The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | George Newell's Memoirs: Covering Voyages from 1809-1822 |
| Reference | MSS 659, box 1, folder 1 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | George Newell Papers |
| Date | 1809-1822 |
| Author / Creator | Newell, George |
| Description | Narrative describing certain voyages made by Newell to Hawaii, California, China, and others. Includes accounts of pirates, and an 'unfortunate affair' of a woman knocked overboard; consequently the crew had to hastily throw a cargo onboard to avoid their detention by the Chinese authorities. The Chinese authorities stopped all supplies to American boats. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Journal |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | pirates, sea, ship, vessel, cargo, freight, merchandise, goods, fur, sea otter, sailor, crew, official, war, seafaring, port, disease, indigenous people, culture, customs, sandalwood, animals, coffee, alcohol |
| Countries | China; USA; Chile; UK; Russia; Belgium; Netherlands; Indonesia |
| Places | Hawaii; London; California; Huangpu; Cape Horn |
| Ports | Guangzhou, China; Macau. China; Ghent, Belgium; Ostend, Belgium; Boston, USA; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Philadelphia, USA; Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Company | East India Company; Bryant and Sturgis |
| Ships | Katherine, Cordelia, Emily, Walmer Castle, Chauncy, Ann Elizabeth, Eliza Wharton, Sultan, Conception, Mentor |
| People | John Perkins Cushing |
| Additional Information |
George Newell was a sea captain from Framingham, Massachusetts. He owned and mastered his own ship, the brig Malta, which he sailed primarily between Boston and Brazil, but he made voyages to numerous other locations. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue. |
| Copyright | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
