Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MS088 |
Title |
Wendell family correspondence, 1801-1896 |
Scope & Content |
Scope and Content Primarily correspondence, but collection includes some other family material such as announcements and invoices. Dates range from 1801-1896. Bulk of the correspondence is between Jacob Wendell and his children and their spouses from 1840 to 1865. One set of letters was written from William Goodwin on a voyage to Calcutta in 1850-1851. Subjects include family news and some business topics. Biographical Note Jacob Wendell (1788-1865) was a Portsmouth entrepreneur. He and his brothers Abraham (B. 1785) and Isaac (B. 1786) established cotton mills in Dover. Although they lost money on the early mill attempts, he became a successful merchant and importer in the Russian and West Indies trade. Jacob Wendell married Mehitable Rindge Rogers in 1816 and they had the following six children: 1. Mark Rogers Wendell, b. 1817, married Catherine Gates Thaxter in 1849 and lived in Boston. 2. Mehitable Rindge Wendell, b. 1818, d. 1847. She married Isaac Henry Stanwood in 1844. Lived in Woodville, Mississippi. 3. Caroline Quincy Wendell, b. 1820. Unmarried, she lived with her parents in the family home in Portsmouth. 4. Jacob Wendell, b. 1826. He married Mary Barrett in 1854 and lived in Boston, then New York. 5. Mary Evert, b. 1828. Married William Goodwin in 1852. Lived in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6. George Blunt, b. 1831, d. 1881. Clipper ship captain. Married Mary Thompson in 1861.Lived in Quincy, Massachusetts. Sons of Jacob Wendell (#4) and Mary Barrett were: 1. James Rindge Stanwood (1847-1910), local historian. 2. Barrett Wendell (1855-1921), scholar, lived in Portsmouth. 3. Everts Wendell (1860-1917), philanthropist and athlete. Related Materials See also MS025, the Wendell Collection. See also S0946, correspondence of Isaac Wendell. Contents: B1, F01: Abraham Wendell from various authors, 1816-1825. B1, F02: Abraham Wendell from various authors, 1826-1829 & und. B1, F03: A. & J. Wendell from Isaac Wendell, 1823-1824. B1, F04: A. & J. Wendell from Isaac Wendell, 1826. B1, F05: A. & J. Wendell from Isaac Wendell, 1827-1828. B1, F06: Jacob Wendell from Reuben Randall, 1806-1827. B1, F07: Jacob Wendell from Anna Wendell, 1830. B1, F08: Jacob Wendell from George Wendell, 1804-1829. B1, F09: Jacob Wendell from Mark, Mehitable, & Caroline Wendell,1836 B1, F10: Jacob & Mehitable Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1845-46 B1, F11: Jacob & Mehitable Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1847 B1, F12: Jacob & Mehitable Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1849-50 B1, F13: Jacob Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1851-1853 B1, F14: Jacob Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1854-1855 B1, F15: Jacob Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1856-1857 B1, F16: Jacob Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1858-1860 B1, F17: Jacob Wendell from Mark R. Wendell, 1861-1865 B1, F18: Jacob Wendell from Jacob Wendell, jr., 1851 B1, F19: Jacob & Mehitable Wendell from William Goodwin, 1850-51 B1, F20: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1852-1853 B1, F21: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1854 B1, F22: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1855 B1, F23: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1856 B1, F24: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1857 B1, F25: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1858-1859 B1, F26: Jacob Wendell from William Goodwin, 1860-1865 B1, F:27 Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1832 & 1846-47 B1, F28: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1848-1849 B1, F29: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1850-1851 B1, F30: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1852-1853 B1, F31: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1854-1855 B1, F32: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1856-1857 B1, F33: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1858-1859 B1, F34: Jacob Wendell from Isaac Stanwood, 1860-1865 B1, F35: Various people from Isaac Stanwood & family, 1845-1861 B2, F01: Jacob Wendell from Caroline Wendell, 1846-1856 B2, F02: Jacob Wendell from Caroline Wendell, 1857-1865 & und. B2, F03: Jacob Wendell from Mehitable Wendell, 1836 B2, F04: Jacob Wendell from Mary E.W. Goodwin, 1850-1859 B2, F05: Jacob Wendell from Mary Barrett Wendell, 1864 & 1868 B2, F06: Jacob Wendell from Catherine G.T. Wendell, 1821-1832 B2, F07: Jacob Wendell from James Stanwood, 1864 B2, F08: Jacob Wendell from various authors, 1821-1853 B2, F09: Mehitable Wendell from Jacob Wendell, 1836-1854 B2, F10: Mary & Caroline Wendell from Jacob Wendell, 1847-1865 B2, F11: George & Jacob Wendell from Jacob Wendell, 1850-1865 B2, F12: Mark Wendell from Jacob Wendell, 1845-1865 B2, F13: Isaac Stranwood from Jacob Wendell, 1845-1865 B2, F14: Various people from Jacob Wendell, 1806-1856 B2, F15: Uncle from Isaac P. Wendell, 1830 B2, F16: Isaac P. Wendell from Isaac H. Stanwood, 1833-1847 B2, F17: Mark Wendell from Dorothy Stanwood, 1831-1832 B2, F18: Barrett Wendell from N.A. Barrett, 1863-1867 B2, F19: Jonathan Sherburne from Henry Sherburne, 1843 & 1846 B2, F20: Mehitable Wendell from Sarah Blunt, 1850 & 1854 B2, F21: Uncle & Cousin from Ann E. Wendell, 1863 & 1868 B2, F22: Mary Wendell (Mrs. Jacob Wendell, jr.) from misc., 1877-1896 B2, F23 Mary Wendell (Mrs. Jacob Wendell, jr.) from misc., 1897-1910 B2, F24: Miscellaneous from Mary Wendell, 1879-1888 B2, F25: Jacob Wendell, jr. from miscellaneous, 1881-1895 B2, F26: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1801-1832 B2, F27: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1835-1862 B2, F28: Miscellanerous correspondence, undated B2, F29: Committee arrangements, Fourth of July Celebration, 1808 B2, F30: Promissory notes, 1809-1828 B2, F31: Orders to pay, 1809-1819 B2, F32: Receipts, 1811-1830 B2, F33: Business accounts, 1812-1828 B2, F34: Invoices, 1813-1834 B2, F35: Plan of I.H. Stanwood Cemetery Lot B2, F36: Civic activities, 1812-1825 B2, F37: Barrett Wendell bill and well water test, 1875 &1883 B2, F38: Invitations, announcements and calling cards, 1898 & und. |
Collection |
Wendell family correspondence, 1801-1896 |
Object Name |
Papers, Personal |
Date |
1801-1896 |
Extent of Description |
1 lin. ft. (2 boxes) |
People |
Barrett, Nathaniel Augustus, 1800-1868 Goodwin, Mary Everett Wendell, 1828-1910 Goodwin, William Hobbs, 1822-1897 Randall, Reuben Shapley, 1794-1862 Sherburne, Henry, dfl. 1845 Stanwood, Dorothy E. (Randall) Stanwood, Isaac Henry, 1807-1883 Stanwood, James Rindge, 1847-1910 Wendell, Abraham, 1785-1865 Wendell, Anna Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921 Wendell, Caroline Quincy, 1820-1890 Wendell, Catherine Gates Thaxter, dfl. 1850 Wendell, Evert Jansen, 1860-1917 Wendell, George Blunt, 1831-1881 Wendell, Isaac Pennington, 1812-1893 Wendell, Isaac, 1786-1857 Wendell, Jacob, 1788-1865 Wendell, Jacob, 1826-1898 Wendell, Jacob, 1826-1898 Wendell, James Stanwood, 1847-1910 Wendell, Mark Rogers, 1817-1901 Wendell, Mary Bertodi (Barrett), 1832-1912 Wendell, Mary Thompson, dfl. 1862 Wendell, Mehitable Rindge (Rogers), 1795-1859 |
Subjects |
Correspondence Letters |