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J. H. Winchester & Company

Former US Shipping Company

J. H. Winchester & Company was founded by James Henry Winchester (1824–1913) in New York City in 1856 (incorporated in 1913). J. H. Winchester & Company was a cargo agent for the United States Shipping Board post World War I, in the 1920s.2 It was founded by Capt. James Henry Winchester.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Mary Celeste as Amazon in 1861 (cropped)
Photo: Unconfirmed, possibly Honore Pellegrin (1800–c.1870). This speculative attribution is suggested in Paul Begg: Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea . Longmans Education Ltd, Harlow (UK) 2007. Plate 2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

J. H. Winchester & Company was founded by James Henry Winchester (1824–1913) in New York City in 1856 (incorporated in 1913). J. H. Winchester & Company was a cargo agent for the United States Shipping Board post World War I, in the 1920s.2

The story

Founded by Capt. James Henry Winchester.1

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