Inventory of the Cochrane Family Papers, 1777-1957 and undated, bulk 1850-1905
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Cochrane family
Title
Cochrane Family Papers,
1777-1957 and
undated, bulk
1850-1905
Language of Material
Material
in English ,
Spanish , and French
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet
4125 Items
Abstract
4125 Items
Arthur Auckland Leopold
Pedro Cochrane served in the British Navy from 1839-1886, where he fought in
the Anglo-Chinese war and rose to the rank of admiral. He was also instrumental
in administering the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company during its early years. His
brother, Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane was also active in the Royal Navy from
1847-1873, participating in the British campaign to suppress the slave trade in
West Africa during the 1860s. He was also a landowner and landlord of the
Redcastle Estate in County Donegal, Ireland, and served in his later years as
High Sheriff for County Donegal.
The collection contains correspondence,
legal and financial documents, notes and writings, notebooks and diaries,
clippings, printed books and pamphlets, photographs, maps, charts, diagrams and
technical drawings pertaining to the lives and careers of Arthur Auckland
Leopold Pedro and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, and to the Trinidad Lake
Asphalt Company. The papers span the years 1777-1957, with the bulk of the
collection being dated from 1850-1905, and document the naval careers of Arthur
Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, the role of
the Cochrane family as landlords in Western Ulster, and the development of the
colonial asphalt industry in Trinidad during the 19th century.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Cochrane Family Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Cochrane Family Papers were received by the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a purchase in 1985-1988.
Processing Information
Processed by Alex Ruch and Loren Crippin, November 2006
Encoded by Alex Ruch
Completed November 2006
Accessions 09/18/1985, 1988-020 were merged into one collection,
described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory:
DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local
Style Guide.
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Biographical Note
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald| 1775 Dec. 14 | Born to Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald, and Anne (Gilchrist) Cochrane |
| 1793 | Joined crew of H.M.S. Hind, of which his uncle, Sir Alexander Cochrane, was then captain |
| 1796 | Appointed lieutenant |
| 1796-1798 | Served on the North American station |
| 1798-1800 | Served on the French and Spanish coasts during the early years of the Napoleonic wars |
| 1800-1801 | Commander of H.M.S. Speedy |
| 1801 |
Made captain
Captured by a French squadron and exchanged
|
| 1802-1803 | Studied at Edinburgh University |
| 1805 | Cruised off the Azores |
| 1806 |
Cruised in the Bay of Biscay
Failed bid at the House of Commons for Honiton
|
| 1807 | Entered Parliament as a Whig for the constituency of Westminster |
| 1808-1809 | Cruised the French and Spanish coasts |
| 1812 Aug. 8 | Married Katherine Corbett Frances Barnes ( Kitty Barnes) in secret at Annan, County Dumfries |
| 1813 | Appointed flag-captain to his uncle, Sir Alexander Cochrane |
| 1814 |
Tried for stock-market fraud and conspiracy
Expelled from Royal Navy, Parliament, and Order of the
Bath
|
| 1814-1816 | Paid fines through penny subscriptions |
| 1817 | Accepted command of the Chilean navy |
| 1818 June 22 | Publicly married Katherine Corbett Frances Barnes, daughter of Thomas Barnes of Romford, Essex |
| 1819-1822 | Fought for independence for Chile and Peru against the Spanish forces |
| 1823-1825 | Fought for independence for Brazil as admiral of the Brazilian fleet |
| 1827-1828 | Admiral of the Greek navy |
| 1831 | Succeeded to Earldom after the death of Archibald Cochrane |
| 1832 | Reinstated in the British navy and promoted to rear-admiral |
| 1847 | Reinstated as Knight Grand Cross in Order of the Bath |
| 1848 | Returned to command at sea as Commander-in-Chief of the H.M.S. Wellesley |
| 1848-1852 | Served on the Wellesley in North America and the West Indies, where he surveyed Pitch Lake, Trinidad, and became involved in the early use of the lake as a source of asphalt |
| 1851 | Promoted to admiral |
