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Collection Details
- Collection Number:
- MS26
- Title:
- William Coffin Letter Book
- Date(s):
- 1811-1833
- Creator:
- Coffin, William, 1756-1835
- 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: William Coffin Letter Book, Nantucket Historical Association.
Acquisitions Information:
Gift of Mrs. Maria L. Owens in 1906 (Acc. 1886).
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Related Collections
- MS150 Coffin Family Papers, Nantucket Historical Association
Subject Headings
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Personal Name
- Coffin, William, 1756-1835.
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Genre Term
- Business records.
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Topical Term
- Business—Massachusetts—Nantucket—19th century.
Biographical Information
William Coffin (1756-1835) was born to Peter Coffin and Mary Currier. He married Mary Langdon of Boston, Mass., with whom he had ten children. William was a Nantucket businessman concerned with the shipment of provisions between Nantucket, Mass., and coastal cities.
Scope and Content
The William Coffin letter book contains entries concerning business matters, particularly the sale and shipment along the east coast of the United States of salt, rice, pitch, molasses, elephant oil, onions, fish, and shingles. There is a partial index made by Maria L. Owen (1825-1913), granddaughter of William Coffin, in January 1902.
Additional Descriptive Resources: Index to letter book by Maria L. Owens, granddaughter of William Coffin, 1902.
Contents
- Folder 1Â William Coffin letter book, 6 February 1811-16 October 1833
Processing Information
Processed by NHA staff. Finding aid by Abbie Minard and Amelia Holmes, July 2018 with additional description by Sarah Lerner in September 2018.