East India Marine Society Records, 1799-1972.

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East India Marine Society Records, 1799-1972.

1799-1972

This collection consists of correspondence, financial documents, guest books, scrapbooks, catalogs, and ships' journals from the founding of the society in 1799 to 1972.

29 boxes, 13 volumes (18.5 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6935391

Peabody Essex Museum

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Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1748-1791

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Wheatland, Richard.

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Chipman, Thomas.

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Persia (brig).

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Bullock, Benjamin Hart, 1878-1962

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Astrea (Ship)

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Laura (Brig)

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Ropes, Joseph.

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Venus (Brig)

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Smith, George Girdler.

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Franklin (Ship)

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The "Franklin" was commanded by Henry N. Ballard, 1817-1818, and by John Gallagher, 1818-1819. From the description of Logbook, 1817-1819. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122540373 ...

Crowninshield, Jacob.

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Orne, Josiah, 1745-1789

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Indus (brig).

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Commerce (Ship : 1803)

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Robinson, William.

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Richardson, William S.

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William Richardson was born in Lanark, Scotland, on June 18, 1829. He worked in the mines from the age of ten, and after his mother's death moved often, living with his grandmother, father and stepmother, and aunt. In 1849 Richardson was baptized into the Mormon Church by Andrew Farguson (Ferguson). In 1851 he married Ann Walker (also called Joan Fatheringham) in Glasgow, and in 1856 the family left Scotland for the United States, settling in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Richardson worked at various ...

Recovery (Ship)

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Chartered ship, 499 tons. Principal Managing Owners: John Chapman & Co. Voyages: (1) 1829/30 Madras and Bengal. Capt Henry Cleaver Chapman. Downs 7 Jun 1830 - 17 Sep Madras - 12 Oct Calcutta - 4 Jan 1831 Kedgeree - 8 Mar St Helena - 12 May Downs. (2) 1831/2 Bengal. Capt Thomas Wellbank. Falmouth 9 Jul 1832 - 3 Dec Calcutta - 24 Jan 1833 Saugor - 27 Mar Cape - 9 Apr St Helena - 30 May Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81...

East India Marine Society, 1799-1972.

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The East India Marine Society was organized in 1799. Membership was limited to ships' masters or supercargos who had sailed around either Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope. The purposes of the society were to share navigation information relating to the East Indies; to provide benefits to members who had been disabled or to the families of members who had died; and "to form a Museum of natural and artifical curiosities, particularly such as are to be found beyond the Cape of Good Hope or Cape H...

Bengal (Ship)

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Virginia (brig).

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Anna (Ship)

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West, Edward N.

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Epithet: Deputy Lieut Hampshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x00015e ...

Carnes, Jonathan.

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Williams, Israel, 1709-1788

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Town clerk, of Hatfield, Mass. From the description of Expense account of Israel Williams, 1735-1736. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70977346 Public official from Massachusetts, loyalist and army officer. From the description of Papers of Israel Williams, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068110 ...

Townsend, Moses.

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Arab (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Ephraim Harding, on voyage 15 Sept. 1842-2 Oct. 1845; owner-agent: Ezekiel Sawin; built at Bath, Me., 1823. From the description of Journal of the ship Arab, 1842-1845. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 183190894 Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Samuel T. Braley on voyage from 18 Nov. 1845-2 June 1849; built at Ipswich, Mass., 1818; bought from Philadelphia, 1833; sold to Boston, 1...

Crowninshield, Clifford.

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American Naturalist (magazine).

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Phillips, Stephen, 1764-1838

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Gibaut, John St. H.

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Reward (Ship)

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Nichols, Ichabod.

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Wheatland, Stephen

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Derby (Ship)

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The Derby was a ship mastered by James Bennett from Boston, Mass. From the description of Account book, 1810. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259294 Rate at 450/470 tons, 90/94 crew, 30/32 guns. Voyages: (1) 1710/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Wotton. Downs 29 Dec 1710 - 18 Apr 1711 Torbay - 8 Aug Cape - 18 Nov Balasore - 1 Dec Rogues River - 7 Mar 1712 Cox's Island - 11 Apr Madras - 10 Jul Vizagapatam - 21 Jul Ganjam - 12 Aug Rogues River - 30 Dec M...

George (Ship)

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The ship, George, was a trafficker of slaves and was confiscated by the British at Kingston. From the description of Logbook, 1805-1806. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524048 ...

Webb, Jr., Benjamin.

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Crowninshield, Benjamin.

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Clark, Henry Balsley

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Resident of Refugio County, Texas. From the description of Henry Clark papers, 1859-1872. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310355926 Tobacco planter, of Campbell Co., Va. From the description of Papers, 1809-1845. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19347354 Brown class of 1860 (non-graduate). From the description of Letter, 1901, February 14, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to "My dear Koopman". (Unknown)...

Mentor (Ship)

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Jones (brig).

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Edwin (Brig)

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Restitution (Ship)

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Minerva (Ship : 1789-1819)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by J.S. Macomber, on voyage 11 Sept. 1844-3 Mar. 1847 to the Cape Verde, Cornell, River Platte, Falklands, On Shore, Galapagos, Hawaii, Northwest Coast, Tonga, Vasquez, Tuamatos, Franch Rock, coast of Brazil, coast of Chile, and False Banks whaling grounds; owner-agent: William Gifford; built at Charlestown, Mass., 1816; sold and withdrawn, 1860. From the description of Logbook, 1844 Sept. 11-1847 Mar. 3. (Old Dartmouth Historical S...

B. Telemachus (ship).

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Georgetown (bark).

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Fanny (ship).

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Hathorne, Daniel.

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Fame (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) 1795/6 Bengal. Capt Henry Liddell. Portsmouth 31 Jul 1796 - 12 Jan 1797 Vizagapatam - 10 Feb Calcutta - 22 Jul Simons Bay - 11 Sep St Helena - 19 Dec Erith British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x000072 Steam Iron Pilot Brig. Arrived Calcutta March 1845. John William Lewis. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

Bonetta (ship).

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Caravan (ship).

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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 ...

Cordelia (ship).

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Felt, John.

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Ropes, John W

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Peabody Academy of Science

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Putnam (Ship)

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Built by Nathaniel Shaw on Winthrop's Neck, New London, Conn., in 1778, first commanded by John Harman; in 1779 fitted for a six months' cruise under Capt. Nathaniel Saltonstall and after being out for three months and sending in six prizes, went into Boston harbor and was impressed into Continental service; with crew sent with the fleet under Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, against the British post at Penobscot; while there was driven ashore and burnt to prevent being taken by the enemy. Officers...

Emerald (Ship)

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Francis (Ship)

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Hazard (Ship)

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Margaret (Ship)

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Trading vessel, out of Boston, Mass., mastered by James Magee, Sr.; owner-agent: James Lamb. From the description of Log/journal, 1791 Oct. 24-1792 May 22. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013622 From the description of Log/journal, 1791 Nov. 24-1792 May 22. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013625 Built at Chittagong, 250 tons. Principal Managing Owner: Downie & Maitland. Voyages: (1) From Bengal 1805. Capt Benjamin Fergusso...

Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838

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American writer on navigation. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Salem, to an unidentified recipient, 1810 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910812 From the description of Letter signed : Boston, to William Vaughan in London, 1837 May 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910815 Astronomer, mathematician, and insurance executive. From the description of Nathaniel Bowditch correspondence, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 794511...

Caroline (Ship : 1828)

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Voyages: (1) From Bombay 1811. Capt George Harrower. Bombay 6 Nov 1811 - 11 Nov Goa - 18 Nov Tellicherry - 6 Jan 1812 Cape - 14 Feb St Helena - 25 Apr Portsmouth - 15 May Blackwall. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000365 ...

Osgood, John, 1710 or 1711-1773

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John (Ship)

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Suffolk (ship).

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Gardner, Richard L. (Richard Lavenham), 1943-

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Epithet: Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Scotland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000388.0x0003ae ...

Magnet (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of Warren, R.I., mastered by Samuel S. Munro on voyage from 4 June 1843-12 Apr. 1845; owner-agent: Joseph Smith. From the description of Logbook of the ship Magnet, 1843 June 6-1845 Apr. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130120 ...

Malay (Brig)

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Mason, Jonathan S.

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Nancy Ann (brig).

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Belisarius (Ship)

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Sage, Daniel

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Elizabeth (Brig)

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Possibly owned by James Donald. From the description of Logbook : of the Elizabeth (Brig), 1769 January 8 - 1774 July 12. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 29879690 ...

Elkins, Henry G.

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Ceres (Brig)

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Lucia (ship).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt3rmp (corporateBody)

Active (Ship)

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Hope (Schooner)

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Roscoe (Brig)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xh6qvj (corporateBody)

Mary (Bark)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wt2k8j (corporateBody)

Whaling vessel, out of London, England, mastered by Henry Green, on voyage 30 Sept. 1848-26 Oct. 1852; owner-agent: Samuel Enderby & Sons; built at Ipswich, England, 1822. From the description of Logbook of the bark Mary, 1848 Oct. 13-1852 Oct. 26. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 246969049 ...

Ulysses (Ship)

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Putnam, Thomas, 1763-1822

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Two Brothers (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mq11xj (corporateBody)

Voyages: (1) 1697/8 Boston and Newfoundland. Capt John Best? [to Boston via Lisbon in an un-named vessel] - Boston 29 Jun 1698, for Rhode Island, Newfoundland and London. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0003de ...