| 1860 Oct. 31 | Died in London |
| 1814 Apr. 18 | Born to Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, and Katherine Corbett Frances Cochrane |
| 1847 Dec. 1 | Married Louisa Harriet Mackinnon |
| 1885 Jan. 15 | Died, succeeded by his son, Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald |
| 1824 Sept. 24 | Born to Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, and Katherine Corbett Frances Cochrane |
| 1839 Apr. | Entered Royal Navy |
| 1854 |
Participated in the capture of
Bomarsund during the
Crimean War
Promoted to rank of captain
|
| 1855 Feb. 7-1856 May 12 | Captain of H.M.S. Horatio, a guard ship at Sheerness |
| 1856 May 14-1858 Sept. 8 | Captain of H.M.S. Niger in the East Indies and China, where he served in the Anglo-Chinese war |
| 1858 Sept. 8 | Invalided |
| 1869 Apr.-1870 May | Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard |
| 1870 | Made rear-admiral |
| 1873 June 6-1876 Apr. 15 | Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron |
| 1876 | Made vice-admiral |
| 1881 | Promoted to admiral |
| 1886 | Retired from navy |
| 1889 | Knighted |
| 1905 Aug. 20 | Died |
| 1834 June 4 | Born to Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, and Katherine Corbett Frances Cochrane |
| 1847 | Entered Royal Navy |
| 1847-1855 | Served on board the ships Victory, Hibernian, and Trafalgar |
| 1854 Aug. 13 | Participated in the capture of Bomarsund during the Crimean War aboard H.M.S. Wellesley |
| 1854 Aug. 29 | Made lieutenant of the Edinburgh |
| 1856 | Served as lieutenant-commander of H.M.S. Chub |
| 1864 Sept. 15 | Married Adelaide Blackwall, daughter of Samuel W. Blackwall, Governor of Sierra Leone |
| 1864 Oct. 3 | Death of wife Adelaide |
| 1866 Oct. 16 | Married Elizabeth Frances Maria Katherine Doherty, only child of Richard Doherty of Redcastle |
| 1868 Apr. 16-1870 Apr. 7 |
Commander of H.M.S. Petrel off the
Cape of Good Hope and West coast of
Africa
Participated in the
suppression of the slave trade
|
| 1873 | Retired as captain |
| 1879 | High Sheriff of County Donegal |
| 1911 Feb. 2 | Died at his Redcastle estate, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland |
Collection Overview
The Cochrane Family Papers span the years
1777-1957, with the bulk of the papers being dated between 1850 and 1905. The
collection consists of correspondence; legal and financial documents; personal,
naval, and technical notes and other writings; notebooks, diaries, and
almanacs; clippings and other saved print material; and photographs, maps,
charts, drawings, diagrams, and other visual materials preserved by the
Cochranes. The majority of these documents pertain to two members of the
Cochrane family: the brothers
Admiral Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and
Admiral Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane. The bulk of
the papers deal with three principal subject areas: the naval careers of the
brothers; family matters and finances, particularly the finances of their
Redcastle Estate in County Donegal, Ireland; and business papers and
correspondence relating to the family estates and the Trinidad Lake Asphalt
Company, established by Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, and continued
by his son Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane. The collection is
particularly rich in documenting the beginnings of the asphalt industry in
Trinidad and land-use issues in Ireland during the 19th century. In addition,
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane was stationed off the coast of
West Africa during much of the 1850s and 1860s,
and the collection contains a number of documents relating to the British
attempts during that time to suppress the African slave trade, an effort in
which Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane was active. The collection is divided into
three series, the Family Papers Series, the
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane Series, and the
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Series, each of which are
divided into subseries by format. This division retains the original division
of the collection, but researchers should be aware that there is significant
crossover between the subject areas of the Family Papers
Series and the Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane
Series, and those interested in one of these series should be aware that
there may be pertinent material in the other.
The Family Papers Series, the largest of
the three, documents two main subject areas: the naval careers of Ernest Grey
Lambton and Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, and the family finances
relating to the Redcastle estate. The former of these is documented primarily
in the Correspondence subseries and the
Notes and Writings Subseries, while the latter is
most heavily represented in the Legal and Financial
Documents Subseries, which contains a number of rental and account books
pertaining to the Cochrane and Doherty family estates in Ireland. The Cochranes
were all active inventors, and the Legal and Financial
Documents Subseries also includes patent forms for a number of
inventions, including means of laying telegraph wire and ships' boilers and
propulsion. The Notebooks and Diaries Subseries is
comprised primarily of bound volumes of writings by Arthur Auckland Leopold
Pedro Cochrane, documenting his daily activity and travels, although it does
contain two notebooks used by Thomas Cochrane for surveying during his travels
in the 1850s and an Irish Land Commission notebook belonging to Ernest Grey
Lambton Cochrane as well. The two remaining subseries, Print Materials and Visual Materials
and Artifacts, are much smaller in size, and contain materials
pertaining to both brothers, and to the family more generally.
The Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane Series
contains material accessioned separately from the rest of the collection, which
documents Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane's naval life and activities off the
Western coast of Africa; his correspondence with
Richard Doherty (whose daughter he later married)
about financial and estate matters in County Donegal; and his time spent as a
landlord in County Donegal, where he became High Sheriff and a member of the
Grand Jury after retiring from the navy. The Correspondence
Subseries contains Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane's correspondence with
Samuel W. Blackwall of Sierra Leone; Arthur
Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane; Thomas Barnes Cochrane; Richard Doherty; and
others. Of the other subseries, the Legal and Financial
Documents and Visual Materials subseries
relate primarily to his life in County Donegal, while the Notebooks and Diaries and Notes and
Writings subseries deal more extensively with his earlier naval career
and time in West Africa. This series was kept separate from the
Family Papers Series to preserve the original order
of the documents. As should be clear from this description, however, many of
the subject areas of this series overlap with those of the Family Papers Series, and researchers interested in the
naval career of Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane or the Cochranes' role as
landlords in Northern Ireland should also consult that series.
Finally, the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Series
documents the Cochrane family's involvement in the early asphalt industry in
Trinidad. The vast majority of the papers included here are those of Arthur
Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, who took over the job of overseeing the
Cochrane properties and interests in Trinidad after he was invalided during the
China wars. However, there are also materials of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of
Dundonald, pertaining to the company. To be found here are business
correspondence pertaining to the export of asphalt and bitumen from Trinidad,
shipping arrangements, experiments conducted on the potential uses of bitumen
from Pitch Lake, and other matters related to the establishment and operation
of the business; notes relating to experiments conducted, and to the climate
and area; legal documents establishing the company and documenting the extent
of the Belle Vue, Mon Plaisir and Esperance Estates in Trinidad; maps and plans
of these estates and of Pitch Lake; and two printed volumes and other
miscellaneous items pertaining to Trinidad. The material contained in this
series should be of interest to those researching the development and early
stages of the asphalt industry, and to those interested in colonial business,
finance, and resource use during the 19th century.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a
search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will
bring up other related research materials.
- Cochran family.
- Cochrane family.
- Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860.
- Cochrane, Ernest Grey Lambton, 1834-1911.
- Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1814-1885.
- Cochrane, Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro, 1824-1905.
- Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century.
- Admirals--Great Britain.
- Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Land use--Ireland.
- Donegal (Ireland : County)--History.
- Trinidad--Commerce--History.
- Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company.
- Asphalt industry--History--19th century.
- Watercolors (paintings).
- Diagrams.
- Black-and-white photographs.
- Diaries.
- Nautical charts.
- Maps.
- Clippings.
- Diagrams.
- Technical drawings.
- Account books.
