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23621 - Document
1801 agreement between the master and seamen of the Ship Commerce. The document lists the master (Captain Nicholas Thorndike) and the crew, giving their station, wages per month (including advanced wages - most are shown to have gotten 1 month in advance) and "hospital money" - heath insurance. There are 13 names listed.
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23638 - Invoice
1801 invoice for merchandise shipped on the Ship Commerce, under Captain Nicholas Thorndike, bound for London. The owner is Nathaniel West. The invoice lists brown and white Havana sugar, coffee, and New England rum. The final amount noted is $12,087.85.
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23639 - Document
1801 health certificate issued from the district of Salem & Beverly stating that there was "no pestilence or contagious distemper" in the district and therefore the Ship Commerce, under Captain Nicholas Thorndike, was disease free. The document notes an exclamation on the matter ("God be praised!").
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23640 - document
1801 document from the District of Salem & Beverly, port of Salem, for the Ship Commerce under Captain Nicholas Thorndike bound for London with a cargo of cotton, coffee, sugar, rum and wood and ship's stores.
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23641 - Letter
1801 letter with orders from Nathaniel West to Captain Nicholas Thorndike of the Ship Commerce bound for London. Thorndike is to consult with Samuel Williams, consul to decide what is the best way to proceed either to St. Petersburg or Archangel, Russia, or to Norway or to Bilbao, Spain.
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23642 - letter
1801 letter to Captain Nicholas Thorndike of the Ship Commerce sailing for London. The letter notes that an invoice & bill are enclosed for sugar and logwood and that Thorndike is to convey them to the "north of Europe to a market" where he will make the best sale possible. The letter is signed Nathaniel Fellowes.
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23643 - receipt
1801 receipt to Captain Nicholas Thorndike of the Ship Commerce sailing for London. The receipt is for sugar, coffee, and superfine flour in the amount of $596.81
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23644 - letter
1801 letter from Nathaniel Fellowes to Nathaniel West regarding the Ship Commerce sailing for London, England under Captain Nicholas Thorndike. The single sheet is also the envelope (usual) but this is post-marked "BOSTON. Ms APR 21" The seal is still afixed.
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23645 - Document
1801 bill of lading for the Ship Commerce, Captain Nicholas Thorndike.
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23646 - Document
1801 crew list of the Ship Commerce under Captain Nicholas Thorndike bound for London. In addition to the names there is also age, complexion, height, place of abode, place of birth and nationality. The oldest man is 44 and the youngest 14. Thorndike is age 37.
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23647 - Account
1801 account of freight for the Ship Commerce, Captain Nicholas Thorndike sailing for London, England. The cargo includes sugar, logwood, cotton and Columbo root.
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23648 - Document
1801 account of cargo held on the Ship Commerce's cargo on it's trip to London. Cargo includes sugar, coffee, and rum.
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23649 - Letter
1801 letter from Nathaniel West to Captain Nicholas Thorndike of the Ship Commerce. West gives suggestions regarding cargo and ports to consider due to possibility of a "general peace" between England and the "northern powers". He goes to say that the Commerce might sail to Calcutta and that he, West, will advance $5.00 monthly to the wives of the crew if they decide to stay with the ship; if they don't wish to continue on they should be offered ...
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23651 - Document
1801 list of provisions for the Ship Commerce, under Captain Nicholas Thorndike sailing for London, England. The list includes beef, port, bread, sugar, coffee, rum, beans, potatoes, fish, butter, oil, pepper, candles, tea, loaf sugar, vinegar, water and flour.
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23652 - Document
1801 list of disbursements of the Ship Commerce while in dock in London, England. Most of the items are cash advances for some the crew, other items are for a boat and pilot and custom fees, and for clearing at Gravesend.
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23653 - Receipt
1801 receipt to Captain Nicholas Thorndike for payment to the pilot who was employed to take the Ship Commerce from Dover to Gravesend after concluding the ship's business in England.
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23654 - Receipt
1801 receipt to Captain Nicholas Thorndike for payment to the English pilot (Thomas Halfpenny) who was employed to take the Ship Commerce from Dover to Gravesend after concluding the ship's business in England in the amount of four guineas.
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23655 - Receipt
1801 receipt from Captain Nicholas Thorndike on the Ship Commerce to George Young for painting the cabin, passage and staterooms in the amount of 8.9.0 (pounds & shillings) while in London.
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23656 - Bill
1801 bill from a stationer, chart & printseller (the firm also sold navigational instruments) in London to Pyam Lovett. Lovett was a member of the crew of the Ship Commerce under Captain Nicholas Thorndike. Thorndike paid Lovett back for the purchase (which may have been a "screw quadrant" - the writing is difficult to read) in the amount of 3 pounds and 3 shillings.
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23657 - Receipt
1801 receipt for heaving 60 tons of ballast aboard the Ship Commerce from Edward Ford to Captain Nicholas Thorndike.
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