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Catalog Number |
17212 |
Object Name |
Document |
Scope & Content |
1801 shipping papers for the Schooner Betsey under the command of Jonathan H. Lovett. The document gives number of months pay, pay per month for each member of the crew (6 men plus the master) and includes "hospital money" or insurance. Captain Lovett was paid $24 per month, the first mate Alexander Byles made 22.50, crew members $18, and the "boy", Joshua Twiss was paid $9.00. |
Dates of Creation |
1801 |
Title |
Shipping paper listing wages for the crew of the Schooner Betsey under Captain Jonathan Lovett |
People |
Lovett, Jonathan H. Lovett, John Lovett, William Byles, Alexander Herrick, John Eveleth, Stephen Woodberry, George Twiss, Joshua |
Search Terms |
maritime trade Hamburg Betsey Schooner hospital money insurance |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
17212 |
Date |
January 1801 |
Medium |
paper |