Sturgis Library Archives | Schooner Colin C. Baker Papers
Henry Crocker Kittredge Collection
MS. 6
Inventory of the
Schooner Colin C. Baker Papers
Genealogical Research Collection
Content: Papers of the Schooner Colin C. Baker, coastal vessel out of Boston, under the command of Captain Browning K. Baker of West Dennis.
Volume: .5 linear foot
Provenance: Gift of Walter E. Babbitt
Restrictions: None stated
Processed by: A.A. Mayo, 8/91, and revised by Pamela Narbeth 3/98
SUBJECT NOTE
The Colin C. Baker was a Mid and North Atlantic coastal vessel. The three-masted schooner was built at Bath, Maine in March 1873 as a full model double decker with a trunk cabin and center board. She was constructed of oak and yellow pine wood, with copper and iron fastrenings. The vessel weighed 410 tons and was 132 feet long, with a berth of over 31 feet, and a depth of over 14 feet.
Her home port was Boston and she sailed under the command of Captain Browning K. Baker, Jr. of West Dennis, who was born in 1839 and died in 1920. Captain Baker was part owner and sole commander of the vessel for the entirety of her sailing days, from 1873 to 1917, except for a period in the late 1890s when she was commanded by Captain Rodger S. Hawes, also of Dennis.
The Colin C. Baker was abandoned at sea September 16, 1917 at a latitude of 21 47'N and a longitude of 32 29'W, without loss of any of the six lives aboard.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
These papers document the voyages of the schooner Colin C. Baker from 1874 to 1903, under the command of Captain Browning K. Baker, Jr. They are an open collection, donated by Walter E. Babbitt, and are organised into one series called the Shipping Papers Series.
The materials relate to the shipping transactions of the Captain while trafficking in the coastal trade of the North Atlantic, especially carrying coal and other mined commodities. The papers document the coastal shipping process, including the loading, transport and discharge of cargo, insurance of cargo and ship, purchase of materials and supplies. vessel repairs, payment of crew wages and pilotage and wharfage fees.
SERIES LIST AND DESCRIPTION
Series 1: Shipping Papers, 1874-1903
Receipts for piotage, wharfage, duty, and commission fees; cargo, materials, provisions, insurance and payroll; cargo manifests, bills of lading, account inventoies and correspondence.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
| Box | Folder | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | General |
| 1 | 2 | Accounts, 1874-1904 |
| 1 | 3 | Bills of Lading, 1880-1903 |
| 1 | 4 | Cargo Manifests, 1880; 1903 |
| 1 | 5 | Receipts: General |
| 1 | 6 | Receipts, Freight charges, 1880-1903: Duties and commissions |
| 1 | 7 | Receipts, Freight charges, 1880-1903: Wharfage |
| 1 | 8 | Receipts: Insurance, 1892-1893 |
| 1 | 9 | Receipts: Materials, 1880-1903 |
| 1 | 10 | Receipts: Supplies and provisions, 1875-1899 |
| 1 | 11 | Receipts: Transportation, 1875-1899 |
| 1 | 12 | Receipts: Wage expenditures, 1875-1899 |
In Oversize Materials Box AA, Henry Crocker Kittredge Maritime Collection: (8 items)
| AA | 4 | Account Inventory, Feb. 28, 1887 |
| Account Logs, August, 1894 - June 1896 (5 items) | ||
| Account Log, 1904 | ||
| Receipt, Goods, March 3, 1883 |