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1. 17006 - Log

   A journal from Beverly to Martinique on board the Schooner Eagle, beginning on Monday 24 September 1787 and ending Monday 8 December 1788. Weather, latitude, and longitude listed each day. Very interesting information listed each day of the voyage.

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2. 18493 - Letter

   Order is to proceed without delay to the island Trinidad or to Trinity in the island of Martinique where if in luck a price will leave a small freight which can be obtained for the cargo, but if not sold continue to other ports of the Windward islands. Once cargo is sold take steps and provide other cargo which will gain admittance into Havanna. Once cargo is sold in Havanna [sic], purchase a cargo of molasses and proceed to New York and call upo...

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3. 18558 - Document

   Discharge of Thomas Tate cooper and marriner from on board the Schooner Two Friends voyage to Martinique due to sickness. He acknowleges that he will reveive payment from 2 October until the day of his dischage on 11 November.

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4. 18561 - Document

   Order to Nicholas Thorndike from Brown & Thorndike to proceed to Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Nincents, Dominique and Guadaloupe where the outward cargo can be sold for dollards or heavy gold. He will also try to purchase a cargo of molasses in Windward or Hyspaniola at Auxcayes, Leogan or any other port where it will be 13 livres or hundred or under. The vessel will be loaded full and the surplus stock will be layed out in coffee, sugar, cocoa, co...

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5. 18582 - Document

   Legal claim at Martinique on behalf of British King George III against Schooner Three Brothers for trading with France, an enemy of Great Britain.

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6. 18597 - Document

   Nicholas Thorndike informs Brown & Thorndike in his first letter that of the 40 hogshead he had on board he now has 20, and he does not expect to reveive anymore since the merchant he sold to Mr. Girvins is away on trail of Sir George Gordon, and has been there a month. He shall also try to get cash for the molasses, and if he should get the cash he will ballace and return home since it is very hard to require rum and negros. In his second let...

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7. 2019.076.001 - Log, Ship's

   2019.076.001 includes three separate documents: Entries from Foreign Ports (images 1 to 34, pages 1 to 18), Book of Clearances (images 35 to 82, pages 19 to 42), and Light Money Memorandum (images 83 to 91, pages 43 to 47). Images 92 to 99, pages 48 to 55 are blank. The transcription of Entries from Foreign Ports is on images 100 to 112. The transcription of Book of Clearances is on images 113 to 135. The transcription of Light is on images is on...

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8. 4347 - Letter

   A handwritten letter in French from Martinique to Mrs. Elizabeth Batchelder regarding a ship's voyage.

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9. 5934 - Document

   1788 clearance certificate, written in French, from Martinique.

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10. FIC012.037 - Document

    The receiver domain of Martinique has received from Nicholas Thorndike the sum of 4,039 livres for a local entry percent, fifty pounds of powder, premium of one percent, quintals of beef fale, quintals of fish fale and negroes.

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11. FIC014.334 - Document

    Orders for Zebulon Woodberry, Master of the Schooner Britton, to proceed from Beverly to Martinique or St. Lucia and there sell the cargo for the most it will fetch and then purchase such articles as rum, sugar, molasses and cotton that will fetch the best price on return.

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