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MS138 |
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George Scott Collection, 1870-1888 |
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Scope and Content The collection consists primarily of receipts with some correspondence. The receipts document George Scott’s saloon business as well as his investment in real estate and at least two schooners (Satellite and Hattie Lewis). George Scott first appeared in the Portsmouth City Directories in 1869, at which time he was working as a spinner and living at 5 Marlborough Street. In 1870 he purchased a property at the corner of Green and Market Street. In 1873, according to the City Directory, his saloon was at 114 Market Street. In 1874, according to a receipt in folder 5, the saloon was at 116 and 118 Market Street and in 1875, according to the City Directory, it was at 118 Market. From 1877 until his death in 1892 his home was 120 Market and his saloon was located at 122 Market. According to the 1887 Sanborn Map of Portsmouth, the area around the intersection of Green and Market Street was home to four saloons, including Scott’s, and one wholesale liquor business. The receipts related to Scott’s saloon include purchasing gin, bitters, whiskey, brandy and ale as well as routine operating expenses such as water, coal, wood and delivery of alcohol via railroad. Scott sourced alcohol from local manufacturers such as Frank Jones Brewery and Eldredge Brewery as well as manufacturers in Manchester and Boston. Receipts for transportation via train and steamboat document how goods came to Portsmouth merchants. The receipts also document everyday expenses such as sprinkling the streets with water to keep the dust down, water provided by the Portsmouth Aqueduct and purchasing clothing. On January 27, 1876 George Scott placed a large order of dessert items with A. Robeck and Sons Fancy Cake Bakery on Congress Street. Also in 1876, George Scott purchased a share of Portsmouth Brewing Company for $500. In addition to the saloon and dwelling house that he owned at 120-122 Market Street in 1888 Scott owned nine other properties on Hanover, State, Russell, McDonough, Bow, Penhallow and Water streets (as seen on receipts from the Portsmouth Aqueduct). In 1883 a receipt documents his purchase of 500 rent bills from a Portsmouth printer. In 1872 receipts document a small house project when he hired house carpenter Daniel P. Pendexter and purchased lumber from Albert Fernald for the project. In 1873 George Scott did a much larger project, perhaps building a house or constructing a substantial addition. The collection includes receipts for supplies such as moulding, clapboards, windows and lumber from local suppliers such as Thomas E. Call and John T. French. In 1873 he paid Oliver Ayers for pipe repairs and a faucet. Oliver Ayers was the treasurer of the Portsmouth Aqueduct Company. In 1885 and 1886 receipts document renovations to houses on Russell Street, State Street and Water Street including new pipes, painting, carpentry and hardware. In 1882 Scott was a part owner of the Schooner Hattie Lewis and the collection includes statements for expenses related to building and outfitting the vessel. In 1886 receipts show that Scott was a part owner in the Schooner Satellite. Receipts through the late 1880s document individuals and businesses in Portsmouth that supported ship construction and maintenance. Although receipts in the collection are primarily business in nature, some also document personal life, including the medical treatment received just before the deaths of several of the Scott children and caskets purchased shortly after. A receipt in 1874 shows that Scott subscribed to the Irish American newspaper, The Leader, published in Boston. In 1880 he purchased a subscription to The Celtic Mirror, an Irish Catholic publication out of Augusta, Maine. Biographical Note George Scott was born in Ireland in 1842 and came to New York via Liverpool, Engalnd ca. 1856 on the ship America. In 1869 he returned to Portsmouth, N.H. having been in California for the gold rush. He operated a saloon on Market Street from 1870 until his death in 1892. In 1890 in addition to his saloon, he took on the role of Vice President of the Portsmouth Brewing Company located at 64 Bow Street. Scott lived next to his saloon (122 Market Street) at 120 Market Street, on the corner of Green Street. He married first Mary (death date unknown) and second, Anne Cochoran in 1876. George and Anne (Cochoran) Scott had nine children: Katherine (1876-1944), William C. (1878-1880), Stillborn boy (1879), George Patrick Winfield (1880-1940), Emma Mary (1882-1885), Mark E. (1884-1968), Annie M. (1885- ), John P. (1886-1886) and James Willard (1887-1960). George Scott died 24 April 1892 in Portsmouth. Folder List Folder 1 1870 [6 items] Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston Loan repayment receipt to James S. Tobey United States Internal Revenue for "special tax" for the occupation of retail liquor dealer Note regarding loan and interest G.A. Cowan, Excelsior Bitters of Manchester