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Title Autograph Letter of William Henry Chase, son of Owen and Peggy (Gardner), to his Wife, Mary Jane (Morris)
Reference MSS 104/Folder 14/1/2
Library Nantucket Historical Association
Collection Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919
Date 12 Aug 1855
Description An autograph letter from William Henry Chase to his wife, describing the situation of the ship he is on in Rio de Janeiro, and his desire to get home as soon as possible.
Document Type Correspondence
Theme(s) Employment and Labour
Keywords cargo, leak, wife, husband, discharge, sailor's life
Countries USA; Brazil
Ports Nantucket, USA; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
People William Henry Chase; Mary Jane Chase
Additional Information

The Chase family was one of the founding families of Nantucket. They established themselves as seamen; Reuben Chase served under John Paul Jones and was made famous because he was the inspiration for the character Long Tom Coffin in Cooper’s The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea. His brother, Joseph, made regular voyages to France, while Captain Peter Chase ran sealing and cargo vessels to Australia and China. Oliver S Chase, though not a seaman, involved himself as a book-keeper for a shipping company first in Providence, Rhode Island and then in Callao, Peru.

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