Log-book, 1787-1798.

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Log-book, 1787-1798.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17156955

A log-book kept by Thomas Cutts on a voyage from New England to the Cape of Good Hope aboard the ship Betsy in 1787-88. Also includes a short table of observations on a voyage from Portland, Maine, to the West Indies on the ship Mercury in 1798.

1 vol.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Betsy (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) 1800/1 Bengal. Capt Charles Hooper. Falmouth 24 Jan 1801 - 19 Apr Cape - 7 Jul Calcutta - Kedgeree 19 Sep - 31 Dec St Helena - 12 Mar 1802 Gravesend. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x0002f3 Voyages: (1) From Bengal 1802. Capt W Bampton. Calcutta 10 Feb 1802 - Saugor 10 Mar - 30 Jun St Helena - 20 Sep Deptford. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Corporate...

Mercury (Ship)

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Extra ship, repaired by Young, measured 1794, length 85ft, keel 66ft 11in, breadth 23ft 10½in, hold 11ft 9in, wing transom 15ft 3in, between decks 5ft 1in, 202 tons. Voyages: (1) 1793/4 Bengal. Capt John Cristall. Plymouth 24 Jun 1794 - 27 Sep Cape - 23 Jan 1795 Calcutta - 17 Mar Saugor - 18 Jun St Helena - 13 Sep River Shannon - 15 Oct Downs. (2) From Bengal 1806. Left Bengal 24 Nov 1806 - 4 Feb 1807 St Helena - 11 Apr Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Corp...

Cutts, Thomas, 1736-1821

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Thomas Cutts (1736-1821) was born in Kittery, Me. In 1759, he opened a general store on King's Island in Saco, Me. The name of the town changed to Pepperrellborough in 1762 and back to Saco in 1805. The store remained in business for twenty years. Cutts extended his interests to timber, mailling and ship building, and was involved in timber trade in the West Indies. At his death his estate was estimated at $100,000. Cutts represented Pepperrellborough in the General Court, House of Representativ...