Folder 2 1871 [19 items] A and G.J. Caldwell Distillers of Newburyport for rum J. S. Grant of Portsmouth for rum Woodbury Locke received from George Scott, $25 for damage of carriage Lyndeboro Glass Company of Boston for flasks Hayes and Company of Manchester for Lippmans Bitters and Irish Whiskey Maine Steamship Company and Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad for transportation of liquor from Portland, Maine Roberts and Company Dealers in Wood and Coal of Portsmouth for pine and coal P. H. Hennessey and Company of Portsmouth for food items such as sugar, butter, beans and ham H. Eldredge and Son (Eldredge Brewery) of Portsmouth for ale Eastern Railroad for freight from Boston Ward and Blanchard of 171-172 Dennett Street Portsmouth for 45 ? gallons rum Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Jeremiah Lucy Jr. Grocer of Lawrence, Massachusetts for "White Mills" Whiskey Folder 3 1872 [13 items] Wood, Pollard and Company of Boston for Irish Whiskey and gin William Downs and Son of Portsmouth for rum Albert Fernald for lumber, nails, hinges and windows Daniel P. Pendexter for labor – Daniel P. Pendexter was a house carpenter according to the 1870 census Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Frank Jones Brewery of Portsmouth payment toward account and for ale Potter and Foster of Boston for gin Hayes and Company Wholesale Liquor Dealers and Importers of Manchester Roberts and Company Dealers in Wood and Coal of Portsmouth for pine and coal William Downs and Son of Portsmouth for gin Eastern Railroad Corporation for delivery of a barrell Folder 4 1873 [53 items] Frank Jones Portsmouth Cream Ale Brewery for ale Concord Railroad Corporation for delivery of a barrell Frank Jones of Portsmouth payment toward account Potter and Foster Grocers of Boston W.A. Farrie and Company Manufacturers of Tonic Sherry Wine Bitters of Boston for bitters Hayes and Company of Manchester for cherry brandy Thomas E. Call for mouldings, plank, boards, lath, clapboards, joists and trucking – Thomas E. Call was a lumber dealer according to the 1870 census Roberts and Company Dealers in Wood, Coal, Lime, Cement, Sand and Bricks of Portsmouth for lime, sand, cement and coal John T. French Dealer in Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Windows, Glass and Hardware of Portsmouth for plastering bead, glass, doors and moulding G.A. Jackson at J. H. Bailey and Company for nails, pulleys, screws, locks, knobs, door latches, lead pipe, etc. – George A. Jackson was a house carpenter according to the 1870 census and according to the 1867 City Directory John H. Bailey owned a hardware store at 3 Congress Street Seth E. Pecker liquor dealer of Boston Daniel Mason Sawing, Turning and Planing of Portsmouth for boards Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston J.A. Brown Importer and Jobber for cigars William Downs and Son, Groceries, Ship Stores, Foreign and Domestic Liquors of Portsmouth for bitters Starkweather and Company of New York for brandy Oliver Ayers, treasurer of Portsmouth Aqueduct Company, for repairing pipes and faucet Account with James W. Lafavour, painter, for labor and paint (stone color paint, lead color paint, white paint, grain color paint, yellow paint, linseed oil and putty) Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Elisha Tripp House, Ship and Sign Painter of Portsmouth for wallpaper and curtains William Downs and Sons Groceries, Ship Stores, Foreign and Domestic Liquors for rum and bitters Hopkins and Higgins Bourbon and Rye Whiskies or Louisville, Kentucky for 1 barrel and freight from Louisville City of Portsmouth for tax paid Boothby and Lascelles of New York for Keller Bourbon, note on rear stated it was shipped to Fred Wendell by mistake H. Eldredge and Son (Eldredge Brewery) of Portsmouth for balance paid on account Potter and Foster Grocers of Boston for balance paid on account Royal Bank of Ireland for funds sent to Timothy Buckley by Patrick Buckley Corning and Company Distillers and Rectifiers of Cleveland, Ohio for white wheat whiskey A and G.J. Caldwell Distillers of Newburyport for rum A. Harris and Company of Portsmouth for ale J.B. Fuller Fine Bourbon and Rye Whiskies for brandy Roberts and Company of Portsmouth for coal Dr. E.F. Capin Manufacturer of Modoc Bitters of Lynn, Massachusetts for bitters Magrath and Page Wholesale Grocers of Boston for brandy Folder 5 1874 [33 items] Frank Jones Brewery of Portsmouth for ale H. Eldredge and Son (Eldredge Brewery) of Portsmouth for balance paid on account Magrath and Page Wholesale Grocers of Boston for Irish Whiskey [location of saloon was noted as 116 and 118 Market Street] H.L. Bowker and Company of Boston for bitters Roberts and Company Dealers in Wood and Coal for pine William Downs and Son of Portsmouth for 46 gallons of rum The Leader for one years subscription [Irish American newspaper published in Boston] Corning and Company Distillers and Rectifiers of Cleveland, Ohio for Canada Whiskey Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Fletcher and Taunton Furniture Dealers and General Undertakers of Portsmouth for