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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters of Nathan Chase, Jr, son of Captain Nathan and Judith S (Hosier) |
| Reference | MSS 104/Folder 9 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919 |
| Date | 10 Oct 1855 - 21 Nov 1855 |
| Description | Three autograph letters from Nathan Chase, Jr (1838-1856), regarding life on board the ship John Milton. Two of the letters were to his mother, one was to his father in San Francisco. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Social Life; Travel and Tourism |
| Keywords | sailor's life, cargo, fruit, family, mail, mail steamer, health, loneliness, food, employment, climate, insects |
| Countries | USA; Peru |
| Places | California |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; Callao, Peru |
| Company | Crosby and Company |
| Ships | John Milton |
| People | Nathan Chase Jr; Captain Nathan Chase; Judith 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. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
