born August 1845 in Maine. Jordan was a ship master who sailed out of Saco, Maine, and Boston and went to the Virgin Islands, Barbados, Havana, Calcutta, Australia, France, Liverpool, Antwerp, Philadelphia, Charleston, New Orleans, and San Francisco. He married Jeanette, born October 1845, in New York. They had one daughter, Nettie, who was born June 1879 in Iowa. According to the 1900 Federal Census, George became a farmer, raising livestock in Iowa.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The George V. Jordan Papers document the numerous voyages made by this shipmaster out of Saco, Maine, and Boson, to the Virgin Islands, Barbados, Havana, Calcutta, Australia, France, Liverpool, Antwerp, Philadelphia, Charleston, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
Series List
SERIES I. Ships' Papers
SERIES II. Correspondence and Accounts
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material is a reorganization and integration of two folders, one box from the Phillips Family Papers, and several folders removed from the Andrew and William Heath Papers. All items added to the collection have their original location marked on the back of them or on the folder.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Sylvia Kennick, July 1982. Updated by: Hilary Streifer, October 2014,
Subject
- Jordan, George V. (Person)
- Charles Cooper (Ship) (Organization)
- Martha A. Nott (Ship) (Organization)
- Wallace (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- GEORGE V. JORDAN PAPERS, 1847-1880
- Author
- Processed by: Sylvia Kennick; Updated by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Processing for this collection was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository