Another reference to Captain Stephen Trowbridge

Here is another reference to Captain Stephen Trowbridge from Historical Sketches of the Town of Milford Historical sketches of the town of Milford by George Hare Ford Compiled by George Hare Ford published by Press of the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor, 1914.

Abigail Trowbridge and Eli Townsend

In review, The Mediterranean Passport, commonly called a ship's passport, was a document printed on vellum allowing American vessels to sail and conduct business in the Mediterranean without interference.

The Mediterranean Passport mystery continues as we search for information about why this document was placed or left at the Hagaman Library. The Passport here at the library bears the name Captain Stephen Trowbridge and can be viewed on earlier posts.

From an unexpected and heretofore unheard of source, at least by this librarian, comes information from "The World Bride Index," see below:


TROWBRIDGE Abigail Date of birth: 15 Feb 1783
Father: Captain Stephen Trowbridge
Mother: Margaret Hall
Husband: Eli Townsend Date of marriage: 10 Jun 1804

http://http//brideindex.info/t-surnames/trowbridge.html

I am wondering now, if this marriage is the link to providing the answer of why the document is in the library. The library has a number of books that belonged to the prominent Townsend (or with the variant spelling Townshend) family. Could Captain Trowbridge's son-in-law, Eli Townsend have passed this document down through the family until it was given to the library?