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Captain William Edward Wheatley papers

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

(1786 – 1921)

bulk 1822-1873

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2018.075
Creator(s) Wheatley, William Edward
Acquisition

Acquired by the Dean of Libraries and Instructional Resources (Dr. Beatriz Hardy) in 2018.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post, August 2019
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Captain William Edward Wheatley papers document the commercial activities of the Sussex County, Delaware merchant. Wheatley bought, sold, traded, and shipped quantities of wood (including planks and shingles), ashes, agricultural produce, and more to markets mostly in Baltimore and Philadelphia. Included are his correspondence from 1843 to 1873, mostly from merchants including his son William in Philadelphia; Laurel and Broad Creek, Delaware real estate indentures, deeds, and legal agreements that date between 1786 and 1884; twelve notebooks and ledgers documenting the repair of scows and Wheatley's trade between 1822 and 1862; business receipts dating between 1814 and1873; and printed ephemera and loose papers dating between 1854 and 1921. Three indentures relate to an 1862-1863 real estate transaction between Wheatley and an African American, Isaac Morris.

Biographical History

Captain William Edward Wheatley was born in Dorchester County, Maryland 1794 and died in Laurel, Delaware on December 6, 1873. He was the son of Joseph and Sarah Baynard Wheatley and he married Eleanor Nancy Coulbourne on February 9, 1819. They had over 12 children. He was a merchant in the Laurel and Broad Creek areas of Sussex County, Delaware. 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Business
    • Maritime
    • Wheatley Family
  • Location Terms
    • Delaware

Inventory List

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  1. Indentures and Property Papers, 1786-1884 (1/2)
  2. Indentures and Property Papers, 1786-1884 (2/2)
  3. Articles of Agreement, 1823-1841
  4. Legal and Estate Papers, 1815-1884
  5. Bonds, Leases, and Promissory Notes, 1787-1864
  6. Business Receipts, 1814-1873
  7. Business Ledgers and Notebooks, 1822-1862
  8. Correspondence, 1843-1852
  9. Correspondence, 1856-1873
  10. Correspondence, undated
  11. Ephemera and Loose Papers, 1854-1921

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