Overview of the Collection
Biography of George Dow
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Dow, George W. |
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Title:
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George W. Dow Papers |
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Dates:
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1847-1863 |
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Extent:
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153 items |
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Abstract:
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The George W. Dow Papers include
accounts, bills, receipts, charter-parties, clearance and protection papers, port regulations, crew
lists and shipping orders. Most of this material is relevant to the brig WENONAH, which carried
coal, lead, flour, molasses, and other foodstuffs to ports in the U.S., West Indies, Canary Islands,
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Identification:
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Coll. 29 |
George W. Dow was a shipmaster who, for many years, commanded the brig WENONAH
of Bucksport, Maine.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Corporate Entities:
Wenonah (Brig)
Places:
Cadiz (Spain)--Commerce--United States
Canary Islands--Commerce--United States
Sugar trade
United States--Commerce
Subjects:
Charter-parties
International trade
Shipping--Maine--Bucksport
Sugar trade
Document Types:
Clearance papers
Crew lists
Protection certificates
Ships' papers
Occupations:
Shipmasters--Maine--Bucksport
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 29, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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