Charles Hamilton Papers, 1850-1883
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains correspondence, logs, receipts, wage accounts, receipts, and other papers related to ships on which Charles Hamilton served as crew or captain. The ship John De Costa is the most thoroughly documented, but records are included for the ships RD Shepherd, the James Montgomery, the Anna Decatur, and the Kate Prince. Logbooks are included for the John de Costa, James Montgomery, and the R.D. Shepherd. The John de Costa travelled between San Francisco and Queenstown, Liverpool and Rangoon; the James Montgomery and the R.D. Shepherd (built between 1845 and 1846 by the firm Fernald and Petigrew of Portsmouth, New Hampshire) shipped out of New Orleans. Also included is a letter from Charles Hamilton to his wife, composed over the span of two months, describing the activities on a voyage on the John De Costa. Each series is arranged chronologically.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1883
Creator
- Hamilton, Charles, 1826- (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Charles Hamilton was born on November 1, 1826 in Boston, Massachusetts. He and his wife Martha E. (born circa 1829) lived in Wrentham after marrying and had two sons. Charles (born 1856) attended Harvard University Dental School and became a dentist. George W. (born 1858) was an engineer.
Extent
4 linear feet (4 boxes; 1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, logs, receipts, wage accounts, receipts, and other papers related to ships on which Charles Hamilton served as crew or captain.
Series List
SERIES I. Personal Papers
SERIES II. Business Papers
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Mary Ambler (acc # 2001.004); five logbooks were donated by Martha Chandler (acc # 2000.014).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Donna Albino, March 2009. Updated by Rachel Jirka, May 2009.
Subject
- Jones, William P. (Person)
- de Costa, John (Person)
- RD Shepherd (Ship) (Organization)
- James Montgomery of Boston (Ship) (Organization)
- Anna Decatur (Ship) (Organization)
- Kate Prince (Ship) (Organization)
- John de Costa (Ship) (Organization)
- Title
- CHARLES HAMILTON PAPERS, 1850-1883
- Author
- Processed by: Donna Albino; Updated by: Rachel Jirka; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository