Stonington Steamship Papers, 1858-1895

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Stonington Steamship Papers, 1858-1895

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.073

Scope and Content

Collection of receipts, tickets, menus, catalogs, time tables and other papers relating to the Stonington Steamboat Co. and the Providence & Stonington Steamship Co., 1858-1895. *receipt, T.S. & H.D. Wheeler for freight shipped on "Stonington Boat" 1858 *collection of receipts for Mr. Eugene Palmer for purchases made on behalf of the Stonington Steamship Co., 1860s *collection of receipts for Walter Price for purchases made on account of the Stonington Steamship Co., 1878-1879 *receipt for goods shipped by "The Stonington Line," 1881 (Carter Medicine Co.) *contract for freight, Providence & Stonington Steamship Co., Stonington Line, with E. R. Packer, West Mystic, 1889 *catalog, "Summer Excursions, Routes and Rates" for the Providence and Stonington Steamship Co., 1890. Includes sketches and deck plans for the steamers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Stonington, Narragansett and Rhode Island. Also includes lists of time tables, connections, side trips and summer excursions offered by the company. The Fort Griswold House, Spicer House and "Summer Boarding House" (run by N.T. Allen) are listed as attractions in Groton. The Ashbey House, Mystic Island House and Thomas Potter's boarding house are listed as attractions in Noank. *blank receipt stationery for the Providence & Stonington Steamship Co., 1890s *Providence and Stonington Steamship Co. Bulletin, vol. XVIII, no. 4, July 1895 (includes advertisement for the Sturtevant House in NYC) *Souvenir booklet/magazine, "King's Views, New York," presented by the Providence and Stonington Steamship Co., including 100 illustrated views of New York City by Moses King, 1895 *Ticket, "Stonington to Noank, First Class" issued by the Stonington Steamboat Co. With metal tag inscribed "ST. L, A, 6," undated *tickets for the New London Steamboat Co., undated *list of fares for the steamer Connecticut of the Providence & Stonington Steamship Co., undated. *Menu (2) for the Stonington Line of the Providence & Stonington Steamship Co., undated *3 trade cards depicting steamers of the Stonington Line: Rhode Island in 1876, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, undated *metal tag, "J.B. Wilkins, S. & P. SS Co., Pier 33 N.R., NY"

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Search Terms

Stonington Steamboat Co., Providence & Stonington Steamship Company, Steamboats, Steamships, SS NARRAGANSETT, SS CONNECTICUT, SS RHODE ISLAND, SS STONINGTON, SS MASSACHUSETTS, Hoxie Hotel, Hoxie House, Fort Griswold House, Spicer House, Ashbey House, Ram Island, Mystic Island

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Papers

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1858 - 1895

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1858-1895