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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter of Benjamin Cartwright to Charles W Pitman |
| Reference | MSS 256/Folder 3 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Benjamin Cartwright Papers, 1801-1968 |
| Date | 8 Jun 1848 - 1 Nov 1876 |
| Description | Various copies of memoirs written by Benjamin Cartwright (1831-1920) in which he gives a brief description of every voyage and ship on which he had served. |
| Document Type | Journal, Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Transport and Communication |
| Keywords | whaling, whale oil, homesickness, crew, seaman duties, earthquake, California Gold Rush, recruitment, ice, repairs, merchant, trade, coal, lumber, passengers, Chinese, immigration, shipwreck, salvage, junk, lime, fire, damage |
| Countries | USA; Russia; China; Japan; Cape Verde; Panama |
| Places | Hawaii; Azores; Alejandro Selkirk Island; Sea of Okhotsk; Kamchatka; South Pacific; California |
| Ports | New Bedford, USA; San Francisco, USA; Nantucket, USA; Hong Kong, China; New York, USA; Shanghai, China |
| Ships | Parachute, Cowper, James Lopee, Houqua, Viking, Onward, Sacremento, Costa Rica, Sea Ranger |
| People | Benjamin Cartwright |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