Detailed Description of Collection
Family Papers Series, 1777-1930 and undated, bulk 1831-1921
(6 boxes)
Organized into the following subseries: Correspondence, Legal and
Financial Documents, Notebooks and Diaries, Notes and Writings, Print
Materials, and Visual Materials and Artifacts. Materials relate to the family,
their Redcastle estate in County Donegal, relations between the
Doherty and Cochrane families, and the naval
careers of brothers Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey
Lambton Cochrane. Detailed subseries descriptions follow below.
Correspondence Subseries, 1777-1904 and undated, bulk 1831-1904
(2 boxes)
Contains the correspondence of the Cochrane family, primarily
correspondence sent to
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, but also
including a few letters written by them. The majority of the material pertains
to their naval careers, but personal and family letters are also included. This
subseries also includes four folders of letter drafts by Arthur Auckland
Leopold Pedro Cochrane. All correspondence is arranged chronologically by
date.
Correspondence
Box 1
1777, 1793, 1820, 1831-1876
(39 folders)
Box 2
1874-1904 (19
folders)
Undated (3
folders)
Drafts
1876 Mar. 31-June 8 (3
folders)
Undated
Legal and Financial Documents Subseries, 1825-1921 and undated
(2 boxes)
Contains legal papers pertaining to the naval careers of Ernest
Grey Lambton Cochrane and Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, including the
letter appointing Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane commander in the navy, and
several letters of certification; letters patent to Sir Thomas Cochrane,
James Parker, Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro
Cochrane, and
Walter Burnham, for ship propulsion systems,
a method for laying telegraph wire, and a means of heating and evaporating
liquids to be used in ships' boilers; court documents from multiple legal cases
with which the Cochrane family was involved, including a book and a pamphlet of
transcripts of testimony given, as well as a legal brief for the suit brought
against Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane by
James Moore Doherty over the letting of
family land in County Donegal; loose sales slips and receipts; a number of
rental and account books for the Doherty and Cochrane family estates, and farm
account books for same; a Land Commission notebook of Ernest Grey Lambton
Cochrane; and legal documents pertaining to land laws and use in Ireland. Loose
documents are arranged chronologically by date; logbooks and account books are
arranged chronologically by year.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 3
Loose items
1825-1888, Legal and
financial documents
1906, Printed material
pertaining to the relief of land congestion in Ireland
Undated, Legal and
financial documents
Bound volumes
1833-1834, Doherty
account book
1844, 1848, Financial
notebook
1871, Rental and
account book
1872-1873, 1885-1887, 1888-1890,
Farm account books (5 volumes)
1889 Mar. 16, Booklet
containing "Statements of Fact" by
James Harvey
1895-1896, Farm diary
Box 4
1897-1903, Land Commission notebook of
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane
Notebooks and Diaries Subseries, 1847-1904 and undated
(1 box)
Folders house navigation logs and personal diaries of Arthur
Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane. The personal diaries document his health,
activities (both business and personal), and diet from day to day. Also
included are a surveying notebook and Nova Scotia travel diary of Thomas
Cochrane from the 1850s, a
Barbados almanac from 1873 (author
unidentified), and a scrapbook. Items are arranged chronologically.
Box 4
1847, 1856, Navigation
log books (2 books)
1851 Aug.-Sept., Nova
Scotia travel diary of
Thomas Cochrane
1854, 1859, 1861, 1864,
1897 and
undated, Scrapbook
containing 4 letters, 1 diagram of a plough, 1 nautical chart, and 1 concession
pamphlet for the
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company
Circa 1850s, Surveying
notebook of
Thomas Cochrane
1869-1870, Sheerness
Stockyard logbook
1873, Barbados
almanac
Box 4, 5
1899, 1903-1904, Personal
diaries (3 diaries)
Box 5
Undated, Mathematics
notebook
Notes and Writings Subseries, 1839-1899 and undated
(3 folders)
Contains personal and nautical notes (lists of ship complements,
written drafts of official documents, blank forms for recording readings,
invalid reports and leave application forms, and a meteorological register) by
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane, as
well as results of various experiments conducted by the Cochranes. Since they
are mostly for personal or ship use, most of these are unsigned and many are
undated. Those that are dated are arranged chronologically by date, while the
others remain unsorted.
