Benson, Charles A., 1830-1881
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Benson, Charles A., 1830-1881
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Benson, Charles A., 1830-1881
Benson, C. A. 1830-1881
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Benson, C. A. 1830-1881
Benson, Charles 1830-1881
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Charles Benson (1830-1881) was an African American sailor serving as steward on the bark Glide, a merchant ship carrying bales of cotton goods to Madagascar and Zanzibar, and picking up rubber there. For further information on Benson and his diaries see Michael Sokolow, Charles Benson: mariner of color in the age of sail ( 2003).
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https://viaf.org/viaf/13389798
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92006559
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African Americans
African American sailors
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Merchant ships
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Zanzibar
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Shipping
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Massachusetts--Salem
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Madagascar
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Tanzania--Zanzibar
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United States
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