Ships collection, 1846-1984.

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Ships collection, 1846-1984.

Correspondence, receipts, bills of lading, historical notes, articles, exhipit catalogs and other materials about sailing ships from Port Jefferson and Long Island. Items of note include bills of lading for John Roaless, 1848, with one in Spanish from the port of Tampico; sailing record of the whaler Horatio, 1877-1899; accounts of George W. Brewster for the schooner A. DeRosset, 1849; and clearance to foreign ports and charters for the schooner Manuel R. Cuza, 1894-1898.

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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 ...

Horatio (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles Grant, on voyage 7 Aug. 1877-24 Aug. 1881 to the Cape Verde, Cornell, Middle, French Rock, Vasquez, On the Line, Tonga, and Chatham whaling grounds; owner-agent: Taber, Gordon & Company; built at Port Jefferson, N.Y., 1877. From the description of Logbook, 1877 Aug. 7-1881 Aug. 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70970331 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by C...

Manuel R. Cuza (Schooner)

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Brewster, George W... W...

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Roaless, John.

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A. DeRosset (Schooner)

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