Papers of Dudley Woodbridge and partners, 1777-1782.

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Papers of Dudley Woodbridge and partners, 1777-1782.

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The collection contains the legal and financial papers of four Connecticut business partners, Dudley Woodbridge of Norwich, Giles Mumford of New London, Wait Rathbun of Stonington, and Joseph Woodbridge of Groton, who were engaged in shipping and also outfitted privateers and ran ships through the British blockade during the Revolutionary War. There are receipts, accounts, and bills of sale mentioning the ships "Recovery," "Sally," "Lydia," "Betsy," "York," "Little William," "American Revenue," "Hero," and "Bunker Hill." Cargoes mentioned included rum, tobacco and potash. In addition there are copies of letters from Dudley Woodbridge to John Welles concerning the "Recovery."

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Mumford, Giles, fl. 1778.

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American Revenue (Ship)

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Welles, John, fl. 1780,

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Woodbridge, Dudley W.

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Dudley Woodbridge was born in Stonington, Conn. on Oct. 9, 1747. After graduating from Yale University in 1766, he moved on Norwich, Conn. He married Lucy Backus on Apr. 28, 1774. In 1788 they moved to Marietta, Ohio, where Mr. Woodbridge served as judge of the peace. He died in Marietta on Aug. 6, 1823. From the description of Dudley Woodbridge papers, 1729-1837. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 300017168 Physician of Groton, Conn. From the descript...

York (Ship)

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Chartered ship, 475 tons. Principal Managing Owner: Henry Blanshard. Voyages: (1) 1818/9 Bombay. Capt James Talbert. Downs 6 May 1819 - 15 Aug Bombay 17 Oct - 25 Dec Cape - 15 Jan 1820 St Helena - 23 Mar Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000092.0x000198 ...

Betsy (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) 1800/1 Bengal. Capt Charles Hooper. Falmouth 24 Jan 1801 - 19 Apr Cape - 7 Jul Calcutta - Kedgeree 19 Sep - 31 Dec St Helena - 12 Mar 1802 Gravesend. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x0002f3 Voyages: (1) From Bengal 1802. Capt W Bampton. Calcutta 10 Feb 1802 - Saugor 10 Mar - 30 Jun St Helena - 20 Sep Deptford. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Corporate...

Recovery (Ship)

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Chartered ship, 499 tons. Principal Managing Owners: John Chapman & Co. Voyages: (1) 1829/30 Madras and Bengal. Capt Henry Cleaver Chapman. Downs 7 Jun 1830 - 17 Sep Madras - 12 Oct Calcutta - 4 Jan 1831 Kedgeree - 8 Mar St Helena - 12 May Downs. (2) 1831/2 Bengal. Capt Thomas Wellbank. Falmouth 9 Jul 1832 - 3 Dec Calcutta - 24 Jan 1833 Saugor - 27 Mar Cape - 9 Apr St Helena - 30 May Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81...

Little William (Ship)

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Woodbridge, Joseph, active 1774

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Rathbun, Wait, fl. 1778.

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Sally (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) 1795/6 Bengal. Capt Robert Brown. Liverpool 7 Sep 1795 - 14 Nov Rio de Janeiro - 24 Feb 1796 Calcutta - 2 Apr Culpee - 23 Jul St Helena - 27 Nov Crookhaven - 12 Dec Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x00032f ...

Lydia (Ship : 1821-1836)

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Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by John Wood Leonard, on voyage from 14 Oct. 1854-21 May 1858; owner-agent: F.R. Whitwell; built at Rochester, Mass., 1840. From the description of Logbook of the ship Lydia, 1855 Jan. 5-1857 Mar. 4. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978387 Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Elisha Babcock, Jr., on voyage from 16 May 1860-16 May 1864 to the Western, Steen, East Cape, Crozet, B...

Hero (Ship : 1791-1794)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Joseph McCleave; owner-agent: G. & M. Starbuck Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1851 Nov. 1-1854 May 5. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013026 ...

Woodbridge, Samuel, active 1778

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Bunker Hill (Ship)

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