Mentor (Ship) logbook, 1809.

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Mentor (Ship) logbook, 1809.

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The logbook of the ship Mentor details a shipping voyage from Salem, Mass., to Sumatra, Mar.-Nov. 1809. The ship's home port was Salem; the owners were Jacob and William Ashton, Benjamin Goodhue, and Jonathan Waldo Jr.; the master was William Ashton; the logbook keeper was John W. Rogers. The logbook does not continue while in port. The logbook illustrations include a watercolor painting and profile view of the Island of Saxenburg. During its voyage, the Mentor spoke the ship Leonidas (out of New London, Conn.).

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Ashton, William F.

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Leonidas (Ship : 1823-1846)

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Whaling vessel (353 tons); out of Bristol, R.I.; mastered by Nelson J. Waldron; on voyage from 11 June 1843-9 Apr. 1846; owner-agent: William R. Taylor; built at Somerset, Mass., 1823. From the description of Logbook of the ship Leonidas, 1843 Nov. 12-1846 Feb. 13. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 416677132 ...

Mentor (Ship : 1780-1781)

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Ashton, Jacob

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Goodhue, Benjamin, 1748-1814

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Rogers, John William, 1894-1965

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Rogers was a journalist and book editor for the DAILY TIMES HERALD, an author, and playwright. Lomax was a nationally known author and collector of western folk ballads. From the description of Correspondence with John Avery Lomax, 1944-1947. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29690418 ...

Waldo, Jonathan, Jr.

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