Carpenter, B. Platt (Benjamin Platt), 1837-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66m3mrb (person)

Carpenter, a resident of Poughkeepsie, was elected District Attorney of Dutchess County, N.Y. in 1858. In 1871 he was a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention, and the following year was temporary Chairman of the Republican State Convention. He was elected State Senator in 1875, County Judge in 1877, Chairman of Republican State Committee in 1882 and nominee for Lieutenant-Governor of New York that same year. In 1884 he was nominated for the position of Territorial Governor of Montana b...

Pallas (Ship)

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Lambert, Samuel W .

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Samuel Lambert was a resident of East Feliciana Parish and Baton Rouge, La. He served in the 4th Louisiana Regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and authored "A Record of the Late Fourth Louisiana Regiment, C.S.A.", printed in the East Feliciana Democrat in Clinton, La. From the description of Samuel Lambert papers, 1838-1890. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 696633762 ...

Hodges, Jonathan.

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Hodges, Benjamin, 1785-1804

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Factor (ship).

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Essex (Ship : 1806)

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Derby, Samuel Gardner, 1767-1843

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Java (Ship : 1805)

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Chartered ship, 1175 tons. Principal Managing Owner: Joseph Hare. Voyages: (1) 1824/5 Bengal and China. Capt Thomas Driver. Downs 26 Jul 1825 - 3 Jan 1826 Saugor - 13 Mar 1827 moorings. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x00014d ...

Barr, James, 1976-....

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68d1s9c (person)

James Fugate (pen name James Barr), author of several gay themed novels, plays, and articles was born in Oklahoma, but came to live in Holyrood, Kansas, after World War II. It was while in Holyrood that the bulk of his literary output was produced including his groundbreaking novel Quatrefoil published in 1950. In the 1950s Fugate began a journalism career as the area feature writer for the Great Bend, Kansas, Tribune. In addition to Quatrefoil, Fugate also published the collection of short stor...

Reaper (Brig)

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Prince, Jr., John.

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Lambert, Jonathan

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Lydia (Bark)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zd3gw7 (corporateBody)

Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edward J. Smith, on voyage from 21 Oct. 1884-6 Nov. 1887, to the Japan and Okhotsk whaling grounds; owner-agent: William Baylies; built at Rochester, Mass., 1840. From the description of Logbook of the bark Lydia, 1884 Oct. 21-1885 Oct. 27. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 191049834 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Thomas B. Hathaway, on voyage from 2 Nov. 1865-1 May 1...

Hodges, George.

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Clio (Brig)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pg6q52 (corporateBody)

Phoenix (brig).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jt6q58 (corporateBody)

Cincinatus (ship).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s53rs7 (corporateBody)

East India Marine Society.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66j1hpr (corporateBody)

Friendship (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b32sgh (corporateBody)

Built by Wells, 3 decks, 3in bottom, length 118ft, keel 96ft 4in, breadth 28ft 2¼in, hold 12ft 2½in, wing transom 19ft, port cell 23ft ½in, waist 4in, between decks, 6ft 5in & 4ft 8in, ports 11 upper, 407 tons. Voyages: (1) 1796/7 Bengal and Madras. Capt John Newham. Falmouth 11 May 1797 - 28 Oct Calcutta - 21 Jan 1798 Saugor - 4 Feb Madras - 23 Apr Cape - 26 May St Helena - 4 Aug Long Beach. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/...

Lander, Benjamin.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62z2mf4 (person)

Exeter (ship).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62k3bh9 (corporateBody)

Adventure (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sv20qr (corporateBody)

Pickman, Dudley Leavitt, 1779-1846

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Devereux, James.

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Catherine (Ship : 1782-1799)

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Chartered ship, 523 tons. Principal Managing Owner: Bernard Fenn. Voyages: (1) 1828/9 Bengal and Madras. Capt Bernard Fenn. Downs Jun 1829 - 7 Nov Calcutta - 9 Jan 1830 Vizagapatam - 19 Jan Madras - 14 Mar Cape - 22 May Downs. (2) 1832/3 Bengal. Capt Bernard Fenn. Downs 10 Aug 1833 - 12 Dec Calcutta - 27 Mar 1834 Cape - 10 Apr St Helena - 6 Jun Blackwall. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000372 3...

Burchmore, John.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bk61w4 (person)

Pompey (bark).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6675d8j (corporateBody)

Swett, Enoch.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68d7vdt (person)

Derby, Jr., Elias Hasket 1766-1826.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q8625f (person)

Osprey (Brig)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69p8wzv (corporateBody)

Reboreas (bark).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g2311v (corporateBody)

Sukey (Brig)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ns6rcz (corporateBody)