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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters and Documents of Captain Nathan Chase, son of Nathan and Sally (Nobles) |
| Reference | MSS 104/Folder 8 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919 |
| Date | 26 Jun 1834 - 15 Oct 1877 |
| Description | Several letters to and from Nathan Chase (1801-1870) while he was serving as a captain. There are also a set of legal documents detailing a land purchase, the appointment of Nathan's wife as his attorny and payment to Nathan. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Social Life; Regulation and Legislation |
| Keywords | family, children, death, bereavement, disease, medicine, funeral, money, loneliness, school, education, marriage, agent, attorney, deed, debt, captain, commission, employment, land, purchases, ship, ship captain |
| Countries | USA |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; San Francisco, USA; Callao, Peru; Baltimore, USA; Boston, USA; New Bedford, USA |
| Ships | Magnolia, Peerless, John Milton |
| People | Captain Nathan Chase; Elizabeth H Chase; Oliver S Chase; Nathan Chase Jr; Edmund Gardner; John M Shillings |
| 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. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
