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Title Letter to Elizabeth H Chase Concerning Death of Oliver S Chase
Reference MSS 104/Folder 2
Library Nantucket Historical Association
Collection Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919
Date n.d.
Description A letter from an anonymous sender commiserating Elizabeth Chase after news reached Nantucket of her brother Oliver's death in Callao. The author also mentions the strain this will put on Elizabeth's parents.
Document Type Correspondence
Theme(s) Social Life
Keywords death, bereavement, family, disease
Countries USA; Peru
Ports Nantucket, USA; Callao, Peru
People Elizabeth H Chase; Oliver S Chase
Additional Information

The Chase family was one of the founding families of Nantucket. They established themselves as seamen; Reuben Chase served under John Paul Jones and was made famous because he was the inspiration for the character Long Tom Coffin in Cooper’s The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea. His brother, Joseph, made regular voyages to France, while Captain Peter Chase ran sealing and cargo vessels to Australia and China. Oliver S Chase, though not a seaman, involved himself as a book-keeper for a shipping company first in Providence, Rhode Island and then in Callao, Peru.

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