board Earing, Morrissey and Clair of Portsmouth for stove and pipes E.H. Balch of Portsmouth for sprinkling the streets [Edward H. Balch had a livery stable according to the 1873 Directory] J.F. Porter and Company of Boston Dealers in Paper and Twine for heavy straw Seth E. Pecker liquor dealer of Boston A. Harris and Company of Portsmouth for ale W.C. Ham Wood, Coal, Lime and Cement of Portsmouth for coal and pine Fletcher and Taunton Furniture Dealers and General Undertakers of Portsmouth for a casket Folder 6 1875 [5 items] Royal Bank of Ireland for funds sent to Mary Scott by George Scott Receipt for passage of Mary Scott on the White Star Line Insurance policy with the Queen Fire Insurance Company of Liverpool and London N.E. Long of Portsmouth for tobacco Insurance policy with the German American Insurance Company of New York Folder 7 1876 [42 items] Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston A. Robeck & Son’s Fancy Cake Bakery and Confectionary of Portsmouth (Rogers Block on Congress Street) for frosted cakes, jelly drops, macaroons, sugar cakes, citron cake, coconut cake, sugar cookies, pound cake, 3 sheets Dover cake, sponge cake, Washington pies, candy, peppermints and large and small pies John Condon Grocer of Portsmouth for coffee, sugar, mustard and ketchup Dean, Foster and Company of Boston for glassware William P. Walker Merchant Tailor for a coat H. Eldredge and Son (Eldredge Brewery) of Portsmouth for balance paid on account Seth E. Pecker liquor dealer of Boston Morse & Ilsley Insurance Agency insurance policy Joseph G. Eugene Wholesale Cigars of Portland for 500 cigars Portsmouth Brewing Company purchase of stock and statement of account William Ward Rum Distiller of Portsmouth for rum Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston Insurance Company of North America insurance policy Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper subscription Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Portsmouth Post Office for box rental The States and Union Newspaper subscription German American Insurance Company insurance policy A. K. Brown and Company of Portsmouth for street sprinkling [Augustus K. Brown was a truckman according to the 1875 census] N.C. Thompson of Portland, Maine for 500 cigars L.C. Paul Glass Manufacturers of Boston for merchandise Folder 8 1877 [7 items] Daily Evening Times Newspaper subscription Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery John P. Squire Pork, Lard, Hams, Sausages, Tripe, Pigs Feet of Boston for 1 keg feet C.E. Walker and Company Coal and Wood of Portsmouth for coal L.C. Coleman of Portsmouth [uncertain] Folder 9 1878 [1 item] E. F. Sise and Company Coal and Salt of Portsmouth for coal Folder 10 1879 [68 items] Daily Evening Times newspaper subscription Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery Morrison and Whitten Coffee, Spices, Cream Tartar of Portland, Maine for tobacco, checkerberry and coffee William Ward Rum Distiller of Portsmouth for rum John Conlon and Company Foreign Wines, Sprits, Cordials of Boston for rum and Irish whiskey Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston John W. Raitt [blacksmith] of Portsmouth Portsmouth Post Office for box rental Morrison and Whitten Coffee, Spices, Cream Tartar of Portland, Maine for coffee Potter and Foster of Boston for spirits C.E. Walker and Company Coal and Wood of Portsmouth for coal Portsmouth Post Office for box rental James Norton West India Goods, Groceries, Ship Stores, Provisions of Portsmouth for pickles, pork, coffee, onions, pepper Concord Railroad for transportation Quinn Brothers and Leonard Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Pipes and Smokers’ Articles of Boston for chewing tobacco Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Thomas E. Call of Portsmouth for lumber, planks, posts and pine Rider and Cotton Iron and Steel of Portsmouth for nails Quinn Brothers and Leonard Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Pipes and Smokers’ Articles of Boston J.J. Moore Publishers of Boston for a book "The Mirror of True Womanhood" A.P. Wendell and Company Hardware of Portsmouth for paint Portsmouth Post Office for box rental Boston and Maine Railroad Corporation for transportation James W. Sowersby Bread, Cake and Pastry of Portsmouth for crackers Morrison and Whitten Coffee, Spices, Cream Tartar of Portland, Maine for coffee Irving and Howe Fine Shirts of Boston for drawers and wraps Thomas C. Williams and Company Chewing Tobacco of Richmond, Virginia D.A. Leonard Tobacco, Cigars of Boston R.L. Davis Gauger and General Inspector of Spirits of Boston Folder 11 1880 [50 items] Celtic Mirror of Augusta, Maine subscription D.A. Leonard Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Pipes and Smokers’ Articles of Boston Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston A.W. Johnson MD for medical services W.W. Keen [Warren Keen] of Portsmouth to the owners of the Schooner Hattie Lewis for carpenters and blacksmith [Warren Keen was a ship-carpenter] J.F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at house on Market Street