Sheafe's Warehouse
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
"The decaying warehouses were occupied by Jacob Sheafe and others in 1750 and onward.
"Mr. Sheafe was a prosperous merchant and a large landowner. He was commissary of the N.H. forces at the capture of Louisburg, and from 1767 to ’74 was representative of this town at the General Assembly. He died in 1791, leaving, it is said, to each of his ten children, a house in town and a farm in the vicinity. His son James inherited the family mansion. Most of the houses owned by him were destroyed in different conflagrations."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, ""Warehouse of Jacob Sheafe, 1740. Mechanic Street."
~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Sheafe's Warehouse,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/865.
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Title
Sheafe's Warehouse
Subject
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
"The decaying warehouses were occupied by Jacob Sheafe and others in 1750 and onward.
"Mr. Sheafe was a prosperous merchant and a large landowner. He was commissary of the N.H. forces at the capture of Louisburg, and from 1767 to ’74 was representative of this town at the General Assembly. He died in 1791, leaving, it is said, to each of his ten children, a house in town and a farm in the vicinity. His son James inherited the family mansion. Most of the houses owned by him were destroyed in different conflagrations."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, ""Warehouse of Jacob Sheafe, 1740. Mechanic Street."
"Mr. Sheafe was a prosperous merchant and a large landowner. He was commissary of the N.H. forces at the capture of Louisburg, and from 1767 to ’74 was representative of this town at the General Assembly. He died in 1791, leaving, it is said, to each of his ten children, a house in town and a farm in the vicinity. His son James inherited the family mansion. Most of the houses owned by him were destroyed in different conflagrations."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, ""Warehouse of Jacob Sheafe, 1740. Mechanic Street."
Creator
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
Mid to late 19th century
Rights
Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-AA1989.60.10
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901