Sylvanus Gibbs Nye papers, 1828-1873.

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Sylvanus Gibbs Nye papers, 1828-1873.

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Chiefly letters (1845-1851), written by William H. DeWitt, of Albany , N.Y., to Sylvanus G. Nye, describing DeWitt's business activities with Nye in the barrel stave trade, including details on how the staves were first shipped from Michigan and the West via the Erie Canal to Albany, and then down the Hudson River to various whaling ports including Sag Harbor, Nantucket, Fairhaven, and New Bedford; the establishment of the packet trade between Albany and New Bedford and the activities of the schooner Henry Clay in this trade; letters to Nye asking him to aid in the collection of a debt from the owners of the brig Quito of Marion, Mass. Financial records include bills of sale for Nye purchasing shares in the sloop Louisa (1836), and the schooner Tiger (1838); bill of lading (1873), for coal shipped; and bills and receipts (1851), for goods and services.

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DeWitt, William H., of Albany, N.Y.

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Louisa (Sloop)

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Quito (Brig)

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Whaling vessel; out of Sippican, Mass., mastered by Tristram L. Chase; owner-agent: J.S. Bates; built at Wareham, Mass. in 1825. From the description of Logbook of the brig Quito, 1842 May 16-1843 May 27. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130066 ...

Henry Clay (Schooner)

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Tiger (Schooner)

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Nye, Sylvanus Gibbs, 1804-1882

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Commission merchant; dealing in groceries and provisions in New Bedford, Mass. From the description of Sylvanus Gibbs Nye papers, 1828-1873. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 159957068 ...