Box 5
1839-1865
1868-1899
Undated
Print Materials Subseries, 1847-1911 and undated
(1 folder)
Contains a pamphlet in Spanish on the province of
Carabaya,
Peru from 1847; clippings relating to the
Cochrane family, the naval careers of members of the family, issues of naval
safety and laws, the proposals for the establishment of canals in the Americas
(including the
Panama Canal), and the death notices for
both Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane; a
printed letter by
Santiago González, the President of
El Salvador, regarding the fall of
Amapala in 1873; a service guide for Lent,
1897 in the parish of Bray; broadsheets relating to the deaths of several
members of the
Doherty family in a boating accident, and to
the Ulster Fisheries and Biology Association; a booklet detailing Lethwaite's
system of constructing breakwaters; an undated pamphlet on cargo regulations
and customs laws in Lisbon; and various calling cards. Items are arranged
chronologically by date.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 5
1847, 1854, 1862, 1873, 1882,
1897-1900, 1906, 1911 and
undated
Visual Materials and Artifacts Subseries, 1868-1930 and undated
(10 folders)
Comprises drawings, charts, maps, and photographs relating to
the Cochranes' naval careers and estate in Ireland. Also includes an envelope
of fish hooks from
Nova Scotia, and a large map of
Louise Mines in
Pennsylvania. Arranged chronologically.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 5
1875, A sounding chart
and drawing of
Kilauea's Berth by
H.C. Kingsford
1882, Envelope of fish
hooks from Nova Scotia
Circa 1885, 1889 and
undated, Photographs of
and around the Redcastle estate (3 items)
1930 July 1, Two
photographs of
McGladerey's Brickfield in
Belfast
Undated, Watercolors and
drawings from
Acapulco Bay and the
Galapagos Islands, signed by
"Sisson"
Undated, Hand-drawn map
of an unidentified harbor, signed by Captain Chihochoff of the transport
Dwina
Undated, Photograph
labelled "The Last co. Donegal Grand Jury"
Undated, Photograph of
the H.M.S. Petrel
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane Series, 1811-1957 and undated, bulk 1847-1911
(2 boxes)
Contains material relating to the life of Ernest Grey Lambton
Cochrane and his children, as well as his dealings with the
Doherty family in County Donegal. Arranged into
the following subseries: Correspondence, Legal and Financial Documents,
Notebooks and Diaries, Notes and Writings, Print Materials, and Visual
Materials. Subseries descriptions follow below.
Correspondence Subseries, 1833-1931 and undated, bulk 1847-1910
(5 folders)
Consists of correspondence sent to and from Ernest Grey Lambton
Cochrane. Correspondents include Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, Thomas
Cochrane, Francis E. Hubbard, and Samuel W. Blackwall. This subseries also
contains significant correspondence between Richard Doherty, Ernest Grey
Lambton Cochrane, and others regarding the Redcastle Estate in County Donegal
and proposed plans to build a railway across the land, and some letters sent to
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane by others. Arranged chronologically by
date.
Box 6
Correspondence,
1833 July 16-1931 Aug. 31
(3 folders)
Correspondence,
Undated (2
folders)
Legal and Financial Documents Subseries, 1823-1950 and undated, bulk 1858-1924
(4 folders)
Apart from folders housing the legal and financial papers of
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane and his children, the subseries also contains a
packet of letters certifying Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane's naval service, and
a folder of marks and report cards for the children of Ernest Grey Lambton
Cochrane. Arranged chronologically.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 6
1823, 1845-1849, 1858-1868,
Legal and financial documents
1847-1850, Certification
letters
1856, 1867, 1882, Marks
and report cards
1870-1898, Legal and
financial documents
1902-1924, 1939, 1950 and
undated, Legal and
financial documents
Notebooks and Diaries Subseries, 1854-1880 and undated
(1 box)
Contains notebooks, diaries, pocket almanacs, and letter
copybooks of Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane. Arranged chronologically.
