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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | J Haskell, Journals of Accounts on the Canton, Ophelia, and Duxbury, 1820-1825 |
| Reference | Col. 7, box 1, folder 8 |
| Library | Winterthur Library |
| Collection | John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers |
| Collection Series | John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers |
| Date | 1820-1825 |
| Author / Creator | Haskell, John |
| Description | Accounts for ships Canton, Ophelia, and Duxbury, 1820-1825. Includes lists of disbursements made at various ports: Alexandria, Amsterdam, Potomack in the English Channel, Savannah, Liverpool, Manila, Singapore, Batavia, Rotterdam, and [illegible]. Mostly these accounts are for provisioning or repairing the ships, but some mention trade goods. Also includes 'Inventory of effects on board ship Ophelia,' May 1823, including clothing, navigation instruments, books (short titles given), charts, bedding, and 'scale & dividers & sundry [illegible] articles unnecessary to mention'. |
| Document Type | Accounts, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | accounts, expenses, list, ship, goods, merchandise, clothes, inventory, navigation, instruments, chart, sugar, coffee, tortoise shell, commodity, equipment, trade, seafaring, soap, cigar, book, supplies, food, coolie, wine, silk, nankeen, ginger, chinoiserie, china, tea, fancy goods, disbursement |
| Countries | Singapore; Egypt; Netherlands; USA; UK; Indonesia; Philippines; China |
| Ports | Alexandria, Egypt; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Savannah, USA; Liverpool, UK; Manila, Philippines; Jakarta, Indonesia; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Guangzhou, China; Macau, China |
| Ships | Canton, Ophelia, Duxbury |
| Additional Information |
John Haskell was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of John and Polly (Goodhue) Haskell. He was a captain of ships involved in commerce with China and the East Indies. Haskell died at sea while returning from India. (See Ulysses G Haskell, ‘A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass.,’ Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 32 (July-December 1896): 133-195 [esp. p. 175].) Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Winterthur Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | Winterthur Library |
