Family papers, B-C, 1822-1934.

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Family papers, B-C, 1822-1934.

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Papers of or about individuals from the Port Jefferson area or connected with Port Jefferson history, including members of the Barker, Barnum, Bayles, Brewster, Buckingham, Chambers and Conklin families. Items of note include deeds of Phineas T. Barnum of Bridgeport, CT, selling property in Port Jefferson to Caleb H. Davis, 1879-1887; maps and sketches of the Port Jefferson shipyard of James M. Bayles and Son, 1919, and papers on the sale of the Bayles shipyard to the New York Harbor and Dry Dock Corporation, 1921; historical notes on whaling on Long Island and information on the Bayles shipyard by James Woodhouse (b. ca. 1820), about being shipwrecked on the coast of Long Island; ms. "Journal of a voyage to Havanah [sic]," 1822; printed memoir of whaling voyages, by Daniel H. Buckingham, ca. 1909, and a letter to his niece and nephew, 1912; a deed for land in the town of Brookhaven, from Sidney S. Conklin to John P. L'Hommedieu, 1868.

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Port Jefferson Historical Society.

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John Richard Mather and his son John were shipbuilders in Port Jefferson. John R. Mather's house on Prospect Street in Port Jefferson (ca. 1840) is now operated as the Mather House Museum by the Port Jefferson Historical Society. From the description of Family papers, M, 1845-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564259 The Dedio House was relocated and restored by the Port Jefferson Historical Society, 1974-1976, and now stands next to the much larger Mather House, which ...

Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist. Barnum became a small-business owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career, first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical The...

Bayles family.

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Buckingham, Daniel.

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Baunum family.

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Chambers family.

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Davis, Caleb, active 1788

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L'Hommedieu, John P.

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Conklin, Sidney.

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Brewster family.

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Barker family.

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Bayles, James, 1945-

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Woodhouse, James H.

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Conklin family.

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Bayles, James, 1945-

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New York Harbor and Dry Dock Corporation.

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