William & Henry (Brigantine) logbook, 1788-1790.

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William & Henry (Brigantine) logbook, 1788-1790.

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The logbook of the brigantine William & Henry details a shipping voyage from Salem, Mass., to Mauritius, Sumatra, Macau, and Guangzhou, China, Dec. 1788-May 1790. The brigantine's owner was possibly William Gray Jr.; the master was Benjamin Hodges. The brigantine's home port was Salem, Mass. The logbook includes notes on animals and birds seen during the journey; astronomy observations of an aurora; poetry and sea songs, plus examples of recreation of the merchant mariners on board and an instance of stealing; a description of a British vessel involved in the slave trade; a waterspout seen during the voyage; and navigation abstracts. During its voyage, the William & Henry spoke the vessels (rigging unknown) Betsey (out of Baltimore), Clinton (out of NY), Hopewell (out of Salem, Mass.), Neptune (out of Philadelphia), and Rambler (out of Beverly), and the brig Lydia out of Salem.

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Gray, William H., Lt.

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William P. Gray's parents, William Henry Gray and Mary A. Dix Gray, were Oregon pioneers and missionaries, and friends of Marcus and Narcissa Prentiss Whitman. From the description of William P. Gray papers [manuscript], 1874-1928. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 664254013 William P. Gray was born in 1912. He attended Glendale High School (class of 1929); the University of California, Los Angeles (class of 1934); and Harvard Law School. He a...

Rambler (Vessel)

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Lydia (Brig : 1789-1794)

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Clinton (Vessel)

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Hodges, Benjamin, 1785-1804

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William & Henry (Brigantine)

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Neptune (Vessel)

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Betsey (Vessel)

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Hopewell (Vessel)

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