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1. 12765A - Letter

   A letter from Niel and Getty to Captain John Lovett posted from Boston. Neil and Getty are inquiring about the price and availability of a Lovett schooner. They inquire about the schooners dimensions and sail capacity. They wish to ship red wine to St. Thomas and St.Croix. They request that Captain Roundy be its master during this journey.

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2. 16819 - Letter

   1799 letter from Captain Asa Batchelder of the Schooner Betsey, written from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, regarding the voyage's status and state of affairs after the seizure of his vessel by the Schooner Lord Spencer, commanded by privateer Captain Joseph Barss of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, off the coast of Cumana. Captain Batchelder protested the seizure as unlawful, and as such he mentions a court case to be conducted around 30 January 1800 ...

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3. 28989 - Journal

   Abraham Kilham journal in which he writes about various voyages, vessels, sailing directions and sometimes poetry and sayings. Each section of this journal has a separate BHS number. In this section Kilham writes about sailing form Newport to Boston to Newburyport. In Boston he sailed on the Schooner Freedom. The Freedom then sailed to Salem and then to Western Islands, Fyal. He writes about the wine of that island. Abraham Kilham was bor...

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4. 28990 - Journal

   Abraham Kilham journal in which he writes about various voyages, vessels, sailing directions and sometimes poetry and sayings. This voyage is from Boston to South Carolina. Abraham Kilham was born in Beverly (Mass.) on February 19, 1765. He made a living as a ship's captain, though it is unclear from this particular log whether he owned the ships he sailed. Much of his business involved shipping, trade, and commerce. He travelled extensive...

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