Papers, 1799-1924 (bulk 1799-1828).

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Papers, 1799-1924 (bulk 1799-1828).

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Memoir and letters concerning Dent's career and family in England, the United States, and at sea. The memoir (1799-1812) documents his apprenticeship in the spinning trade at Manchester, Eng.; service on a slave ship between the Gold Coast and Demerara (Guyana); blacks in the Gold Coast and South Africa; fugitive slaves in Guyana; impressment and service on British warships in the West Indies; health conditions on ships, war between England and France with sea and land battles in the West Indies; the American embargo; the British prohibition on trade with the French; prize ships, the beginning of the War of 1812, hurricanes, Spain's expulsion of French Haitian refugees from Cuba, Dent's wife and her living conditions, and his residence in New England (1803-1812) and American merchant shipping on the east coast, West Indies, France, Netherlands, Portugal, England, Ireland and South Africa. Includes descriptions of many cities and regions. Letters (1814-1828) relate to Dent's English connections and shipping to France and on the west coast of South America.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Dent, John, fl. 1799-1828.

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Seaman and merchant ship captain of Allendale, Northumberland, Eng. From the description of Papers, 1799-1924 (bulk 1799-1828). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 23804982 ...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...