Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
19001 |
Object Name |
Document |
Scope & Content |
Letter from Capt. Nicholas Thorndike of the Ship Martha, at Havana, to John Derby and Benjamin Pickman in Salem. He discusses cargoes both inward and loaded for home. The scarcity and high price of sugar. |
Dates of Creation |
24 November 1799 |
Title |
letter |
People |
Thorndike, Nicholas Derby, John Pickman, Benjamin |
Search Terms |
maritime Beverly 18th century ship Martha letter Havana sugar |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
19001 |
Date |
24 November 1799 |
Medium |
paper |