Cynthia (Brig) logbook, 1804.

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Cynthia (Brig) logbook, 1804.

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The logbook of the brig Cynthia details a shipping voyage from Salem, Mass., to Emden and Eckwarderhorne, Germany, Mar.-Sept. 1804. The brig's home port was Salem; the owners were Thomas Perkins and John Hancock Andrews; the master was Andrews; the logbook keeper was John Snelling. The logbook includes nots on animals seen during the voyage and shipboard occupations; cargo inventories; at least one incidence of naval desertion; and disorderly conduct among the merchant mariners on board. During its voyage, the Cynthia spoke the ships Endeavor (out of Salem), Manchester (out of N.Y.), and Sampson (out of Boston), and the brigs Hope (out of Boston) and Phoenix (out of Salem?).

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Cynthia (Brig)

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Hope (Brig : 1818-1819)

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Andrews, John Hancock, 1775-1832

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Manchester (Ship)

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Trading vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by Job Coleman; shipwrecked off coast of Argentina in 1854. From the description of Log/journal, 1849-1850. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013363 Cargo vessel, shipping out of New York, N.Y., and Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Job Coleman; in 1854 shipwrecked off coast of Argentina. From the description of Log/journal, 1849 Dec. 12-1851 Feb. 22. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 7...

Endeavor (Ship)

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Phoenix (Brig)

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Perkins, Thomas, 1758-1830

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Thomas Perkins was a merchant in Boston, Ma. He served as commissioner of the United States Loan Office in Boston from 1798 to 1804. From the description of Letterbooks, 1785-1822. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122459675 ...

Snelling, John, 1943-....

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Sampson (Ship)

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3 decks, 600 tons, 120 crew, 40 guns. Voyages: (1) 1677/8 Surat. Capt Samuel Chamblet. 27 Mar 1678 - 5 Jul 1679. (2) 1679/80 Madras and Bengal. Capt Samuel Chamblet. Downs 13 Feb 1680 - 13 Jul Madras - 23 Aug Masulipatam - 2 Sep Balasore 28 Dec - 10 Jan 1681 Masulipatam - 20 Jan Madras - 12 May St Helena - 25 May Ascension - 16 Aug Downs. (3) 1681/2 Surat. Capt Edward Ledger. 24 Feb 1682 - 8 Aug 1683. (4) 1683/4 Surat. Capt Edward Ledger. Downs 10 Apr 1684 - Surat 21 Apr 1685 - Jun Bandar Abbas ...