Box 7
1854-1864, Almanacs (9
volumes)
1868-1869, Diaries (2
volumes)
1868, Notebook and
Bermuda travel diary (1 volume)
1869-1870, 1878-1880,
Letter copybook (1 volume)
1870, Letter copybook (1
volume)
Undated, Army signalling
scribbling book (1 volume)
Undated, Crew list book
for H.M.S. Blenheim (1 volume)
Notes and Writings Subseries, 1843-1900 and undated
(1 folder)
Comprises notes and other miscellaneous writings and sketches by
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane. Since they are mostly for personal or ship use,
most of these are unsigned and many are undated. Those that are dated are
arranged chronologically by date, while the others remain unsorted.
Box 6
1843-1900 and
undated
Print Materials Subseries, 1811-1957 and undated, bulk 1845-1911
(1 folder)
Contents include a pamphlet by
William Allman, M.D. on the makeup of
vegetables; a prospectus for the
London, Hollyhead, and Liverpool Steam Coach and Road
Company; an unsigned engagement form for the
abolition of the
traffic in slaves; a trial report from the
case of Gesner v.
Halifax Gas Company in 1852; a notification
letter of treaty with Russia from 1856; an estate auction form; a printed
letter from the royal navy regarding the distribution of
"prize or salvage monies"
; a letter patent to
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane for the invention of shields for
protection from musketry; copies of two newspapers from
Sierra Leone; clippings pertaining to the
Cochrane family, including the obituaries for Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane,
Lady
Francis Higginson, and
Thomas Studdert; a racing booklet; a printed
volume of poetry by
Adelaide Cochrane entitled
Sunshine and Shadow; an advertising
brochure from the
Mineral Asphalte Company; a petition from the
Land League and a poem from a Ladies Land League meeting; and several print
advertisements. Items are arranged chronologically by date.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 6
1811-1957 and
undated
Undated, Envelope of
calling cards
Visual Materials Subseries, 1879 and undated
(9 folders)
Folders house nine photographs, and one postcard. Four drawings
(one by Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, the others unsigned) have been
removed to Oversize Materials. Items are unsorted.
[Drawings removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 6
Photograph of the back of Redcastle,
undated
Small photo card of woman,
undated
Photograph of three men on a cart,
undated
Two mounted photographs, one from Peru,
undated
Photograph of the H.M.S. Peterel, Antelope, and
Galatea,
undated
Photograph of woman,
undated
Photograph of building with cows,
undated
Mounted photograph of Redcastle,
undated
Postcard of Redcastle,
undated
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Series, 1851-1912 and undated, bulk 1865-1889
(2 boxes)
Contains many folders of documents pertaining to Arthur Auckland
Leopold Pedro Cochrane and the
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company, as well as the
Union Estate. Divided into the following subseries: Correspondence, Legal and
Financial Documents, Notes and Writings, Print Materials, and Visual Materials.
Subseries descriptions follow below.
Correspondence Subseries, 1851-1912 and undated, bulk 1865-1884
(1 box)
Subseries contains primarily business correspondence sent to
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane
pertaining to the
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company and the
Cochrane Pitch Lake properties in Trinidad. Also contains some personal
correspondence of Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, as well as some
correspondence written by him to others regarding the properties and business
in Trinidad, including one letter copybook from 1865-1866 and a folder
containing correspondence and press clippings regarding a "bullet-proof shield"
invented by Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane. Arranged chronologically by
date.
