Ship Tarquin account book, 1863-1864: manuscript

Collection — Volume: 1

Identifier: MS-1986-112

Dates

Creation: 1863 - 1864

Scope and Contents

Ledger with accounts of wages for the crew of the merchant ship Tarquin during its 1863 voyage from Marseilles to Sumatra. Also includes three 1864 letters, written by Boston merchants George and John Gardener, to Thomas Hoyt in Paris, naming him supercargo for an additional trip from Marseilles to the West Coast of Sumatra in the French ship Julie to purchase pepper for resale in France on their behalf. The three letters include the official orders for Hoyt, his compensation, and an additional private set of orders that indicate the official orders are a cover to hide an additional $40,000 Spanish dollars on board. The letters are copies made from the originals by Hoyt.

Creator

Tarquin (Ship) (Organization)

Language of Materials

English.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Restrictions on use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Biographical note: Thomas Hoyt

Mariner, American. Thomas D. Hoyt was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on February 8, 1825 to Isaiah and Mary Hoyt. By the age of twenty-five he listed his occupation on the census as mariner, and by thirty-five was a "master mariner". He served as captain and supercargo on trade voyages to Sumatra in the 1860s. By 1870 he had retired to Danvers, Massachusetts, where he lived until his death on April 12, 1910.

Sources:

"Death record for Thomas D. Hoyt, 12 April 1910, Danvers, Massachusetts, 324." U.S. Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

"Thomas Hoyt, birth record" Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

"Thomas Hoyt."Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

"Thomas Hoyt."Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

"Thomas Hoyt." 1850 United States Census. [database on-line] Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

"Thomas Hoyt." 1860 United States Census. [database on-line] Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

"Thomas Hoyt." 1870 United States Census. [database on-line] Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

Historical note: Tarquin

The ship Tarquin was built in Bath, Maine in 1949. In April 4, 1862, it was registered to George Gardner, of Salem, Massachusetts. Its captain during Gardner's ownership was Thomas Hoyt.

Source:

Gardner, Frank A. (Frank Augustine). Gardner Memorial : A Biographical and Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Thomas Gardner, Planter, Cape Ann, 1624, Salem (NaumKeag), 1626-1674, through His Son Lieut. George Gardner. Salem, Mass: [Newcomb & Gauss Co., printers], 1933.

Extent

1 Volumes : paper ; 26 x 18 cm

Additional Description

Provenance

Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time.