Schooner Cora Morrison Records, 1866-1874, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of documents relating to the operation of the schooner Cora Morrison of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. There are invoices, receipts, insurance premiums, bank deposits and a license to load oysters. The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title. In Folder 1, a melodeon is a 19th century reed organ manufactured by Mason and Hamlin of Boston. It has a foot-operated vacuum bellows and a piano keyboard.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1874, undated
Creator
- Cora Morrison (Schooner) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Historical Sketch
The schooner Cora Morrison was built at Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1866. It weighed 88/89 tons, was 79.2 feet long, 22.75 feet wide and 8.1 feet deep. It had one deck, two masts, a square stern, and a billet head. It was registered March 4, 1878 in Wellfleet. The owners were: Jesse H. Freeman 5/32; Charles F. Higgins 3/32; Darius A. Newcomb 1/32; Barzillai Kemp 1/32; Sally R. Dyer 1/32; Israel Pierce 1/32; Solomon B. Rich 1/32; Charles S. Young 1/32; William H. Young 1/32; Wellfleet; C.E. Morrison 8/32, J. S. Curtis 2/32, Provincetown; Ed. Knowles 1/32; Charles H. Knowles 1/32, Swampscott; Nehemiah M. Baker, Jr. 1/32; Lorenzo D. Baker 1/32. The master was Edward Kelley.
Extent
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of documents relating to the operation of the schooner Cora Morrison of Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was purchased on September 4, 2007 (acc #2007.011).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, December 2007.
Subject
- Cora Morrison (Schooner) (Organization)
- Title
- SCHOONER CORA MORRISON RECORDS, 1866-1874, undated
- Author
- Processed by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository