Astrea (Ship) logbook, 1789.

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Astrea (Ship) logbook, 1789.

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The incomplete logbook of the ship Astrea details a shipping voyage from China to Java, Jan.-Feb. 1789. The ship's owner was Elias Hasket Derby; the master was James Magee; the logbook keeper was Nathaniel Silsbee. The logbook includes examples of poetry and sea songs.

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Peabody Essex Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7652573

Peabody Essex Museum

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Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850

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U.S. representative and senator from Massachusetts, shipowner, and banker. From the description of Nathaniel Silsbee papers, 1809-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980464 ...

Magee, James F. (James Francis), 1867-

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Derby, Elias Hasket, 1739-1799

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x00008e ...

Astrea (Ship)

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