Portsmouth Post Office for box rental Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper subscription J. Albert Walker of Portsmouth Coal Pockets for Coal F.B. Shacey of Wolfboro Junction for grape wine J.W. Moses Tailor and Draper of Portsmouth for an overcoat John Conlon and Company Foreign Wines, Sprits, Cordials of Boston for cider John P. Squire Pork, Lard, Hams, Sausages, Tripe, Pigs Feet of Boston Boston Daily Herald subscription Folder 12 1881 [5 items] [fragment of calculations] J. Albert Walker of Portsmouth Coal Pockets for Coal J.F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston Estabrook and Eaton Cigar Importers of Boston for balance on account Folder 13 1882 [58 items] [illegible] list of bills Schooner Hattie Lewis statement with the following owners – George Scott, John R. Holbrook, Charles H. Garrett, Freeman R. Garrett, Royal B. Burnham, Edward H. Haley, George G. Lowell and James S. Brewster Estabrook and Eaton Cigar Importers of Boston for balance on account Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery John R. Holbrook for work on the Schooner Hattie Lewis for work on sails D.A. Leonard Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Pipes and Smokers’ Articles of Boston James W. Raitt of Portsmouth for hinges [?] for the Schooner Hattie Lewis George T. Vaughan of Portsmouth Ship Chandlery for the Schooner Hattie Lewis James S. Brewster Blacksmith of Portsmouth for the Schooner Hattie Lewis W.W. Keen [Warren Keen] of Portsmouth to the owners of the Schooner Hattie Lewis for "trucking sails from loft to vessel" [Warren Keen was a ship-carpenter] J.A. Syl—–[?] for the Schooner Hattie Lewis John H. Broughton of Portsmouth for boards, joists and posts George Curtis Eastern and Western Lumber of Boston for pine and spruce for the Schooner Hattie Lewis [2] Uriah Blaisdell Stoves, Ranges, Kitchen Furnishing Goods of Portsmouth for stove pipe Dexter Brothers Wholesale Paint Dealers of Boston for "cottage color" for the Schooner Hattie Lewis Joseph F. Paul and Company Lumber Dealers of Boston for pine and spruce for the Schooner Hattie Lewis Allison and Mason Ship Chandlers of Boston for oakum, manilla and a paint brush for the Schooner Hattie Lewis C.L. Brown Produce and Provisions of Portsmouth for merchandise George T. Vaughan of Portsmouth Ship Chandlery for the Schooner Hattie Lewis Horace P. Tobey Tobacco of Boston Allison and Mason Ship Chandlers of Boston for manilla and a pump for the Schooner Hattie Lewis Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper subscription Thomas E. Call of Portsmouth for lumber, pine C.E. Walker and Company Coal and Wood of Portsmouth for coal J.S. James Flour and Grain of Portsmouth F. Abraham Fine Cigars of Boston John O’Brien of Portsmouth for the Schooner Hattie Lewis James F. Hill Carriage Manufacturer of Boston for hooks, bolts, handle and spikes Frye and Company Express of Portsmouth for delivery from Boston E.F. Sise and Company Coal and Salt of Portsmouth for coal Dean Foster Glass Manufacturer of Boston John F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Shore Steamship Company of Boston A.G. Smalley and Company Druggists’ Glass Ware of Boston for flasks Union Line for transportation on the Steamer Acushnet from Boston F. Abraham Fine Cigars of Boston Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at houses on Market Street and Water Street J. C. Frank and Company Wines, Spirits, Cigars of Boston Boston and Providence Railroad for transportation James S. Brewster Blacksmith of Portsmouth for his share in the Schooner Hattie Lewis John R. Holbrook, C. Garrett, Freeman R. Garrett, R. R. Burnham, H. H. Haley and George G. Lowell payment for share in the Schooner Hattie Lewis for the year 1882 Folder 14 1883 [111 items] H. M. Clark Fresh and Salt Provisions of Portsmouth for beef A. G. Smalley and Company Druggists’ Glass Ware of Boston for flasks Daniel Littlefield Wood and Lumber of Portsmouth C. F. Staples of Portsmouth for Schooner Hattie Lewis Claude M. Gignoux of Portsmouth for 3 dozen cabbages John R. Holbrook for work on the Schooner Hattie Lewis for work on sails George T. Vaughan of Portsmouth Ship Chandlery for the Schooner Hattie Lewis James S. Brewster Blacksmith of Portsmouth for the Schooner Hattie Lewis John Neal of Portsmouth Railroad for Schooner Hattie Lewis F. T. Cate for graining and varnishing for Schooner Hattie Lewis F. C. Wendell of Portsmouth for labor on the Schooner Hattie Lewis Ferguson and Sanderson Mercantile, Book, Card and Job Printers of Portsmouth for 500 rent bills John F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston M. Bufford for a new harness bought at auction Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery George H. Tripp of Portsmouth for glass F. Abraham Fine Cigars of Boston Portsmouth Brewing Company for ale E. S. Fay Boots, Shoes and Clothing of Portsmouth for shirt, hat and shoes J. S. Frank and Company Cigars of Boston Howard W. Spurr and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston F. Delavina Cigars of Portland, Maine for Havana Cigars D. A. Leonard Smokers Articles of