John Richards Child papers, 1731-1895.

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John Richards Child papers, 1731-1895.

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Seaman. Letters from Child to his wife, describing visits to Boston, a journal (1810-15) written while on a voyage to and from Canton, China, describing his duties as a seaman on the ship Hunter and his capture at Macao by the British frigate Doris and transfer to the ship America for passage home; together with genealogical records and other papers of the families of Benjamin Child (d.1678) and Ezra Davis. Needlework samplers stitched by Child daughters document Child family genealogy.

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Child, Benjamin, d. 1678.

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Doris (Ship)

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Child family.

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Child, John Richards, 1788-1866.

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Hunter (Ship)

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Davis, Ezra, 1710-1784.

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Child, Hannah, b. 1794.

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America (Ship)

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210 tons, 24 guns, 42 crew. Voyages: (1) 1694/5 Bombay. Capt Richard Laycock. Down 24 Mar 1695 - 4 Jun Tenerife - 5 Jan 1696 Calicut - 29 Feb Bombay - 16 Dec Cape - 16 Feb 1697 St Helena - 16 Mar Ascension - 13 Jun Cadiz - 28 Oct Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000287 ...

Davis family.

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