James E. Kirwan

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Bugeye

Year: 1895

Builder: W. Lawrence

Location: Kent Island

Eastern Shore
Sailing Workboats

ESSW Home

Chesapeake Shipbuilding Project

These records are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether CBMM’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to contact CBMM for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

For more information about these items, contact the CBMM curator at collections@cbmm.org, or use the selection buttons below to submit a research request.

Search mode: Exact Name. Search phrase(s): "James E. Kirwan"; "James E Kirwan". Results returned: 10. Results displayed in this table: 10.

Use these buttons to send uncurated search results to your own app or text document for further research. First, check the box for any row, or click "Select All" then uncheck any rows. Then click "Show Selections". You can then copy your selections from the text box and past them into your app.

Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	8888.0046.0000.00	documents	Cambridge, Maryland Custom Bureau Enrollment and L		Exact 02/01/1988 -		Cambridge, Maryland Custom Bureau Enrollment and License Certificates (1923 - 1958)The collection is comprised of 377 vessel enrollment records for Cambridge, Maryland dating between 1923 and 1958.BackgroundAlthough it is unclear who saved the Cambridge enrollment records, they were donated to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum by Mr. Russ Rippell in 1993.SubjectsChesapeake Bay vessels, 1920s-1950s; Maryland Custom Bureau Records; Vessel Enrollment Records; Cambridge, MD--History; Maryland--HistoryCambridge, Maryland Enrollment Records:Please see attached spreadsheet for a specific listing by Doc. #. The enrollment records were arranged chronologically	No image URL.	View
	2	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
	3	8888.0088.0000.00	documents	Willard Thomas Collection:BackgroundWillard		Range, Cir 01/01/1904 - 12/31/1950		Willard Thomas Collection:BackgroundWillard Thomas is a great-nephew of John W. Jones (1868-1933) of Queen Anne's County. Jones's son, Herbert Pinckey Jones married Mr. Thomas's aunt, Evelyn Thomas.John Jones was a Deputy Commander of the Maryland State Fishery Force, once known as the Oyster Navy. The Fishery Force was charged with enforcing Maryland laws and regulations dealing with harvesting oysters in Maryland's part of the Chesapeake Bay. The Force consisted of a number of schooners, each of which, captained by a deputy commander, was assigned to patrol a specific area of the bay. Jones was the captain of the Fishery Force schooner Frolic [see Photo File 637.003 (1909)] from 1904 to 1908, and from 1920 to 1929 he commanded the Force's powerboat Talbot [see Photo Files 372.008 & 372.009 (no date)]. Frolic, a 62 foot schooner built by Brusstar & Co., of Baltimore in 1884, was assigned to patrol the Second District which included Eastern Bay, and the Miles and Wye Rivers.The principal item in the collection is a logbook kept by Captain Jones while he commanded Frolic between September 1904 and September 1908. This logbook is significant because it is possibly the only one to have survived from the period that the schooners were active in patrolling the bay.Scope and ContentIn addition to the logbook, the collection includes various documents related to Frolic's patrol such as communications from the Fishery Force commander, Thomas C. B. Howard, receipts for fines collected for violations of the oyster laws, and receipts for taxes paid to the Fishery Force for oysters taken out of state. Other items in the collection, related to the Fishery Force, is a photo of a yacht, account book kept by waterman Harry Booker (1897-1977), and invoices for purchases for the schooner Lanclott.	No image URL.	View
	4	8888.0181.0000	documents, electronic	The Delmarva Fox Squirrel in Dorchester County by Guy Willey	Willey, Guy ||Therres, Glenn	2002		Report by Guy Willey, biological technician at Blackwater NWR beginning in 1949, 2002, discussing the ecology of the Refuge area, hunting and trapping, his memories of changes to the forest and marsh and his role in the recovery of the endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel. Edited by Glenn Therres, biologist, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Services (retired).<br />Photo by Guy Willey		View
	5	0000.1165.0006.00	negatives	James E. Kirwan'a store in Chester, MD		Exact 11/14/2003 -	Dominion Road, Rt.552 - Chester - Queen Anne - Eastern Shore - MD	James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W. Jones, Deputy Commander of Maryland State Fishery Force, bought goods for Frolic; he was captain of SFF schooner Frolic 1904-1908 and of SFF powerboat Talbot 1920-1929; see MSS 88. Building is now the Kent Island Heritage Center. House was built in 1879 by MD State Senator James E. Kirwan; store was bult in 1889. "...became the hub of the Chester/Dominion communities and also served as a conduit for the lumber and coal that were unloaded from the boats at his wharf on KIrwan's Creek and delivered throughout Kent Island." (Plaque outside house.)	No image URL.	View
	6	0000.1165.0007.00	negatives	James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W				James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W. Jones, Deputy Commander of Maryland State Fishery Force, bought goods for Frolic; he was captain of SFF schooner Frolic 1904-1908 and of SFF powerboat Talbot 1920-1929; see MSS 88. Building is now the Kent Island Heritage Center. House was built in 1879 by MD State Senator James E. Kirwan; store was bult in 1889. "...became the hub of the Chester/Dominion communities and also served as a conduit for the lumber and coal that were unloaded from the boats at his wharf on KIrwan's Creek and delivered throughout Kent Island." (Plaque outside house.)	No image URL.	View
	7	0000.1165.0008.00	negatives	James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W				James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W. Jones, Deputy Commander of Maryland State Fishery Force, bought goods for Frolic; he was captain of SFF schooner Frolic 1904-1908 and of SFF powerboat Talbot 1920-1929; see MSS 88. Building is now the Kent Island Heritage Center. House was built in 1879 by MD State Senator James E. Kirwan; store was bult in 1889. "...became the hub of the Chester/Dominion communities and also served as a conduit for the lumber and coal that were unloaded from the boats at his wharf on KIrwan's Creek and delivered throughout Kent Island." (Plaque outside house.)	No image URL.	View
	8	0000.1165.0009.00	negatives	James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W				Back of James E. Kirwan's store in Chester MD where John W. Jones, Deputy Commander of Maryland State Fishery Force, bought goods for Frolic; he was captain of SFF schooner Frolic 1904-1908 and of SFF powerboat Talbot 1920-1929; see MSS 88. Building is now the Kent Island Heritage Center. House was built in 1879 by MD State Senator James E. Kirwan; store was bult in 1889. "...became the hub of the Chester/Dominion communities and also served as a conduit for the lumber and coal that were unloaded from the boats at his wharf on KIrwan's Creek and delivered throughout Kent Island." (Plaque outside house.)	No image URL.	View
	9	0000.1295.0185.00	photographic prints	Bugeye James E. Kirwan under sail				Bugeye James E. Kirwan under sail near a shore; patched sails; two or three men visible. No date, no place. "Barrie" penciled on back of print.. See 1295.001 for source.	No image URL.	View
	10	8888.0191.0000	research (document genres)	"Notebook on Shipwrecks" research, Moale	Moale, H. Richard	circa 2000s		Research compiled by author Richard Moale while writing "Notebook on Shipwrecks" publishe din 2010. Includes, documentation of vessels, letters, and other data that did not go into the book.		View