Smith, Francis Gurney, 1784-1873.

Dates:
Birth 1784
Death 1873

Biographical notes:

The Perseverance was a sealing ship. Robert Williamson, Master. On this voyage the ship sailed from Philadelphia to the Cape of Good Hope, the southern end of Cape Penninsula, Western Cape Province, South Africa, and then back to Philadelphia from 1803 to 1804.

From the description of Journal of a Voyage in the Ship Perseverance, Robert Williamson Master, From Philadelphia to the Cape of Good Hope and Back to Philadelphia, 1803-1804. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63615153

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  • Shipping
  • Voyages and travels

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  • Philadelphia (as recorded)

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