Papers, 1804-1848.

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Papers, 1804-1848.

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Papers of shipmaster John Suter concerning the northwest coast fur trade with Canton, China, and the sandalwood trade with Hawaii. Includes papers for ships Alert, Pearl, Atahualpa, Mentor, and brig Cleopatra's Barge; a log of a voyage in the schooner Tamaahmaah (1815) with memoranda of the islands and shoals in the Pacific Ocean, and furs collected by the ship Mentor, 1817-18; a log of a voyage in the Mentor (1821), and the Alert (1821-22); personal diary/account book kept at Oahu, 1821; account book kept at Canton, with memoranda of teas shipped by the brig Brutus and ship Volunteer, 1818; and accounts of the ship Mentor, 1817-18. (Cont.) Also, an 1821 letter from King Tamoree (Kaumualii) and Queen Charlotte Tapoolee (Deborah Kapule) of Kauai; papers related to various shipping ventures with William H. Boardman and Bryant & Sturgis, 1828-48; and an 1848 letter from R.B. Forbes concerning charting the Pacific Ocean.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Suter, John, 1781-1852.

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Tamaahmaah (Ship)

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Brutus (Ship)

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Whaling vessel. From the description of Accounts, 1849-1852. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013721 Out of Newburyport, Mass., mastered by John Austin; chartered by Samuel Austin & Brothers. From the description of Log/journal, 1845 Aug. 7-1846 Sept. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70957989 ...

Mentor (Ship : 1780-1781)

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Kaumualii, King of Kauai, 1780?-1824.

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Boardman, William H.

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Pearl (Ship)

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Kapule, Deborah, Queen of Kauai, 1798-1853.

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Alert (Ship)

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Volunteer (Ship)

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Cleopatra's Barge (Ship)

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Forbes, R. B. (Robert Bennet), 1804-1889

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Atahualpa (Ship)

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Bryant & Sturgis (Boston, Mass.)

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Mercantile firm of Boston, Mass. engaged chiefly in the China trade . The partners were John Bryant and William Sturgis. From the guide to the Bryant & Sturgis (Boston, Mass.) records, (inclusive), 1801-1872, (Baker Library, Harvard Business School) Mercantile firm of Boston, Mass. engaged chiefly in the China trade. The partners were John Bryant and William Sturgis. From the description of Records, 1801-1872 (inclusive) [microform]. (Harvard Business School)...