Samuel Wentworth papers
Abstract
Fifteen letters and two documents, 1738-1742, concerning the ships and cargos of Samuel Wentworth, a Boston merchant and the brother of New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth. Much of the material, which is all addressed to John Thomlinson, a London merchant who handled Wentworth's affairs in England, concerns the payment of bills and the settlement of debts; the insurance, cargo, and sale of the ship "Snow Tryton"; the loss of the ship "Snow Lucitania" and resulting insurance claims; and the construction of another ship in Portsmouth, N.H. There are also letters of introduction for Samuel Waldo and Oxenbridge Thatcher. The two documents are signed by Boston notary publics Benjamin Pollard and Joseph Marion, and are affixed with embossed seals of the notary office.
Dates
- Creation: 1738-1742
Creator
- Wentworth, Samuel (Person)
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (17 items)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized into letters and documents, each chronologically arranged.
Ownership and Custodial History
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Bibliographic References
Butler, R.L. Checklist of Mss. in the Ayer Coll., 972-973
General Note
Document and letter, Mar. 3, 1738, formerly known as Ayer MS 973.
Subject
- Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759 (Person)
- Thomlinson, John -- Correspondence (Person)
- Wentworth, Samuel (Person)
- Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) (Organization)
- Marion, Joseph (Person)
- Pollard, Benjamin, 1696-1756 (Person)
- Snow Lucitania (Ship) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources (Organization)
- Snow Tryton (Ship) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources (Organization)
- Thatcher, Oxenbridge (Person)
Genre / Form
- Appraisals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750
- Autographs (Provenance) -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750
- Correspondence -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750
- Declarations -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1701-1750
- Seals (Provenance) -- Massachusetts -- 1701-1750
Geographic
Topical
- Manuscripts, American -- Massachusetts -- Boston
- Merchant marine -- Insurance -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Merchants -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Shipbuilding -- New Hampshire -- Portsmouth -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Ships -- Cargo -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Ships -- Valuation -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
- Status
- Catalog Record Only
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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