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16841 - Letter

1800 letter to Captain Isaac Rea with his orders from John Lovett regarding a voyage to Europe. He is to sail first to Palermo and sell his cargo at the best terms possible. If the situation is not favorable for business he was to sail to another port in the Mediterranean or Europe.

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16842 - Letter

1800 letter to Captain Isaac Rea with his orders from John Lovett regarding articles which Robert Rantoul ordered. The articles are to be sold and the proceeds invested at Rantoul's risk. The Schooner Betsey was sailing for Palermo, Sicily and perhaps other ports in the Mediterranean and Europe. See #16841.

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16843 - Letter

1800 letter from Robert Rantoul acknowledging that he received of Israel Thorndike & John Lovett an order indicating that he has invested in articles of merchandise. Captain Israel Rea is the commander of the Schooner Betsey which was due to sail to Palermo.

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16844 - Note

1800 note from John Lovett acknowledging that he has invested in articles of merchandise on account of Robert Rantoul. Captain Isaac Rea is the commander of the Schooner Betsey which was due to sail to Palermo.

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16855 - Letter

1800 letter from Captain Isaac Rea to Israel Thorndike and John Lovett, owners of the Schooner Betsey. Capt. Rea wrote from Alicante, Spain about coming into that port short of water. While in port he contacted Messrs. De Maziere "at the place of information" to get advice about the prices for pepper and coffee and to get money from Thorndike & Lovett's account ($41.00). Rea was then going to sail for Palermo. The back of the letter was the "env...

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16856 - Document

1800 document written in Italian for charges to the Schooner Betsey while in port at Palermo.

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16857 - Invoice

1800 invoice of charges to the Schooner Betsey in Palermo, Sicily.

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16858 - Account

1801 account to Captain Isaac Rea of the Schooner Betsey in Palermo, Sicily - for Spanish dollars and Spanish doubloons.

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16859 - Account

1800 account to Captain Isaac Rea of the Schooner Betsey in Palermo, Sicily for 331 bags and 2 casks of pepper.

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16860 - Letter

Letter to Captain Isaac Rea of the Schooner Betsey from Abraham Gibbs regarding a buyer who wants the loose pepper which is to be loaded into bags.

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16871 - Account

1800 account of goods shipped on the Schooner Betsey on her voyage to the Mediterranean, commanded by Captain Isaac Rea.

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16872 - Account

1800 account of Schooner Betsey at Palermo, Sicily - merchants Israel Thorndike and John Lovett with Captain Isaac Rea in the amount of $21,893.78.

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19306 - Document

Disbursements incurred at Palermo and Cadiz for Ship Prentice.

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28948 - Painting

Color drawing of the bark Cuba. Rebacked with all ragboard May 4th 1977 by R.R. Perron "Cuba of Beverly Entering the Palermo" By bequest of Bessie A. Baker.

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31630 - Book, Account

This is a maritime account book of Captain Octavius Howe for the Barque "Rosabella", Ship "Edward Everett", the Ship Coquimbo, Barque Orion, and Ship Diana. There are also a copies of letters of instruction from the owner, Benjamin Bangs, of the "Edward Everett". The payments listed are for supplies needed, port charges, washing, blacksmith's and carpenter fees, mailing costs, telegraph charge, stevedore fees, cords of wood and so on.

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