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Inventory of the John Hopkins Baker PapersIn the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library
Biographical NoteJohn Hopkins Baker was born in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, in 1812. He became active in the Brewster, Mass., mackerel fisheries in the 1840s, commanding several fishing vessels, namely the schooners Elizabeth and Roxana. About 1853 he moved to Westport, Mass., where he continued his fishing business and also engaged in cranberry growing until his death in 1876. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe papers of John Hopkins Baker encompass business and personal financial records, the most notable of which reflect his activities as a shipmaster and cranberry grower. Ship's papers, dating from 1843-1873, consist of captain's, crews', sales, and general accounts, bills, and receipts for various fishing vessels Baker commanded, including the schooners Elizabeth, Naiad Queen, and William H. Dewitt. Records of Baker's cranberry business, 1858-1881, consist of a letter to one of his sons from a cranberry dealer concerning the sale of cranberries in New York City; labor records; and bills and receipts. In addition, his papers contain bills and receipts, 1821-1885, a number of which were received for business conducted with Alexander H. Cory of Westport, and also include items for Baker's wife Abby Hopkins Baker, and his children, Jehiel Baker, John Augustus Baker, Henry L. Baker, and Laura Baker, as well as for members of the Hopkins family; and memoranda, ca. 1840-ca. 1860. Arrangement of CollectionReturn to the Table of Contents Information for Researchers
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Preferred Citation New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library Mss 44 [sub-group, series, sub-series, folder/volume as appropriate], [item]
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Provenance Existing records reveal neither the source nor the accession date of this collection.
Processing Information Processed by: Barbara E. Austen, with assistance from Margaret Brightman, ca. 1982 Encoded by: Kermit Dewey, 28 November 2011; box list appended by Mark Procknik, 27 December 2011 Funds for processing this collection were provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Return to the Table of Contents Description
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Subject Headings Baker family
Baker, John Hopkins, 1812-1876
Brewster, Mass.--Commerce
Business records--Mass.--Brewster
Business records--Mass.--Westport
Cory, Alexander H., 1815-1897
Cranberries--Mass.--Westport
Cranberry growers--Mass.--Westport
Fish trade--Mass.--Brewster
Fish trade--Mass.--Westport
Fisheries--Mass.--Brewster
Fisheries--Mass.--Westport
Fishermen--Mass.--Brewster
Fishermen--Mass.--Westport
Fishing boats--Mass.--Brewster
Fishing boats--Mass.--Westport
Hopkins family
Mackerel fisheries--Mass.--Brewster
Mackerel fisheries--Mass.--Westport
Ship's papers
Shipmasters--Mass.--Brewster
Shipmasters--Mass.--Westport
Wages--Fishermen--Mass.--Brewster
Wages--Fishermen--Mass.--Westport
Westport, Mass.--Commerce
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Vessel Names
Elizabeth (Schooner)
Mary Chapin (Schooner)
Naiad Queen (Schooner)
Roxana (Schooner)
William H. DeWitt (Schooner)
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