Voyage round the world on board the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington, 1787-1789.

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Voyage round the world on board the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington, 1787-1789.

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Log and narrative of the voyage of the ship Columbia Redidiva and sloop Lady Washington, commanded by John Kendrick and Robert Gray respectively, from Boston (Mass.) to the northwest coast to trade with native Americans for sea otter furs, thence to Canton to trade the furs for tea and other wares, and then homeward to Boston. The narrative covers the period 28 Sep. 1787 to 17 June 1789, when the ships were still plying the northwest coast for furs. Includes a "vocabulary of Nootka Sound," a glossary of words in the Nootka language.

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Lady Washington (Brigantine)

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Kendrick, John, approximately 1740-1794

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John Kendrick was the original commander of the 1787 expedition of the Columbia and the Washington to the Pacific Northwest and China. Kendrick was killed at Oahu by an accidental shot from a British ship entering harbor on December 12, 1794. From the description of John Kendrick letters [manuscript], 1787-1845. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 662812041 ...

Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801)

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Administrative history unavailable. From the description of Columbia (Ship) fonds. 1789, 1791. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606461396 The Columbia, also known as the Columbia Rediviva was a three-masted sailing ship of 212 tons owned by Joesph Barrell of Boston, Massachusetts, and built in 1773 by James Briggs. In its first voyage to the Pacific northwest, the Columbia (Captain John Kendrick) was accompanied by the sloop Lady Washington (Capt...

Gray, Robert, 1755-1806

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Haswell, Robert, 1768-1801

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Robert Haswell was the third officer on the Columbia and then became second mate on the Washington. From the description of Voyage round the world onboard the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington: typescript /by Robert Haswell, transcribed by B. L. Eddy, 1896 Apr 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126613 ...