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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters and Documents of Oliver S Chase, son of Captain Nathan and Judith S (Hosier) |
| Reference | MSS 104/Folder 10 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919 |
| Date | 5 Nov 1865 - 20 Aug 1866 |
| Description | A collection of autograph letters from Oliver S Chase (1843-1868) and one contract of employment between him and Sylvanus Crosby and Company. Most of the letters are to his sister and focus on his social life in Providence (in particular his eye for various young women, much to his sister's disapproval). Others provide information on his job, financial situation and local news. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Social Life; Employment and Labour |
| Keywords | family, health, clothes, money, employment, clerk, book-keeper, salary, exchange rate, social life, travel, medicine, recipes, wages, fishermen, strike, courtship, piano, dance, weather, song, women, Christmas, mail, mail steamer, music |
| Countries | USA; Peru |
| Places | Providence |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; New London, USA; Boston, USA; New York, USA; Callao, Peru |
| Company | Neptune Steamers; Crosby and Company |
| People | Oliver S Chase; Elizabeth H Chase; Captain Nathan Chase; Judith S Chase |
| Additional Information |
The Chase family was one of the founding families of Nantucket. They established themselves as seamen; Reuben Chase served under John Paul Jones and was made famous because he was the inspiration for the character Long Tom Coffin in Cooper’s The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea. His brother, Joseph, made regular voyages to France, while Captain Peter Chase ran sealing and cargo vessels to Australia and China. Oliver S Chase, though not a seaman, involved himself as a book-keeper for a shipping company first in Providence, Rhode Island and then in Callao, Peru. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
