Exeter (Ship) logbook, 1805-1806.

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Exeter (Ship) logbook, 1805-1806.

The logbook of the ship Exeter details a shipping voyage from Salem, Mass., to Manila, April 1805-June 1806. The logbook is incomplete. The ship's home port was Salem; the owners were Thomas B. Osgood and Benjamin Pickman; the master was Osgood; the logbook keeper was possibly Hardy Phippen. The logbook includes notes on shipboard occupations, wagers made on board, and at least one death.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7673238

Peabody Essex Museum

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Exeter (Ship)

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Osgood, Thomas B.

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Phippen, Hardy, 1778-

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Pickman, Benjamin, 1763-1843

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Benjamin Pickman (1763-1843) was the son of Benjamin (1740-1819) and Mary (Toppan) Pickman. He attended Dummer Academy and, in 1784, graduated from Harvard College. In 1789, he married Anstiss Derby, daughter of Elias Hasket and Elizabeth (Crowninshield) Derby. Following his father's wishes, Benjamin studied law in the offices of William Pyncheon of Salem and Theophilus Parsons of Newburyport until 1787, when he abandoned law for commerce. From about 1790 to 1796, Benjamin and his brother Will...