Boston Portsmouth Aqueduct for houses on Market Street, Water Street and Hanover Street R. C. Clark of Boston for sherry C. H. Carruth Tobacco of Boston Dean, Foster and Company Druggist of Boston for flasks South Shore Steamship Company of Portsmouth for transportation from Boston W. A. Plaisted of Portsmouth for sugar, cabbages and soap J. S. James Flour and Grain of Portsmouth Portland Coffee and Spice Mills of Portland, Maine William P. Walker Merchant Tailor for a coat Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper subscription C. E. Walker and Company Coal and Wood of Portsmouth for coal Daniel Mason Sawing, Turning and Planing of Portsmouth for boards H. P. Spinney of Kittery for pitch for the Schooner Hattie Lewis Alfred S. Trafton and Son Blacksmiths of Portsmouth for the Schooner Hattie Lewis United States Internal Revenue Return of Gauger of Spirits report A.K. Brown of Portsmouth for street sprinkling Boston and Lowell and Concord Railroads for transportation from Epping Mercer and Goodrich Books, Stationary and Room Papers of Portsmouth for wallpaper Dennis Shea and Son Hydraulic Cement Stove Pipe of Portsmouth for labor and pipe Horace P. Tobey Tobacco of Boston Uriah Blaisdell Stoves, Ranges, Kitchen Furnishing Goods of Portsmouth for stove pipe James L. Peckham of Portsmouth for two books Frye and Company Express of Portsmouth for delivery from Boston Daniel A. Potter Wholesale Liquor of Boston for rum John P. Sweetser Stoves of Portsmouth M and J. Farrell Wholesale Liquors of Boston for rum Ayers and Locke Dry Goods of Portsmouth for dress shirts Henry Peyser and Son of Portsmouth for shirt and drawers J. H. Hutchinson Watches, Clocks, Diamonds and Jewelry of Portsmouth for a marine clock for the Schooner Hattie Lewis [torn in half] Folder 15 1884 Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper subscription Bartholomew O’Flynn, Flynn Farm, [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery C. E. Walker and Company Coal and Wood of Portsmouth for coal Howard W. Spurr and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston J. F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Portsmouth Post Office for box rental Check for $23 made out to John T. Hart Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston United States Internal Revenue Service John F. Davey Practical Machinist Marlboro, Massachusetts R. C. Clark of Boston for sherry Timothy Gay and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston Frye and Company Express of Portsmouth for delivery from Boston A. G. Smalley and Company Druggists’ Glass Ware of Boston for flasks William Downs and Son of Portsmouth for pigs head and feet C.S. Drown of Portsmouth to the Schooner Hattie Lewis for a new main sail G.T. Vaughan of Portsmouth to the Schooner Hattie Lewis for extensive account of ship building materials George A. Trafton Blacksmith of Portsmouth to the Schooner Hattie Lewis Portsmouth Post Office for box rental W.A. Plaisted of Portsmouth for pork, salt and a broom John O. Ayres for plumbing W.J. Sampson and Company House, Sign, Ship Painter of Portsmouth for white paint Portsmouth Brewing Company for payment toward account L.C.O. Coleman of Portsmouth Antique Furniture and Stoves of Portsmouth Portsmouth Aqueduct for houses on Market Street, Water Street and Hanover Street E. M. Brown and Company for "1 French Gray Chamber Suite" Mercer and Goodrich Books, Stationary and Room Papers of Portsmouth for wallpaper Dean Foster Glass Manufacturer of Boston S.F. Jenkins of Dover for the Schooner Hattie Lewis Andrew W. Webber for rum H.P. Spinney of South Eliot, Maine for one days caulking on the Schooner Hattie Lewis F. Delavina Cigars of Portland, Maine for Havana Cigars Steamer Mystic of Kittery, Maine for towing the Schooner Hattie Lewis A.K. Brown of Portsmouth for street sprinkling Fred W. Paul of Boston for painting the Schooner Hattie Lewis Schooner Seabella of Bangor, Maine for damages sustained during a collision with the Schooner Hattie Lewis Samuel H. Boehm and Company Liquor Importer of New York for bourbon Ayers and Locke Dry Goods of Portsmouth for dress shirts Edward and Coffin for paint and varnish work Mrs. J. Norton West India Goods, Groceries, Ship Stores, Provisions of Portsmouth for sugar and coffee Old Colony Steamboat Company for transportation Sheldon Brothers Furniture of Portsmouth for a mattress Emanuel Silver of Portsmouth for milk N. Schloss Cigars of Boston John H. Wells Stoves of Portsmouth for heater Daniel Littlefield Wood and Lumber of Portsmouth George R. French Dry Goods of Portsmouth for a garment T.H. Wheeler Chicago Dressed Beef of Boston Steam Tow Boat Ann of Dover for towing the Schooner Hattie Lewis Folder 16 1885 Mercer and Goodrich Books, Stationary and Room Papers of Portsmouth for wallpaper [uncertain] for the Schooner Hattie Lewis for work on sails Bartholomew O’Flynn, Flynn Farm, [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery A.G. Smalley and Company Druggists’ Glass Ware of Boston for flasks W. W. Keen [Warren Keen] of Portsmouth to the owners of the Schooner Hattie Lewis for carpenters