HISTORIC 19th Century Letters NE US Hatteras, Sayville, Long Island, Weather BIN
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Historical Archive of Handwritten Letters about Steamship, Schooner Activities, Accounting, Weather, Cargos in 19th Century Long Island, East Coast, Receipts, National Guard 1866 Notice, Etc.BUY IT NOW
Interesting historic archive of 18 letters/receipts of a seagoing captain hauling freight on schooners on the East Coast. The letters show he was based in Sayville, Long Island, New York and he would travel up and down the coast hauling freight like lumber and coal. The po...rts he hauled from included Hartford, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hatteras. Letters are dated between 1871-1882 and some have envelopes with stamps or postmarks. There is one 1866 National Guard Notice for a parade and rifle practice on December 25th.
There are reference to schooners including Brig Ella, Bedell, E.H. Williams, Allie Belden. Interesting content in the letters refer to "Ship Rack (Wreck)", coal and lumber freight, ship dividends/shares and payments, weather conditions, and other matters.
The letters came in an antique Lozenge box with the name of the captain handwritten on the top of the box. It will be included with this lot. I am sure the researcher, maritime historian, library will be interested in this collection.
Here are some excerpts (some of the script was hard to read and I put question marks where it was difficult to decipher the words)
1. 1872 Baltimore Letter, Brig Ella, To J. M. Edwards, Esq. from James J. Jones
"When you came aboard you looked like a person right out of his grave. So I think you would not stay there much longer. Best regards, I am very much obligated for that young lady. P.S. But I would like to have more the next time. I will be leaving there about the 10th, So good bye. this time hope you may never be Ship Rack again."
2. Hartford, 1880 D. M Edwards Esq.? from E. Williams "I think we have been cheated. But there is no keep? for it without a Law Suit which would cost all the Beddell was worth."
3. Hartford 12/18/1880 To Capt D. Edwards from E. H. Williams, "The E H Williams is frozen in here. The river closed the 20 Nov. something that has not happened before for 60 years..." Letter also mentions schooner Allie Belden, Majesty?, Bedell
4. 5/15/1879 Receipt, Letter on The Hartford & NY Transportation Co., To D.M. Edwards "Enclosed find my check for 62.36 cts dividend from Schooner E. M, Williams, our 2/32 entered D.M. Edwards 1/32 C.M. Edwards 1/32. The Schr is in excellent condition ...
5. Hatteras Inlett, To J.M. Edwards from C. M. Edwards, "Dear Friend...At this time the gale came on two Schr's (schooners) were on the wash? trying to get over but with the wind came a high tide and it drove them so far out off the channell that they have to lighter? a considerable to get off... Tuesday, the Johnson of Washington, N.C. from N.Y. came in here. He does not know where he has been harboring his rudder head off lost his boat and tore? his waist. Same day a little fellow with ice 20 days from Portland, Maine, he was at one time nearly 400 miles east of Bermuda...
Lot includes:
18 handwritten letters:
1. Baltimore, 18722. Hatteras Inlett, 18723. Hatteras Inlett, 18724. Philadelphia, 18715. Washington, 18726. Saybrook, could not make out date, 187? 7. Patchogue, no date, letter between sisters8. Sayville, 18789. Sayville, 1880 Smith Gillette receipt10. Sayville, 187211. Hartford, 187912. Hartford, 187913. Hartford, 188014. Hartford, 188015. Hartford, 188016. Hartford, 188017. Hartford, 188118. Hartford, 1882
2 trade cards: The Woman of Canaan, Messiah Comes5 stamped envelopes (3 stamps damaged)7 clipped envelopes, postmarked, stamps removed1 envelope, postmarked, no stamps1 envelope, no postmarks or stamps
1 1866 National Guard Notice for parade and rifle practice, 12/25, C Company, 16th regiment, Sixth Brigade National Guard NY (paper is toned and has 2 splits along the seam), appears postmarked, no stamp1 receipt Hirshkind & Co., 1879, 3 pants1 Letters of Administration, 1872, NY Surrogate Court1 Petition for Letters of Administration, NY Surrogate Court1 1879 Freight Agent Receipt, The Hartford & NY Transportation Co., Towing & Freighting C.C, Goodrich, Agent
Interesting historic archive of 18 letters/receipts of a seagoing captain hauling freight on schooners on the East Coast. The letters show he was based in Sayville, Long Island, New York and he would travel up and down the coast hauling freight like lumber and coal. The po...rts he hauled from included Hartford, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hatteras. Letters are dated between 1871-1882 and some have envelopes with stamps or postmarks. There is one 1866 National Guard Notice for a parade and rifle practice on December 25th.
