Overview
Shipping and family papers of Captain Daniel T. Lothrop.
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1871
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1825-1839
Creator
- Lothrop, Daniel T. (1796-1871) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)The papers of Captain Daniel T. Lothrop, 1810-1864, consist primarily of shipping papers for the Brig Charlotte, 1825-1832, Ship Stieglitz, 1833-1834, Ship Tarquin, 1834-1836, and Ship Ariosto, 1838-1839, documenting voyages to India, Cuba, Russia, and China. Correspondence between Lothrop and his business associates and family make up the bulk of the shipping papers. The papers also include correspondence amongst members of the Lothrop and Cunningham families and papers related to the administration of the estate of Capt. Henry Luce by Lothrop.
Biographical Note:
Captain Daniel T. Lothrop was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on January 8, 1796, son of John and Bertha (Tower) Lothrop. He first married Abigail Joy on January 18, 1825. Abigail died two years later on July 6, 1827. He then married Julia Ann Cunningham, daughter of Charles and Lucy Cunningham, in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 10, 1832. Captain Lothrop died on September 2, 1871.
Series Outline
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series I. Shipping papers, 1825-1839
- ___Subseries A. Brig Charlotte, 1825-1832
- ___Subseries B. Ship Stieglitz, 1833-1834
- ___Subseries C. Ship Tarquin, 1834-1836
- ___Subseries D. Ship Ariosto, 1838-1839
- Series II. Family papers, 1810-1864
Physical Location
MANU
Processing Information
Processed: March 2012
By: Christine Riggle
Creator
- Lothrop, Daniel T. (1796-1871) (Person)
Subject
- Lothrop, Daniel T. (1796-1871) (Person)
- Talbot, Olyphant & Co. (Organization)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- bak00199
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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