and blacksmith [Warren Keen was a ship-carpenter] B.L. Rea for work on the Schooner Hattie Lewis C.L. Drown of Portsmouth to the Schooner Hattie Lewis for a new sail Timothy Gay and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston Portsmouth Brewing Company for payment toward account John F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston John Conlon and Company Foreign Wines, Sprits, Cordials of Boston for cider Eastern Railroad Corporation for transportation from Boston Howard W. Spurr and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston Concord Railroad Corporation for delivery of a barrell Emanuel Silver of Portsmouth for milk Daniel Littlefield Wood and Lumber of Portsmouth Boston and Maine Railroad Corporation for transportation Downs and Son of Portsmouth for crackers A.B. Trefethen of Portsmouth for building, stone and sand Samuel H. Boehm and Company Liquor Importer of New York for brandy Mark F. Wentworth for medical care [Mark F. Wentworth was a doctor, George Scott’s child Emma Scott died one day after care was received] John P. Sweetser Stoves of Portsmouth for second hand chandeliers George T. Vaughan of Portsmouth to the Schooner Hattie Lewis for extensive account of ship building materials S.F. Jenkins of Kittery for work on the Schooner Hattie Lewis E.S. Fay Boots, Shoes and Clothing of Portsmouth F. Delavina Cigars of Portland, Maine for Havana Cigars Customs House Portsmouth for duties and fees for the Schooner Hattie Lewis N. Schloss Cigars of Boston John H. Wells Stoves of Portsmouth for lead pipe Frank C. Snow Merchant Tailor of Dover for one suit James W. Goodwin of Portsmouth for wallpaper and whitewashing rooms Receipt for subscription to the Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper Pryor and Matthews Hardware of Portsmouth for paint Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at houses on Bow, Market, State, Russell, Water, Hanover and McDonough streets John T. French of Portsmouth for pine boards Portsmouth Post Office for box rental Olin Bragdon for [unknown] J.C. Muchemore for the Schooner Hattie Lewis for working on rigging A.P. Wendell and Company Hardware for paint and hardware Miller and Furber (Nathaniel D. Miller and Isaac Furber were gas fitters at 15 Bow St.) for pipes, solder, sink pipes, etc. Jackson and Littlefield Carpenters for work at "Russell Street" and "State Street" Edward D. Coffin for painting S. Gryzmish Cigars of Boston A.W. Brooks of Portsmouth for milk and painting George Hayes for masonry work George Beesley [farmer] O.L. Fern Wine and Liquor of Boston for cigars Newichawanick Company Blankets and Flannels of South Berwick for blankets Wood, Pollard and Company of Boston for moosewood C. H. Carruth Tobacco of Boston John H. Broughton of Portsmouth for cedar posts John P. Squire Pork, Lard, Hams, Sausages, Tripe, Pigs Feet of Boston George H. Tripp Painter of Portsmouth [27 Daniel Street] George Hays for whitening at Hanover Street J. W. Moses Tailor and Draper of Portsmouth Edward Smith of Portsmouth Folder 17 1886 Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery Pryor and Matthews Hardware and Prints of Portsmouth Portsmouth Brewing Company for payment toward account Thomas E. Call of Portsmouth for lumber, planks, posts and pine Portsmouth Post Office for box rental George A. Jackson [house carpenter] of Portsmouth for clapboards and work A.P. Wendell and Company Hardware for paint and hardware Howard W. Spurr and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston C.S. Drowne Sail Maker of Portsmouth for the Schooner Hattie Lewis for repairing old sails F. Broggi Cigars of Portsmouth John F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Rider Holton of Portsmouth account for Russell St. and McDonough St. houses for nails, cement, glass, pipe, locks, varnish, etc. Rider and Cotton Ship Chandlery, Iron and Steel of Portsmouth to the Schooner Satelight for nails, pitch, putty, etc. J.H. Broughton for sand, cement, brick and hair W.A. Plaisted of Portsmouth for sugar and flour B.F. Rice of Portsmouth to the Schooner Satelight for a monkey wrench, gear repair and nails Jackson and Littlefield Carpenters for work at "Penhallow Street," "Water Street" and "State Street" John H. Wells Stoves of Portsmouth for soldering pipe Silas Philbrick and Company for granite caps, steps and sills George A. Trafton Blacksmith for wedges and irons for windows Dean Foster Glass Manufacturer of Boston Steam Tow Boat Ann of Dover for towing the Schooner Satellite Samuel H. Boehm and Company Liquor Importer of New York Daniel Mason Sawing, Turning and Planing of Portsmouth for boards Boston and Providence Railroad for transportation F. Broggi Cigars of Portsmouth Joseph Ladd Shipwright and Caulker of East Boston to Schooner Satellite Timothy Barry of East Boston to Schooner Satellite for cleaning bottom Groham Brother Ship Painters of East Boston to Schooner Satellite for painting Emery and Preble Ship Smiths of East Boston William Matthews Paper Hangings of Boston W.S. Yrecker of Portsmouth for removing nighy soil [sewage] John Conlon and Company