Scope 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 son, in 1820.
Dates
- Creation: 1754-1771
Creator
- Griffin, Eliphalet (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 volume)Biographical / Historical
Shipwright active between the 1750s and 1770s. Eliphalet Griffin constructed ships and schooners in the Newburyport, Massachusetts, shipyards of Joseph Cottle and Ralph Cross.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jonathan T. Lincoln.
Digitization Funding
Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
General note
To enhance discoverability, this collection was removed from an artificial collection of account books and records of shipbuilders, New England and New York, February 2021.
Creator
- Griffin, Eliphalet (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak01350
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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