Box 8
1851-1912, Correspondence
(31 folders)
1865-1866,
Copybook
1899 Dec. 23-1900 Jan. 19,
Items pertaining to the invention of a bullet-proof
shield
Undated,
Correspondence
Legal and Financial Documents Subseries, 1852-1891
(2 folders)
Contents include: letters patent made out to
Lord Thomas Cochrane, Arthur Auckland
Leopold Pedro Cochrane, and
J. Francis Puls regarding innovations in the
processing of bitumen and its use in burners and for propulsion; registration
forms establishing the
Trinidad Bituminous Fuel Company and
granting Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane and
Henry Mitchell exclusive right in Trinidad
to use certain procedures for manufacturing fuel; bills and receipts for the
ward of La Brea and Guapo in Trinidad; a prospectus of the
West Indian Petroleum Company from 1865;
reports concerning tests made of petroleum fuel in steam boilers; assessment
rolls of the La Brea and Guapo Ward; incorporation forms for the
Hydrocarbon Company; bills pertaining to the
purchase of Union Estate in Trinidad and of shares in Trinidad
Pitch Lake; a bill of sale of the Mon
Plaisir, Belle Vue, and Esperance Estates; a list of payments to be made in the
court case of Cochrane v. Dundonald; a Memorandum of Association for the
West India Shipping Company; and various
financial notes relating to the properties, asphalt and shipping companies, and
other financial prospects in Trinidad. Items are arranged chronologically.
Box 9
1825-1868
1869-1891
Notes and Writings Subseries, 1861-1904 and undated, bulk 1867-1889
(4 folders)
Comprises personal notes, business notes, letter drafts, results
of experiments, and other miscellaneous writings by Arthur Auckland Leopold
Pedro Cochrane pertaining to the Trinidad properties and companies. Also
includes one diary by Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane documenting his
daily health and activities. Since these papers are mostly for personal or
unofficial use, most of them are unsigned and many are undated. Those that are
dated are arranged chronologically by date, while the others remain
unsorted.
Box 9
1861-1904
1889, Diary
Undated (2
folders)
Print Materials Subseries, 1860-1903 and undated, bulk 1870-1875
(3 folders)
Contains a pamphlet with copies of documents about fitting steam
ferry and tug boats as auxiliary gun boats, a page from
The Engineer with an entry by
James Elliott about Captain Cochrane's
advocacy of the testing of bitumen as a cement for sea walls, a report on the
uses of bitumen for illumination and cementing sea walls, a regulation sheet
for the use and removal of pitch, a copy of the
Chilean News (English) from 1871, an
advertisement for
"Harrison's patent gas light
improver,"
clippings pertaining to the Cochrane family and the use of
bitumen, and a copy of a supplement to
The Financial News from 1899
describing the "Colt automatic quick firing gun." Also included are two bound
volumes pertaining to Trinidad. Items are arranged chronologically by date.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 9
1860, 1870-1875, 1903 and
undated
1860,
Report on the Geology of
Trinidad
[Some items from book removed to Oversize Materials.]
Undated,
View Album of
Trinidad
Visual Materials Subseries, 1851, 1872, 1878, and undated
(1 folder)
Subseries comprised of visual materials relevant to the Pitch
Lake area in Trinidad. Items are arranged chronologically.
[Some items removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box 9
1878 and
undated, Maps, plans,
drawings, and postcard of the Pitch Lake area, Trinidad
Oversize Materials
(3 boxes, 3 oversize folders, and 1 oversize
tube)
Family Papers Series, 1860-1925 and undated
Legal and Financial Documents Subseries,
1860-1921 and
undated
Box 10
1863-1872, 1880-1883, 1891-1892,
1901-1903, 1908-1921, Rental and account books of
Jane Moore Doherty and the Cochranes for
the Redcastle, Minitaghs and Rosehill Farm Estates (13 volumes)
(13 folders)
