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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ship's Papers: Franklin |
| Reference | MH 1, box 1, folder 3 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Devereux Family Papers |
| Date | 1798-1800 |
| Description | Includes instructions for Captain James Devereux on his arrival in Japan aboard the Franklin, and directions for sailing from Batavia to Japan. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Shipping Papers, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | ship, voyage, accounts, receipts, bills, instructions, vessel, doctor, medicine, supplies, cargo, freight, merchandise, cotton, goods, silver, sea |
| Countries | Japan; Indonesia; USA; France |
| Places | Réunion |
| Ports | Jakarta, Indonesia; Boston, USA; New York, USA; Salem, USA |
| Ships | Franklin |
| Language | French, English, Dutch |
| Additional Information |
James Devereux (1766-1846) was born in Wexford, Ireland, and came to America in 1780 with his uncle, shipmaster John Murphy. By 1792 James was mastering vessels for Clifford Crowninshield and other notable Salem merchants. In 1799 James mastered the first American ship, Franklin, to sail to Japan. James gradually developed his own shipping business, owning 20 vessels, usually in partnership with other merchants. James and his wife Sally Crowninshield Devereux (1768-1815) had eight children who survived infancy. Their sons John (1796-1856) and James Jr (1806-1831) also entered the shipping business. 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 |
