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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | J Haskell, Schooner Betsey Sailing Orders, 1811 |
| Reference | Col. 7, box 1, folder 2 |
| Library | Winterthur Library |
| Collection | John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers |
| Collection Series | John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers |
| Date | 1811 |
| Author / Creator | Peare, S & G W |
| Description | S & G W Peare, Gloucester, 23 July 1811, to Captain John Haskell, Jr: sailing orders for schooner Betsey, to sail to St Salvador, Brazil, to dispose of cargo of fish and bring back sugar and Brazilian logwood, plus some cochineal and indigo, with statement about his payment as percentage of sales. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | sugar, cochineal, indigo, fish, cargo, trade, merchandise, commodity, product, voyage, instructions, sea, seafaring, goods, market |
| Countries | Brazil; USA |
| Ports | Salvador, Brazil; Gloucester, USA |
| Ships | Betsey |
| 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 |
