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1. 12216 - Document

   1817 shipping document indicating that two boxes containing 4,000 specie dollars had shipped in good order to Calcutta, India, from Boston on the Ship Columbus. The reverse side describes how the money was to be invested in Calcutta.

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2. 12269 - Invoice

   Invoice of Sundries shipped on the Danish ship, "Peter Holter". Wine, raisins, lemons and figs.

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3. 13217 - Document

   1818 document showing sale of goods from the Ship Columbus following its return from Calcutta. Included is a list of names that the goods were sold to, with item and amount. The cargo included ginger, sugar, indigo, gum copal, cow hides, goat skins Also is a list of charges for advertising, freight, weighing, catalogues, etc.

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4. 16292 - Document

   Receipt to William Rantoul from Charles Davis of the Ship John.

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5. 16306 - Document

   Receipt to William Rantoul from Charles Davis of the Ship John.

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6. 16923 - Log, Ship's

   A log of the Ship Alexander Hodgdon leaving Beverly on 28 March 1810 bound for St. Petersburg and Sumatra, Captain Josiah Lovett. The log writer notes they were on a voyage for pepper. In the front of the log is a pasted a map of the world with the voyage marked. On the 8th day out the Captain writes on Tuesday April 3, 1810 that they experienced a tremendous tempest and gale and it was the stormiest weather, "I think I ever saw for this 20 ye...

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7. 16936 - Log, Ship's

   1852 log of the Ship Australia on a voyage from New York to Hobart Town (now Hobart, Tasmania, Australia). It appears that the outward voyage took from 21 February - May 27th and then there is a gap and the voyage to Manila begins on August 26th, ending on November 7th at the end of the log. The first entry on the voyage to Manila reads: "At 11 am the pilot [?] took charge of the ship and proceeded down the river at 11-30. The two [?] Fred and...

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8. 16952 - Log, Ship's

   1796 - 1797 Log of the Ship "Mary" on a voyage from Beverly to Calcutta, India with Nicholas Thorndike captain and log keeper. The voyage began 23 October 1796 and the log ends 13 June 1797. (See 16953 for the return voyage.) The inside front cover has a list of "goods packt in my black trunk" which includes fabric for gowns, handkerchiefs, fabric for towels, etc. Captain Thorndike notes that they left Beverly at the same time that Captain ...

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9. 16953 - Log, Ship's

   1797 - 1803 Log of the Ship "Mary", Captain Nicholas Thorndike bound from Calcutta to Beverly - August 1797 to February 1798. The second part of the log is for the Brig "Rambler" bound from Calcutta to Boston leaving May 29, 1803. The log concludes in August 1803. See notes.

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10. 16956 - Log, Ship's

    1857 - 1858 Log kept by Albert Thorndike, Jr. The merchant vessel "John Tucker" left Boston 20 August 1857 on a voyage to Calcutta and China. They called at Singapore 7 Mar 1858, Calcutta 14 Dec 1857 - left for China 8 Feb 1858; stopped at Macao on 25 April 1858 and arrived Hong Kong 17 May 1858. The captain was Charles Williams, the log was kept by Albert Thorndike, Jr. See also 16955 and 16999 personal journal of Albert Thorndike, Jr.

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11. 16957 - Log, Ship's

    1832-1833 Log of the Ship "Majestic", Kimball Easterbrook, Commander sailing from Boston to Mobile, Alabama. Other voyages include: Mobile to Liverpool; Liverpool to Baltimore MD; Boston to Charleston, SC; Charleston to "Harvre" [writing difficult to read, maybe "Le Havre, France?] and Harvre to New Orleans.

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12. 16962 - Log, Ship's

    1820-1822 ship's log documents a whaling voyage of the Ship Falcon from Nantucket to the Pacific Ocean via the port of Edgartown under Captain Shubael Brown, and from Coquimbo, Chile, back to the United States under Captain Benjamin C. Chase. A small booklet inserted into the log holds diary entries, including a note that Captain Brown died on board, 13 October 1821. The ship is noted as leaving from Beverly on Wednesday 6 September 1820. The voy...

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13. 16963 - Log, Ship's

    1846 Log of the Barque "Douglas" on a journey from Macao towards New York, kept by Samuel A. Wilkinson.

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14. 16975 - Log, Ship's

    1815 log of the Ship Alexander Hodgdon on a voyage from Beverly to Sumatra departing 15 March 1815. On July 30 1815 they departed Sumatra, voyaging to Europe. The final leg of the trip was from France to Boston. This log has the accounts of four separate voyages - 3 of the Alexander Hodgdon and one of the Ship Beverly.

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15. 17002 - Log, Ship's

    1848 - 1853 Log book of the Schooner Andes from Beverly to the Western Bank kept by William Eldredge.

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16. 17004 - Log, Ship's

    1801 log for the Ship Commerce kept by Nicholas Thorndike during a voyage to London. The ship left Salem on 28 April, 1801. The return journey is documented as beginning in Norway with the vessel returning to Salem on 28 September.

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17. 17031 - Book, Account

    1844-1847 Ship "Brighton" accounts, disbursements, articles sold, etc. The crew is listed with various items charged to them, which includes clothing, tobacco, soap, knives, and medicine. Included are notes regarding sickness, deserters, and so on. The Brighton was a whaler out of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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18. 17032 - Book, Account

    1842-1844 Ship "Brighton" accounts, disbursements, articles sold, etc. The crew is listed with various items charged to them, which includes clothing, tobacco, soap, knives, and medicine. Included are notes regarding sickness, deserters, and so on. The Brighton was a whaler out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The first page of this account book is a list of Frank Joseph's personal items which were sold at auction to the crew when Joseph desert...

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19. 17037 - Log, Ship's

    1843 - 1844 the log of the Ship Carthage on a voyage from Boston to Calcutta, India. They left Boston on 4 September 1843, the vessel's captain was Henry Archer of Salem and the log was kept by John F. Roundy. They arrived in India in February 1844 and began the journey home in April. The trip terminated 10 October 1844, according to the first page. However, several pages are torn out of the log and the last entry is October 3, 1944. The s...

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20. 17042 - Log, Ship's

    1848 - 1849 The log of the Ship "Propontis" commanded by Captain Gilbert and the log kept by John E. Giddings, Jr. on a voyage from Boston to Manila. Arrived back in Boston on 23 July 1849 156 days from Manila.

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