Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Seth Daggett Papers, 1800-circa 1838, undated
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Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard MuseumGale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508)627-4441 |
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| Call Number | RU 488 |
| Creator | Daggett, Seth, 1780-1867 |
| Title | Seth Daggett papers |
| Date | 1800-circa 1838, undated |
| Extent | 1 box (0.252 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The collection contains account books kept by Seth Daggett (1780-1867) for multiple vessels and voyages; receipts; correspondence; and a poem. Seth Daggett was a pilot who lived in Homes Hole, Massachusetts, with his wife, Mary "Polly" Dunham (1781-1850), and their 12 children. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions to access.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to museum staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 488, Seth Daggett Papers.
Acquisition Information
Bill of Lading gift of Mr. Howes Norris in 1941. (Accession no. 1941.056). The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession for the rest of the material is unknown.
Publication Information
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Gale Huntington Research Library59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508)627-4441
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Lara J. Ullman in August 2014. Finding aid machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick, August 2014.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Related Materials
Related Material
See also, account book "Seth Daggett Auction Book", accession no. 2012.001.052 (Account book no. 40).
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Dove (Pilot Boat)
- Fox (Brig)
- Hero (Schooner)
- Sally & Betsy (Schooner)
- Sylvia (Schooner)
Genre(s)
- Accounts
- Correspondence
- Poetry
- Receipts
- Ships' logs
Geographic Name(s)
- Homes Hole (Mass.)
- Vineyard Haven (Mass.)
Subject(s)
- Atlantic herring
- Pilots and pilotage
- Signals and signaling
Biography/Historical Note
Seth Daggett was born on March 7, 1780 to William Daggett (1747-1834) and Mary (Stewart) Daggett (1748-1835). On February 28, 1799, he married Mary "Polly" Dunham (1781-1850). The couple lived in Homes Hole, Massachusetts (what is now considered Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts) and had 12 children: Leander (1800-), Edwin (1802-1825), Alphonzo Seth (1804-), Alphonzo Seth (1806-), Mary (1808-), Alonzo (1810-), Augustus Chandler Ludlow (1813-), Augustus Frederic (1814-), Oscar (1816-1856), Caroline West (1818-), Edwin (1821-), Georgiana (1827-1906). Seth Daggett was a pilot and wrote about pilot signals, pilotage, and navigation. He also wrote poetry. Seth kept the account book of the schooner Sylvia; master of the schooner Nancy; commander of the brig Fox and keeper of the account book; keeper of the account book of the schooner Sally & Betsy; master of the schooner Hero and keeper of the account book; and captain of the pilot boat Dove and keeper of the account book. Seth Daggett died on October 7, 1867.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains account books kept by Seth Daggett for multiple vessels and voyages, receipts, correspondence, and a poem.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Accounts of Schooner Sylvia, Letters, etc., 1800-1820 | 1 | 1 | ||
Receipts, 1805 February 15, 1817 March 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
Accounts, Logs, Shorthand Entries for Brig Fox, Schooner Sally & Betsy, and Schooner Hero, 1808-1821 | 1 | 3 | ||
Account of Pilot Boat Dove, 1821-1825 | 1 | 4 | ||
Copies of Letters regarding Pilot Signals and Pilotage, circa 1838 | 1 | 5 | ||
Poem about Herring at Chappaquansett, undated | 1 | 6 | ||