Certificate, 1840 Apr. 20.

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Certificate, 1840 Apr. 20.

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Certificate issued by the insurers of the Awashonks showing payment to Silas Jones, Jr., captain, of $100.00 as a reward for his bravery during the attack on the ship by natives on Namarik Atoll, Marshall Islands. Issued at New Bedford.

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Falmouth Historical Society

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Awashonks (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Falmouth, Mass., mastered by Ephraim Eldridge, on voyage from 7 June 1844-22 July 1848 to the Off West Coast of South Africa, Coast of New Holland, Solomon Islands, Northwest Coast, New Zealand, Tonga, Kamchatka Coast, Tuamatos, Vazquez, Kodiak, and Middle whaling grounds; owner-agent: Thomas Swift; built at Falmouth, Mass., 1830. From the description of Logbook, 1844 Aug. 24-1848 July 21. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979052...

Jones, Silas, 1814-1896

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