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16760 - Account
Account of the Schooner Betsey from Captain Jeremiah Lovett while at Savannah to owner John Lovett, regarding the instructed purchase of goods such as tobacco and rice in that port.
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16763 - Account
1800 account of wages paid to sailors (including Paul Haskell, William Glover, John Porter, and Pablo Suara), less expenses, advances, etc. while aboard the Schooner Betsey. Includes apparent reimbursements to other individuals for the referenced sailors (e.g. "To acct with Jon...H. Lovett"[sic] among others).
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16783 - Letter
Letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett to owner John Lovett of Beverly. Captain Lovett writes to say that he hopes to sail with the Schooner Betsey from Russia in 4 or 5 days, that the prices were high in St. Petersburg, and that if he gets home safe it will be a miserable voyage. He continues by stating that they will stop at Elsinore (Helsingør) to convoy for the return journey.
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16784 - Letter
1799 letter from Benjamin Beckford, Jr. to John Lovett his "cozen" saying that Captain Jeremiah Lovett is carrying the letter. Beckford hopes to sail in 15 days for home. He writes about the cargo of hemp.
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16785 - Letter
1799 letter from the Copenhagen merchant firm of Ryberg and Co. about the Schooner Betsey and Captain Jeremiah Lovett to John Lovett in Beverly. The firm states that the sale of tobacco is still "dull" with no demand for it at all, due to a scarcity of money in the area and Europe as a whole, but hope that such disadvantageous conditions will cease in the present summer.
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16786 - Document
1799 printed price list in Danish for items including coffee from various places, tobacco and other items. The list is current for 4 and 5 July 1799.
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16787 - Letter
1799 letter from Ryberg and Company to owner John Lovett of Beverly regarding sales of goods (rice and tobacco) from the Schooner Betsey in Copenhagen. The company states that, contrary to what was hoped for in a previous letter, the scarcity of money in Europe did not alleviate during the summer. Instead, and exacerbated by late failures in Hamburg, the firm writes that conditions declined further resulting in stagnation in all branches of trade...
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16788 - Account
Account of sales the Schooner Betsey in Copenhagen. The goods included tobacco and rice.
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16789 - Account
Account of interest from the Schooner Betsey, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Lovett, due to Ryberg & Co. in Copenhagen by owner John Lovett.
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16790 - Letter
1800 Letter to John Lovett owner of the Schooner Betsey from Ryberg and Co. of Copenhagen regarding the sale of rice and tobacco from the Schooner Betsey. In response to difficulties reported in previous letters, the company writes that they were finally able to dispose of the goods. Furthermore, and in contrast to the overall lackluster reception to the Betsey's tobacco and rice, they write that coffee and sugar are predicted to be in demand the...
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16808 - Invoice
1799 invoice for linens purchased in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Salem Custom House dated the document 24 September 1799.
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16966 - Book, Account
Copies of sailing orders, letters, ship's invoices and accounts of sales for the Brig Texel and Bark Monmouth. Captain Amos Lefavour, Jr. 1826-1833, sailing from Boston. Other ports of call include: Lisbon, Philadelphia, Ceylon, Rio de Janerio, Pulo Penang, Singapore.
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20080 - Painting
watercolor of the Beverly Privateer 1776 with two men on board. In the background are two other ships.
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21177 - Document
1891 "Tonnage Admeasurement", descriptions of the yacht "Turtle" built in Lynn, MA by Allen Hay. The documents states that the Turtle was of Boston,and sailed out of the Port of Marblehead.
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28503 - Print
Print of the ship Columbia with 8 people on board, by J.H. Pfeiffer Jr. The American flag hanging from the back of the ship is tattered.
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28982 - Journal
Abraham Kilham, journal kept on board various vessels from 1787 to1801. This section (28982; each section of the journal was assigned different BHS numbers) contains 2 pages of poetry. 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 travell...
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28983 - Journal
Abraham Kilham, journal kept on board various vessels from 1787 to1801. This section (28983 - each numbered separately with BHS numbers) is two pages written while onboard the brig "Gideon", Edmund Kimball Master sailing toward Madeira. On Dec 9th he writes "Had the misfortune to be cast away on the island of Madeira" He sailed from Madeira on the Sloop "Sally", John Flagg Master bound for St Eustatius. The second page of this section is poet...
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28984 - Journal
Abraham Kilham, journal kept on board various vessels from 1787 to1801. Each section has a separate BHS number. This section starts May 28, 1788 sailing from Boston in the Schooner "Lucy" bound for Tenerisse. 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, ...
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28985 - Journal
The journal of Abraham Kilham on various voyages and vessels between 1787 and 1800. Kilham writes about sailing, ports of call and poetry. In this section of the journal, part of two pages (each section has a separate BHS number) he sailed from Newburyport on the Brig "Peace and Plenty" to La Orient in France. The second page has a poem called "Time". Abraham Kilham was born in Beverly (Mass.) on February 19, 1765. He made a living as a sh...
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28986 - Journal
Abraham Kilham journal kept on various voyages and vessels between 1787 and 1800. The journal has been divided into sections, each section has a separate BHS number. This section begins on Dec. 19, 1789 sailing from Newburyport on the Brig Hannah bound for Charleston, S.C. and on to Cowes to Breman. He arrived back in Charleston on Sept 13. Page 2 of this section is musings by Kilham on misfortune, and short sayings. Abraham Kilham was bor...
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