Foreign Wines, Sprits, Cordials of Boston for rum Thomas E. Call of Portsmouth for lumber, pine John Woods of Portsmouth for hauling rubbish L.C.O. Coleman of Portsmouth Antique Furniture and Stoves of Portsmouth Oliver W. Ham Teaming of Portsmouth for transportation Edward Smith of Portsmouth for painting and wall paper A.T. Walker and Sons Soap Makers and Sewer Pipe of Portsmouth for pipe John O. Ayers for pipe and faucet Jackson and Littlefield Carpenters for work at "Hanover Street" George H. Tripp of Portsmouth for labor A.B. Trefethen of Portsmouth for repairing building on Penhallow Street, plastering Curtis and Pope Builders Supplies of Boston to the Schooner Satellite for spruce Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at houses on Bow, Market, State, Russell, Water, Hanover and McDonough streets Sheldon Brothers Furniture of Portsmouth for a feather bed Eugene Lynch Wholesale Liquor Dealer of Boston for rum W. M. Courser Groceries of Dover William P. Walker Merchant Tailor for pants Portsmouth Brewing Company for payment toward account John W. Parsons Physician of Portsmouth for medical care Flynn Brothers Fine Groceries of Portsmouth Fletcher and Taunton Furniture Dealers and General Undertakers of Portsmouth for a casket [likely for George Scott’s infant son John Scott who died Aug 27, 1886] Uriah Blaisdell (Estate) Stoves, Ranges, Kitchen Furnishing Goods of Portsmouth for stove exchange Miller and Furber (Nathaniel D. Miller and Isaac Furber were gas fitters at 15 Bow St.) to Schooner Satellite A.K. Brown of Portsmouth for street sprinkling W. A. Plaisted Groceries of Portsmouth John H. Wells Stoves of Portsmouth for solder Peter Strickland Sail Maker of Portsmouth C.A. Whittemore and Company of Boston for sunlight oil Joseph F. Berry Men’s Clothing of Portsmouth for a fur hat Emanuel Silver of Portsmouth for milk D.P. Pendexter of Portsmouth for carpentry work A.G. Smalley and Company Druggists’ Glass Ware of Boston for flasks W. W. Keen [Warren Keen] of Portsmouth to Schooner Satellite for carpenters and blacksmith [Warren Keen was a ship-carpenter] S. Levy of Exeter for a rubber coat Great Eastern Tea Company of Portsmouth for tea and coffee N. Schloss Cigars of Boston Timothy Gay and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston Union Tow Boat Company of Boston for towing the Schooner Satellite Allison and Mason Ship Chandlers of Boston for flour, butter, potatoes, etc. Mercer and Goodrich Books, Stationary and Room Papers of Portsmouth for wallpaper Folder 18 1887 Emanuel Silver of Portsmouth for milk Rider and Cotton Ship Chandlery, Iron and Steel of Portsmouth for Schooner Satellite for nails, cement, screws, etc. John T. French for cellar windows, glass in storefront, railings, etc. for work at Penhallow and Water Street John F. Callahan and Company Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors of Boston Timothy Gay and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston G. F. Coshland Wholesale Whiskey of New York Boston and Maine Railroad Corporation for transportation C.A. Whittemore and Company of Boston for sunlight oil B.G. Rice of Portsmouth for the Schooner Satellite for chisels, augers, bolt and shackles Morse and Allen Counsellors at Law regarding a legal case Portsmouth Brewing Company for payment on account F. Delavina Cigars of Portland, Maine for Havana Cigars W. W. Keen [Warren Keen] of Portsmouth to Schooner Satellite for carpenters and blacksmith [Warren Keen was a ship-carpenter] W.J. Sampson and Company House, Sign, Ship Painter of Portsmouth for wallpaper Peter Strickland Sail Maker of Portsmouth for Schooner Satellite Charles W. Taylor Range and Stove Dealer of Portsmouth Portsmouth Grain and Grocery for 15 lbs head and feet W.O. Junkins MD of Portsmouth for medical services George A. Trafton Blacksmith of Portsmouth John O. Ayers for labor Thomas E. Call of Portsmouth for lumber, planks, posts and pine H. M. Clark Fresh and Salt Provisions of Portsmouth for beef Eugene Lynch Wholesale Liquor Dealer of Boston for rum William J. Fraser for chimney repair "on West end" J.W. Moses Tailor and Draper of Portsmouth for shirts William P. Walker Merchant Tailor for a suit Piscataqua Railway for Schooner Satellite for transportation Joseph Williams of Kittery, Maine for Schooner Satellite for one days work H.P. Spinney for Schooner Satellite for caulking and painting R.D. Philbricks for Schooner Satellite Henry C. Hewitt Clothing of Portsmouth for a hat Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at houses on Bow, Market, State, Russell, Water, Hanover and McDonough streets Daniel Mason Sawing, Turning and Planing of Portsmouth for Schooner Satellite A.G. Smalley and Company Druggists’ Glass Ware of Boston Receipt for subscription to the Portsmouth Daily Evening Times Newspaper A.B. Trefethen of Portsmouth for plastering at Hanover Street E.S. Fay Boots, Shoes and Clothing of Portsmouth Patrick Doherty Liquor Dealer of Boston A.T. Walker and Sons Soap Makers and Sewer Pipe of Portsmouth for soap A.K. Brown and Company of Portsmouth for street sprinkling [Augustus K. Brown