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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.077.001 |
Object Name |
Log, Ship's |
Scope & Content |
2019.077.001 includes one document, Book of Clearances and Reports of Fishing Vessels, displayed on images 1 to 13. Its transcription is on pages 14 to 16 and its summary is below. The Book of Clearances and Reports of Fishing Vessels is a 12 page document describing the voyages of coasters or fishermen on vessels carrying fish or other trade goods. Each vessel is described by its cargo, destination (where bound), date of clearance, shipmaster's name, vessel's name, registered tonnage, real tonnage (often left blank), number of crewmembers, and where it is owned. The majority of vessels included are Beverly-owned schooners with cargos of ballast and stores for fishing trips. Other cargo includes molasses, oats, corn, pork, flax, rye, cyder, coffee, and limes. Units include bags, hogsheads, barrels, bushels, pounds, and tons. Common ship names in this document include sloop Rainbow, schooner Nancy, schooner Two Friends, schooner Hawk, schooner Swallow, schooner Polly, schooner Lark, sloop Fly, schooner Dolphin, sloop Happy Couple, schooner Jack, schooner Betsy or Betsey, schooner Mars, and schooner Hannah. Names common in this document include William Wyatt, Hezekiah Wallace or Wallis, Ezra and Jonathan Lovett, Abner and John Dodge, and Peter Homan. In addition to Beverly, ships are owned in Salem, Blue Hill Bay, Newburyport, Waldoboro, Maine, Manchester, Danvers, and Nova Scotia. Dates of clearance begin March 6, 1788 and end August 8, 1789. |
Dates of Creation |
March 6, 1788 |
Title |
Book of Clearances and Reports of Fishing Vessels 1788 to 1789 |
People |
William Wyatt Hezekiah Wallace Hezekiah Wallis Ezra Lovett Jonathan Lovett Abner Dodge John Dodge Peter Homan Brackenberry Prince Andrew Ober Joshua Thorndike Peter Pride James Herrick Andrew Gage William Cox Mark Woodberry Thomas Bridges James Killey |
Search Terms |
books of clearances reports of fishing vessels cargo tonnage captain shipmaster coasting fishing molasses oats corn pork flax rye cyder cider coffee limes hogsheads barrels bushels pounds tons schooner sloop Rainbow Nancy Two Friends Hawk Swallow Polly Lark Fly Dolphin Happy Couple Jack Betsy Betsey Mars Hannah Beverly Salem Danvers Manchester Blue Hill Bay Newburyport Newbury Waldoboro, Maine Nova Scotia Grand Banks Kennebunk Boston Port of Beverly |
Subjects |
armed vessels |
Accession number |
2019.077.001 |
Year Range from |
1788 |
Year Range to |
1789 |