Research Catalog
Simeon Baker papers.
- Title
- Simeon Baker papers.
- Author
- Baker, Simeon, 1779-1821
- Publication
- 1796-1848.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 3568 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | folder MssCol 3568 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 3568 folder MssCol 3568 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .2 linear feet (1 volume, 1 folder)
- Summary
- Simeon Baker (1779-1821) was a ship captain based in New York City for much of his career, sailing as master of various ships in the transatlantic trade. In 1818 he married Jemima Cock of Mill Neck, in the township of Oyster Bay, Long Island. The Simeon Baker papers, 1796-1848, comprise his loose letters received and documents, 1796-1821 (one folder), and an account and letter book, 1810-1812, 1832-1848 (1 volume). Sailing destinations in Europe, the West Indies, South America, and along the eastern U.S. coast are mentioned, with cargoes including flour, coffee, sugar, onions, and hides. Baker used the volume to record accounts for the ship Charles and as a copy book for letters sent regarding the Charles, 1810-1812. The later accounts, 1832-1848, were kept by an unidentified farmer in the township of Oyster Bay, probably his wife Jemima Baker. Among the many names encountered are members of the Allen, Cock, Frost, Silleck, Smith, Townsend, Valentine, Weeks, and Youngs families.
- Subjects
- Ship captains
- Recipes
- Farms > New York (State) > Long Island
- Shipping > United States > History > 19th century
- Ship captains > United States
- Allen family
- Baker, Simeon, 1779-1821
- Account books
- Oyster Bay (N.Y. : Town) > History > 19th century
- Agriculture > New York (State) > Long Island
- Long Island (N.Y.) > History > 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) > Commerce
- Merchants
- Farmers
- Ships' papers
- Agricultural wages > New York (State) > Long Island
- Cocke family
- Accounts > New York (State)
- Genre/Form
- Account books.
- Accounts.
- Recipes.
- Ships' papers.
- Note
- Simeon Baker letters and documents in the Mercantile Collection were removed to this collection.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source (note)
- Source unknown.
- Call Number
- MssCol 3568
- OCLC
- 1041708519
- Author
- Baker, Simeon, 1779-1821, creator.
- Title
- Simeon Baker papers.
- Production
- 1796-1848.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume sheet
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source
- Source unknown.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Farmers.Merchants.Ship captains.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3568