[Log of] Pacific mail steamship "America" from New York to Hong Kong, May 1869. 1869.

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[Log of] Pacific mail steamship "America" from New York to Hong Kong, May 1869. 1869.

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Pacific Mail Steamship Company

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The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was incorporated in 1848 to engage in the steamship business after receiving a contract from the U.S. government to provide mail service between Panama and the Oregon coast. The organizer and first president of the company was William H. Aspinwall. The company prospered, expanded its fleet, and began service to the Orient in 1867. By the mid-1880s they were sailing to 47 ports across the Pacific Ocean, including ports in Central America and Mexico. T...

America (Ship)

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210 tons, 24 guns, 42 crew. Voyages: (1) 1694/5 Bombay. Capt Richard Laycock. Down 24 Mar 1695 - 4 Jun Tenerife - 5 Jan 1696 Calicut - 29 Feb Bombay - 16 Dec Cape - 16 Feb 1697 St Helena - 16 Mar Ascension - 13 Jun Cadiz - 28 Oct Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000287 ...