Leonard Hammond papers

File — Box: Multi-Collection Box

Identifier: 003-02-23

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a small amount of business correspondence to Leonard Hammond related to various maritime enterprises as well as an insurance form for a sperm oil shipment.

Dates

1844 - 1862

Creator

Nicholson, Paul C. (Paul Coe), 1888-1956 (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL believes this collection is in the public domain. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Leonard Hammond (1789-1864) of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts was a shipbuilder and businessman, whaling agent and owner. He was responsible for building the Schooner Franklin, Bark Franklin, Brig Potomac, Bark R.L. Barstow and Bark Clara Belle. He ran a salt works and owned the Plymouth County House, a tavern on Water Street. He held the contract with the Federal government to build Ned’s Point light in 1836.

Extent

.05 Linear Feet (3 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Acquired as part of the Paul C. Nicholson Whaling Collection in 1956.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Paul C. Nicholson, 1956.

Related Materials

003-02-11, Ship’s Papers of Mattapoisett (Bark) of Rochester. Providence Public Library.

Collections of ships’ papers at the Providence Public Library, including: Ship’s Papers of the Bark Cavalier, Ship’s Papers of the Bark Isabella of New Bedford, Ship’s Papers of the Ship Jeannette of New Bedford, Ship’s Papers of the Bark Massasoit of Mattapoisett, Ship’s Papers of the Bark Oscar of Mattapoisett, Ship’s Papers of the Ship Pocahontas of Holmes Hole and New Bedford, Ship’s Papers of Bark Sarah of Mattapoisett, and Ship’s Papers of Brig Solon of Westport.

003-01-02, Nicholson Whaling Collection Logbooks, Providence Public Library. Includes a 3-volume account book for the Mattapoisett (1886), logbooks and journals for the Mattapoisett (1847-1848, 1849-1850, 1869-1870, 1867-1870, 1873-1874, 1879-1881, and 1881-1884), and a logbook and two journals for the Solon (1839-1840, 1844, and 1863-1864).

KWM 655, [Logbook of the Mattapoisett (Brig) of Mattapoisett, Mass., mastered by Henry A. Brightman, keeper, Horace Thomas, on voyage 3 March 1841 - 5 September 1842]. New Bedford Whaling Museum.

ODHS 32, [Logbook of the Mattapoisett (Brig) of Mattapoisett, Mass., mastered by Henry A. Brightman, keeper George Bliss, on voyage 26 March 1841 - 5 September 1842]. New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Processing Information

Previously part of general Nicholson Whaling Manuscript Collection, Subgroup 22. Processing by Judith Lund in 2008 with additions made to the finding aid by Janaya Kizzie in 2014. The decision to reprocess the subgroups as individual collections was made by Jordan Goffin in 2018. The collection was reprocessed by Angela DiVeglia in 2021.