Griffin, Eliphalet
Person
Biography
Shipwright active between the 1750s and 1770s. Eliphalet Griffin constructed ships and schooners in the Newburyport, Massachusetts, shipyards of Joseph Cottle and Ralph Cross.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Eliphalet Griffin ledger
Collection Identifier: Mss:55 1754-1771 G851Scope and Contents:
Ledger of shipwright Eliphalet Griffin, of Newbury, Massachusetts, recording credits and debits related primarily to his work constructing ships and schooners in the shipyards of Joseph Cottle and Ralph Cross, dating from 1754 to approximately 1771. His services also included traveling to acquire wood and other material used in building the vessels. Eliphalet Griffin was often paid in commodities like rum and sugar. The volume also contains later accounts of Jonathan Griffin, possibly his...