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Hook & Witherle (Castine, Me.). Witherle collection, 1806-1873.

Title: Witherle collection, 1806-1873.

Records of/or relating to Witherle & Co., which was operated as a general store by William Witherle and Benjamin Hook in Castine, Me., under name Hook & Witherle from 1806-1808 when Witherle took over operation as sole proprietor; from 1810-1844 operated by Witherle and John Head Jarvis as Witherle and Jarvis; from 1844-1855 as William Witherle & Co., at end of which time son William Howe Witherle joined business with retirement of his father; operated as Witherle & Co. from 1855-1875 by William Howe Witherle and George H. Witherle, as general store supplying Castine residents and fishermen, also acting as a chandlery, expanding to vessel management.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft. (16 boxes)

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Witherle, William Howe, 1821-1906. Business records, 1806-1892 (inclusive).

Title: Business records, 1806-1892 (inclusive).

A nearly complete run of account books and ledgers of the general store, 1806-1892. Also included are records of the Castine Brick Company, 1866-1881, in which the Witherles were interested. There is also considerable material on the fishing industry, the outfitting of fishermen, the importation of salt, particularly from Cadiz and Liverpool, and shipping and shipbuilding.

ArchivalResource: 65 linear ft. (197 v., 12 boxes, 23 cases)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269587524 View

Witherle, William. Papers, 1826-1851.

Title: Papers, 1826-1851.

Business papers of Witherle, including letters and accounts of ships' captains, relating to the operation of the ship Antioch, 1826-1839, between Castine, Me; New Orleans, La.; Liverpool, England; Le Havre, France; and Philadelphia, Pa. After 1839 the papers concern another ship owned by Witherle, the St. Cloud, sailing in the coastal trade between New Orleans, La.; New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.; and Castine, Me.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20504908 View

Witherle, William, 1784-1860. Ships' papers : for the Antioch (Bark) and the Ella Rose, 1797-1873.

Title: Ships' papers : for the Antioch (Bark) and the Ella Rose, 1797-1873.

This collection contains ships' papers including agreements between the master and his seamen concerning their wages (for the Antioch); wages of pilots; bills of lading; charters; a cod fishing license for the Ella Rose, 1867; disbursements for ships' cargoes of coffee, sugar, and rum; and ships' certificates. Also, includes a list of ships' captains' names.

ArchivalResource: 203 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30470673 View