The Seaflower Venture : typescript (offset copy), circa 1979.

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The Seaflower Venture : typescript (offset copy), circa 1979.

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Manuscript of book relating to Channel Islander Charles Robin (1743-1824) who sailed from Jersey in 1765 to establish fishing and trading posts on the south coast of the GaspeĢ Peninsula, eventually founding the firm of Charles Robin & Company. Contains information relating to John Paul Jones and the burning of Falmouth, Mass. (later Maine) on October 18, 1775, by British naval forces.

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Charles Robin & Company.

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Robin, Charles, 1743?-1824

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McKie, Phyllis Ross, Lady

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Author. From the description of The Seaflower Venture : typescript (offset copy), circa 1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132278 ...

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

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Naval hero of the United States Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy. From the description of Typescript, [19--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758919 John Paul Jones, American naval officer. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in 1775, and captain in 1776. In 1778 he began rading the English coast; a year later he commanded the Bon Homme Richard in its victory over the Serapis. After the Revolution, he went t...