There are reference to schooners including Brig Ella, Bedell, E.H. Williams, Allie Belden. Interesting content in the letters refer to "Ship Rack (Wreck)", coal and lumber freight, ship dividends/shares and payments, weather conditions, and other matters.
The letters came in an antique Lozenge box with the name of the captain handwritten on the top of the box. It will be included with this lot. I am sure the researcher, maritime historian, library will be interested in this collection.
Here are some excerpts (some of the script was hard to read and I put question marks where it was difficult to decipher the words)
1. 1872 Baltimore Letter, Brig Ella, To J. M. Edwards, Esq. from James J. Jones
"When you came aboard you looked like a person right out of his grave. So I think you would not stay there much longer. Best regards, I am very much obligated for that young lady. P.S. But I would like to have more the next time. I will be leaving there about the 10th, So good bye. this time hope you may never be Ship Rack again."
2. Hartford, 1880 D. M Edwards Esq.? from E. Williams "I think we have been cheated. But there is no keep? for it without a Law Suit which would cost all the Beddell was worth."
3. Hartford 12/18/1880 To Capt D. Edwards from E. H. Williams, "The E H Williams is frozen in here. The river closed the 20 Nov. something that has not happened before for 60 years..." Letter also mentions schooner Allie Belden, Majesty?, Bedell
4. 5/15/1879 Receipt, Letter on The Hartford & NY Transportation Co., To D.M. Edwards "Enclosed find my check for 62.36 cts dividend from Schooner E. M, Williams, our 2/32 entered D.M. Edwards 1/32 C.M. Edwards 1/32. The Schr is in excellent condition ...
5. Hatteras Inlett, To J.M. Edwards from C. M. Edwards, "Dear Friend...At this time the gale came on two Schr's (schooners) were on the wash? trying to get over but with the wind came a high tide and it drove them so far out off the channell that they have to lighter? a considerable to get off... Tuesday, the Johnson of Washington, N.C. from N.Y. came in here. He does not know where he has been harboring his rudder head off lost his boat and tore? his waist. Same day a little fellow with ice 20 days from Portland, Maine, he was at one time nearly 400 miles east of Bermuda...
Lot includes:
18 handwritten letters:
1. Baltimore, 18722. Hatteras Inlett, 18723. Hatteras Inlett, 18724. Philadelphia, 18715. Washington, 18726. Saybrook, could not make out date, 187? 7. Patchogue, no date, letter between sisters8. Sayville, 18789. Sayville, 1880 Smith Gillette receipt10. Sayville, 187211. Hartford, 187912. Hartford, 187913. Hartford, 188014. Hartford, 188015. Hartford, 188016. Hartford, 188017. Hartford, 188118. Hartford, 1882
2 trade cards: The Woman of Canaan, Messiah Comes5 stamped envelopes (3 stamps damaged)7 clipped envelopes, postmarked, stamps removed1 envelope, postmarked, no stamps1 envelope, no postmarks or stamps
1 1866 National Guard Notice for parade and rifle practice, 12/25, C Company, 16th regiment, Sixth Brigade National Guard NY (paper is toned and has 2 splits along the seam), appears postmarked, no stamp1 receipt Hirshkind & Co., 1879, 3 pants1 Letters of Administration, 1872, NY Surrogate Court1 Petition for Letters of Administration, NY Surrogate Court1 1879 Freight Agent Receipt, The Hartford & NY Transportation Co., Towing & Freighting C.C, Goodrich, Agent
