Charles H. Hammatt Journal (Copy), 1975
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Charles H. Hammatt journal is a photocopy of a journal that was kept by Hammatt about a stay in the Sandwich Islands that took place from May 6, 1823 to June 9, 1825, while he was acting as an agent for the firm of Bryant and Sturgis. The original journal is located at the Baker Library at Harvard Business School; the photocopy was made for the Peabody Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 1975
Creator
- Hammatt, Charles H. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Charles H. Hammatt was an agent from Boston, Massachusetts, who worked for the firm Bryant and Sturgis, as a representative in Hawaii. Bryant and Sturgis was one of the major New England firms involved in the fur and sandalwood trade centered in Honolulu.
Extent
0.25 Linear feet (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Charles H. Hammatt journal is a photocopy of a journal that was kept by Hammatt about a stay in the Sandwich Islands that took place from May 6, 1823 to June 9, 1825, while he was acting as an agent for the firm of Bryant and Sturgis.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Stephen Wheatland in May 1975 (accession #20,669).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, June 2015.
Subject
- Hammatt, Charles H. (Person)
- Title
- CHARLES H. HAMMATT JOURNAL (COPY), 1975
- Author
- Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository