Bertha May

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Scow Schooner

Year: 1893

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Location: Occoquan

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	8888.0059.0000.00	documents	Captain Irvin S. Wheatley Ship's Papers<CR><CR>Backgro		Range, Cir 01/01/1885 - 12/31/1894		This collection begins on CSC 15D1 and continues onto 15D2.Captain Irvin S. Wheatley Ship's PapersBackgroundA large number of documents were donated to the museum by Karen Potter a descendent of the Wheatleys through her paternal grandmother's family. The papers consist of bills, receipts, invoices, and business and personal papers, mostly related to the activities of the two-masted trading schooner Edward L. Martin during the last two decades of the 19'h century.What is known about Captain Irvin Steven Ralph Wheatley (January 19, 1860-March 14, 1941) can be gleaned from the papers in this collection, U.S. Census records, and an internet genealogy. Born January 19, 1860, he was from a large family of Galestown, Dorchester County, Maryland, about twelve miles from Seaford, Delaware. He was captain of the schooner Hattie C. Wheatley for some time before becoming captain of the Martin from about 1885 until 1894. He owned shares in the Martin varying from one-third to one-eighth at different times during those years. Subsequently he was captain of the schooner John Q. Ferguson from January 1895 until at least December 1896. Irvin Wheatley had five brothers, two of whom died as children. The survivors were: Luther Elijah (June 1858-December 1931); George Edward (November 1856-July 1927); and Albert Ellis (September 1873-February 1955), and Frederick Seth (August 1858-August 1874). Of these, Luther figures most prominently in this collection. From personal letters (Box 7), it appears that while Irvin Wheatley was busy as captain of various ships, Luther managed a farm Irvin owned near Galestown. Irvin Wheatley apparently retired from the sea about 1897 and also took up farming. In 1930 both Irvin and his wife, Effie L. (October 1, 1866-August 11, 1935), still resided near Galestown.The schooner Edward L. Martin's official No. was 135629. She was built by Stephen (?) W. Kinsey in Sussex County, Delaware in 1882. She was of 84.95 gross, and 80.70 net tonnage. Her dimensions in feet were 87.2 length, 23.6 breadth, and 6.8 depth. About 1942, after running through numerous owners, she was bought by John B. Conway, converted to power, renamed Honey B, and put into the "dude" boat trade. In 1953 she was bought by Hugh B. Emmons and was destroyed the same year by fire near Oxford, Maryland.Scope and ContentThe core of this collection is an extremely comprehensive set of commercial shipping documents covering the period from 1885 to 1894. These include shipping instructions from the consignee of cargo, charter parties (contracts between shippers and vessel owners, shipping articles (agreements between ship owners and crews), and numerous other papers relating to the shipping business. Of special interest in this collection are the papers related to two trips made by the Edward L. Martin to the Bahamas to pick up loads of pineapples. These papers include instructions, charter parties, articles, as well as the many customs forms, clearances, quarantine receipts, and health certificates required at U. S. ports and from Bahamian authorities. (At the time the Bahamas were part of the British West Indies.)Sub'ectsMembers of Wheatley family: Effie L., wife of IrvinAddie E., and Roxie E., daughters of Irvin Luther E., brotherPhenie, wife of Luther Albert E., brother George E. H., brotherStella (Estelle S.) sister.Owners of schooner Edward L. Martin (during Wheatley's tenure) Josephus CollinsWm. T. MooreWm. EllisGeorge EllisE. J. EllisIrvin S. Wheatley. Subject: Capt. Irvin S. Weatley	No image URL.	View
	2	2003.0026.0004.01	mortgage release	OLD POINT - Satisfaction of Mortgage, Bureau of Cu		Circa 01/01/1950 -		OLD POINT - Satisfaction of Mortgage, Bureau of Customs, York, Co., Virginia. Mortgage made December 11, 1913, executed by W.J. Bradshaw for OLD POINT, is paid April 6, 1957 by Bertha Annis Wainwright. Mortgage Book No. 3, Instrument No. 97 (on blue paper). Also a not from Customs Marine Office at Newport News, Virginia, to Bradshaw reflecting release of mortgage dated May 11, 1957, on Bureau of Customs paper.		View
	3	0000.1080.0059.00	photographic prints	ALVERTA BUCK, BEULAH REYNOLDS, AND BERTHA JEFFERSO	Eiler, Ted __Photographer	Range,Exac 01/01/1982 - 12/31/1982	No Address - Broomes Island - MD - USA	ALVERTA BUCK, BEULAH REYNOLDS, AND BERTHA JEFFERSON SHUCKING OYSTERS IN WARREN DENTON & CO. PACKING PLANT; From old Remarks field: FROM WORKING THE WATER BY P. JOHNSON. EXHIBIT RIGHTS ONLY. EXHIBIT NO.12.16; CALVERT MUSEUM NO.PRP 1030/29 Place: BROOME'S ISLAND, MD Old Subject Fields: OYSTER PROCESSING; BLACK PEOPLE Subject: Bertha Jefferson		View
	4	0000.0901.1539.00	photographs	SCHOONER "BERTHA L. DONNS" READY TO LAUNCH.; From		Range,Exac 01/01/1908 - 12/31/1908		SCHOONER "BERTHA L. DONNS" READY TO LAUNCH.; From old Remarks field: SCHOONERS SECTION. Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS	No image URL.	View
	5	0000.2033.0021.00	postcards	"Greetings from Harrisonville, MD"		Range, Cir 03/01/1907 - 10/31/1908		"Greetings from Harrisonville, MD". Floral card with butterfly. Postmarked 10/1908 at 7 PM. Divided back. From Lottie to Miss Bertha Mielke.	No image URL.	View
	6	0000.2033.0026.00	postcards	"Greetings from Hydes, Md."		Range, Cir 03/01/1907 - 11/13/1909		"Greetings from Hydes, Md." Pink and yellow flowers with bumblebee embossed design. Divided back. Postmarked November 13, 1909 approximately. From Bertha to Miss Henrietta M. Burk.	No image URL.	View
	7	0000.2042.0061.00	postcards	color image of building with greeting		Range, Cir 03/01/1907 - 12/31/1916		Color print of drawing of building in a field with trees at front, sides, and back. Border around image made of pink flowers and green leaves and stems. Green backgorund closes to flower border, which fades to white at edges of card. Glitter used to accent image and flowers. Handwritten in glitter at top and bottom of image and flower border "Greetings from _wards Chapel Md.". VERSO: At top left, handwritten in graphite "1.50". At top center printed in green ink "Postkarte - Carte Postale Correspondenzkarte - Levelzo-Lap - Dopisnice - Dopisnica - Post card - Karta korespondencyjna - Cartolina postale - Briefkaart - Carta postala - Brefkort - Tarjeta postal - Korespondencni listek -"(postcard in greek and another language.). Green line printed down center of card. Area for stamp marked by green dotted lines. Along left edge "Made in Germany." printed in green ink. At bottom left "2013." is printed in green ink. On left side, handwriten in black ink is a message and on right "Miss Bertha Mul___ Roslyn Balto Co Md.".	No image URL.	View