Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Proprietors of Mattakeset Herring Creek Records
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard Museum,
Gale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508)627-4441 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | RU526 |
| Creator | Proprietors of Mattakeset Herring Creek |
| Title | Proprietors of Mattakeset Herring Creek records |
| Date | 1729-1870, undated |
| Extent | 1 box and 2 oversize folders (0.552 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The collection contains the Proprietors of Mattakeset Herring Creek records, including accounts, boundary drawings, records, reports, resolutions, warrants, and other business papers. Mattakeset Herring Creek is located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to the library's staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 526, Proprietors of Mattakeset Herring Creek Records.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Walter S. Osborn in 1926 (Accession no. 1926.003). Gift of Henry Beetle Hough in 1983 (Accession no. 1983.010). Individual folders are labeled with accession numbers when known. The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession for the rest of the material is unknown.
Publication Information
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Gale Huntington Research Library59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508)627-4441
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Lara J. Ullman and machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick in May 2015.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Index Terms
Genre(s)
- Accounts
- Boundary maps
- Cadastral maps
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Petitions
- Reports
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Warrants
Geographic Name(s)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Martha’s Vineyard (Mass.)
- Mattakeset Herring Creek
Subject(s)
- Creeks
Biography/Historical Note
Mattakeset Herring Creek is located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. Mattakeset Herring Creek was a small tidal creek that ran parallel to South Beach and functioned as a herring run.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains the Proprietors of Mattakeset Herring Creek records, including accounts, boundary drawings, petitions, record books, reports, resolutions, warrants, and other business papers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Contents of Collection
| Box | Folder | |||
Accounts, 1729-1787, 1808, undated | 1 | 1 | ||
Accounts, 1774 February 11 | OS GEN 10 | 11 | ||
Accounts: Records of Transfers of Shares, 1777-1868 | 1 | 2 | ||
Boundary Maps and Related Documents, 1837, undated | 1 | 3 | ||
Boundary Maps and Related Documents, undated | OS GEN 10 | 12 | ||
Incorporation Documents, 1783, 1869 | 1 | 4 | ||
Judgement, 1773 August 10 | 1 | 5 | ||
Meeting Minutes, 1777-1781, 1808, undated | 1 | 6 | ||
Miscellaneous Documents, undated | 1 | 7 | ||
Petitions, 1781, undated | 1 | 8 | ||
Receipt, 1848 March | 1 | 9 | ||
Records of the Proprietors of Matakeeset Creek, 1741-1771 | 1 | 10 | ||
Records of the Proprietors of Mattakessett Creeks: “Creek Book No. 1”, 1784-1821 | 1 | 11 | ||
Records of the Proprietors of Mattakessett Creeks: “Creek Book No. 1” PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPY, 1784-1821 | 1 | 12 | ||
Remonstrance, 1825 March 27 | 1 | 13 | ||
Reports, 1788-1792 | 1 | 14 | ||
Resolutions, 1791-1796, undated | 1 | 15 | ||
Rules for Mattakeesett Creek and Crachatuxet Creek (herring creeks), 1785-1870 | 1 | 16 | ||
Settlement with Marshal Jenkins, 1789 April 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
Warrants and Notices for Meetings, 1781-1847 | 1 | 18 | ||