Box 11
1860 Aug. 6, 1876 Nov.
12, Naval appointment papers for Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane and
Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane (2 sheets)
1870 Jan. 13,
Transcript of testimony of
James Jonathan Thomas
1885 July 7, Legal
brief for the suit brought against Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane by Jane Moore
Doherty over the letting of family lands in County Donegal
1896 Nov. 10, Petition
for the Clergy Pensions Institution
1914-1918, Rental and
account sheets for Ballyloskey Mill Farm
Undated, Notice of intent to build railway through
the Cochranes' property at
Altahalla
(6 folders)
Print Materials Subseries,
1873-1900
Box 12
1873, 1882, 1898-1900,
Newspaper pages and clippings pertaining to the Cochranes
1882, List of
supporters for the Society for Mitigating Disasters at Sea with Harbours of
Refuge
(1 folder)
Visual Materials and Artifacts Subseries,
1868-1876, 1901, 1925,
and
undated
Box 12
1868, Unsigned drawing
of a cross-section of H.M.S. Recruit
1873, Final notice to
tenants from Landed Estates Court of Ireland
1876, Watercolor of
Amapala, signed "
R. de Lisle"
1901, Plan of a
water-powered turbine, unsigned
Undated, Sounding chart
from
Cape Dalou, Borneo, signed "
A. Weitch"
Undated, Plan of the
twin stern with a protected propeller, invented by
Alfred B. Sturdee
Undated, Plan of an
unidentified device, unsigned
Undated, Diagram of
Tracksel and Clayton's apparatus for burning ozone gas, unsigned
Undated, Estate maps of
County Donegal by
Colonel Sir Henry James,
Major General Cameron, and
Colonel A.C. Cooke, Directors of the
Ordnance Surveys branch of the
Landed Estates Court, Ireland (6
maps)
(2 folders)
Oversize Folder OC:VII:11,
Folder 1
1868 and undated,
Diagrams of boilers by Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane
(1 folder)
Oversize Folder OC:VII:11,
Folder 2
1875 Jan. 29, Drawing
of coast guard station details
Undated, Technical
drawing of turbine
(1 folder)
Oversize Container
OC:VII:Top, Oversize Tube
1
1925 Nov. 24, Map of
Louise Mines (
Bedford County, PA), operated by the
Broad Top Fuel Company
Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane Series, 1859-circa 1903 and undated
Legal and Financial Documents Subseries,
1859-1884
Box 12
1859 May 14,
Appointment of Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane as Deputy Lieutenant of County
Donegal
1863 Dec., Notice of
application to Parliament by the
Dublin Trunk Connection Company to build
a railway in County Dublin
1874 Dec. 14, List of
Court of Common Pleas costs for
Richard Doherty
1880 Sept. 17,
Caretaker agreement between
Jane Moore Doherty and
John Duffy
1884 June 9, Bill of
sale of the ship J. Jackson to Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane
(1 folder)
Oversize Folder OC:VII:11,
Folder 3
1871 Mar. 20, Form
certifying Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane Justice of the Peace of County
Donegal
(1 folder)
Print Materials Subseries,
1864-circa 1903 and
undated
Box 12
1864 Sept. 15,
The Observer and Commercial
Advocate,
Sierra Leone
1870 Jan. 7,
The African Interpreter and
Advocate,
Sierra Leone
Circa 1903, Broadside
collecting press articles on electro-peat coal
Undated, Printed page
listing genealogical information for
Thomas Cochrane
Undated, Advertisement
for
W. and F. Thorn, Coach
Builders
(1 folder)
Visual Materials Subseries,
1879 and
undated
Box 12
1879 May 9, Technical
drawing of torpedoes by Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane
Undated, Technical
drawing of cross-section of a ship, unsigned
Undated, Drawing of a
paddle ship, titled "Sang's Express Ocean Mail," unsigned
Undated, Drawing of an
unidentified building, unsigned
(1 folder)
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Series, 1851-1899 and undated
Print Materials Subseries,
1860, 1899
Box 12
1860, Map and two
geological surveys removed from the volume
Report on the Geology of
Trinidad
1899 Nov. 13,
The Financial News, Industrial
Supplement Number 1: Weapons of War and Defense, on the
"Colt automatic quick firing
gun"
(1 folder)
Visual Materials Subseries,
1851, 1865, 1871-1872,
and undated
Box 12
1851, 1865, 1871-1872
and undated, Maps, plans, and diagrams of Pitch Lake and the Cochranes' estate
in Trinidad (7 items)
Undated, Drawing
entitled
"View of a Portion of the
Works,"
unsigned
(1 folder)