was a truckman according to the 1875 census] Dennis Shea and Son Portland Cement Stove Pipe of Portsmouth for labor and pipe W.J. and D. Lyons Wholesale Liquor Dealers of Boston for rum Charles E. Simpson Clothing of Portsmouth for repairing a coat Folder 19 1888 Emanuel Silver of Portsmouth for milk Portsmouth Aqueduct for water at houses on Bow, Market, State, Russell, Water, Hanover and McDonough streets Timothy Gay and Company Wholesale Grocers of Boston Portsmouth Brewing Company for payment toward account John E. Locke Groceries of Portsmouth for beans and peas Bartholomew O’Flynn [Barth Flynn] of Portsmouth for milk delivery Folder 20 Undated Folder 21 Correspondence and Notices 1873 Jul 31 Petition to the City of Portsmouth signed by George Scott’s neighbors requesting that he remove the "pen containing swine" from his lot on Green Street as the swine were "a nuisance dangerous and injurious to the public." Signed by Mrs. Trefethen, Eliza Trefethen, Samuel Rowe, J. Brooks and Company, Oliver Rowell and Mr. Pendexter. 1873 Aug 17 Unknown in Calais, Maine to nephew, Thomas E. Call Jr. telling Call about a horse he may want to purchase and about the state of the lumber industry in Maine. Thomas E. Call’s lumber business was located across Green Street from George Scott’s Saloon on the corner of Market and Green Street. 1876 Mar 4 Charles W. Lyman, Portsmouth Brewing Company, to George Scott, regarding a special meeting of the stockholders 1876 Apr 29 Charles W. Lyman, Portsmouth Brewing Company, to George Scott, regarding a special meeting of the stockholders 1879 Dec 17 John Conlon (liquor wholesaler) of Boston to George Scott, Christmas greetings and sending "a few bottles for family use." |
Collection |
George Scott Collection, 1870-1888 |
Object Name |
Papers, Family |
Date |
1870-1888 |
Extent of Description |
0.5 lin. ft. (1 box) |
People |
Balch, Edward H., b. 1840 Beesley, George Berry, Joseph F., 1842-1920 Brewster, James S. Broughton, John Henry, 1830-1923 Brown, Augustus K. Burnham, Royal B. Call, Thomas E., 1814-1888 Call, Thomas E., 1846-1918 Coffin, Edward Dempsey, 1831-1895 Condon, John, 1836-1884 Downs, William, 1815-1882 Flynn, Bartholomew, 1810-1896 French, George R. French, John T., 1821-1889 Furber, Isaac D. Garrett, Charles H. 1844-1900 Garrett, Freeman Robinson, 1856-1920 Goodwin, James W. Grant, J.S. Haley, Edward H. Ham, Oliver Wormwood, 1850-1925 Hayes, George, 1821-1897 Holbrook, John Robert, 1818-1883 Johnson, A. W. Locke, Woodbury Lowell, George G. Lyman, Charles W. Mason, Daniel Miller, Nathaniel D., c1813-1893 Moses, John W. Neal, John Norton, James O'Brien, John Peckham, James L. Pendexter, Daniel P., 1835-1919 Raitt, James Raitt, John W. Scott, George Patrick Winfield, 1880-1940 Scott, George, 1842-1892 Silver, Emanuel Smith, Edward, 1836-1913 Sowersby, James W. dfl c.1900 Spinney, H.P. Strickland, Peter Tobey, James Shapleigh, 1801-1887 Tripp, Elisha, 1820-1892 Tripp, George H., 1843-1913 Vaughan, George T., 1832-1919 Walker, Joseph Albert, 1839-1907 Wells, John Hazelton, 1823-1905 Wentworth, Mark Fernald, b. 1820 Woods, John Elliot, 1827-1908 Yrecker, W.S. |
Search Terms |
Eastern Railroad Company Roberts & Company Wood & Coal Dealer (Market St) Hennessey , P. H. Grocer Eldredge Brewery Ward & Blanchard Rum Distiller (Dennett St) Portsmouth Aqueduct Downs & Co. Ship Store & Groceries (Market St.) Frank Jones Brewery Thomas E. Call & Son Concord Railroad Company French, John T. Hardware (Daniel St) Mason, Daniel Woodworking (Green St) Tripp, Elisha Painter (Daniel & Penhallow) Harris & Co. Brewery (Bow St) Fletcher & Tanton (Market Street) Earing, Morrissey & Clair Stove Dealer (Market St) Morse and Ilsley Post Office, Federal (Daniel Street) Sise, E. F. and Company Rider & Cotton (Portsmouth, N.H.) Sowersby Bakery Vaughan, Geo. T., Ship Chandlery Blaisdell's Stove Shop Ayers and Locke Robeck, A. and Sons Bakery (Congress St) Rogers Block (Congress St) Condon, John Grocer (Creek near Islington) Norton, James Grocer (19 & 21 Penhallow St) Portsmouth Coal Pockets (137 Market St) Moses, John W. Tailor (6 Market St) Brown, C.L. Produce & Provisions (41 & 47 Market St) James, J.S. Flour & Grain (107 Market St) Portsmouth Railroad Pryor and Matthews Hardware Ham, Oliver W. storehouse Miller & Furber Gas Fitters (15 Bow St) Jackson & Littlefield Carpenters (6 Dearborn) Newichawanick Company Blankets (South Berwick) Drowne, C.S. Sailmakers (6 Commercial Wharf) Broggi, F. Cigars (71 Congress St) Philbrick, Silas and Co. Stoneyard (2 Water St) Yrecker, W.S. Night Soil Removal Flynn Brothers Grocers (25 & 31 Penhallow) Trafton's Blacksmith Shop, Market St. Mercer Goodrich Hutchinson's Jewelry Store Coleman's Antiques Mystic (steamship) Sheldon Brothers French, George R. Drygoods (19 & 21 Market St) Wells, John H. Stove Shop (61 Market St) Flynn Farm Shea, Dennis & Son Stove Pipe (26 Water St) Ferguson & Sanderson Printers (39 Congress St) Berry, Joseph F. Mens Clothing (41 Congress St) Great Eastern Tea Company Portsmouth Brewing Company (Bow Street) |
Subjects |
Portsmouth (N.H.) Breweries Brewing industry Businesses |