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Collection Details
- Collection Number:
- MS16
- Title:
- Journal of Samuel Swain
- Date(s):
- 1813-1837, 1876-1888
- Creator:
- Swain, Samuel, 1808-1892
- Repository:
- Nantucket Historical Association
- Language:
- Material is in English.
Information for Users
Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use: No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation: Journal of Samuel Swain, Nantucket Historical Association.
Acquisitions Information:
Unknown.
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Related Collections
- MS116 Swain Family Papers, Nantucket Historical Association
Subject Headings
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Personal Name
- Swain, Samuel, 1808-1892.
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Topical Term
- Business—Massachusetts—Nantucket—19th century.
- Weather—Observations—Massachusetts—Nantucket—19th century.
- Whale oil.
Biographical Information
Samuel Swain (1808-1892) was born in Nantucket, Mass., to George Swain (1776-1848) and Hannah Coffin Swain (1778-1761). Circa 1835, he married Lydia L. Pitman (1815-1852), with whom he had two children. Following her death, he married Elisabeth A. Van Valkenburg (1809-1880) in 1854. Swain served as the Register of Probate and Insolvency as well as County Treasurer of Nantucket.
Scope and Content
The Journal of Samuel Swain recounts the sale of candles and whale oil in Nantucket, Mass. The journal also mentions weather conditions on the island. In addition, the journal contains interleaved materials such as an undated republican ticket, news clippings of legal notices, and a letter from Harriet C. Dessung dated July 17, 1869.
Contents
- Folder 1Â Journal of Samuel Swain, 1813-1837, 1876-1888
Processing Information
Processed by NHA staff. Finding aid by Abbie Minard and Amelia Holmes, June 2018 with additional descriptive content added by Sarah Lerner, September 2018.