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Title Articles of Agreement Between the Owners, Master, Seamen and Mariners of the Brig Griffon
Reference F4
Library Boston Athenaeum
Date 1824-1829
Description The Griffon, master Marcus T Peirce, left Boston in late 1824 or early 1825 bound for the Pacific Northwest and ports in the Pacific and China. Most of the crew were discharged or absconded at Oahu, November 1829. The manuscript gives the names of the crew and date of entry, discharge, monthly wages etc.
Document Type Business Records, Shipping Papers, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords ship, seafaring, crew, trade, desertion, voyage, wages, officer, accounts, payment, finance
Countries USA; Canada; China
Places Hawaii; Pacific Northwest; Pacific Ocean
Ports Boston, USA
Ships Griffon
Additional Information The document is very faint and slightly water-damaged.
Copyright Boston Athenaeum