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Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2765
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Summary |
Journal kept by James Savage from 2 November 1805 - 3 June 1806 on a voyage to the West Indies with his cousin William Tudor, Jr. The two were travelling on behalf of Tudor's brother Frederic to attempt to procure exclusive grants for importing ice into the islands. The entries describe the ocean voyage aboard the schooner HUNTRESS; encounters with privateers in the area as a result of the Napoleonic Wars; stays at Martinique, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) where he contracted yellow fever; St. Thomas, and Jamaica; and the return voyage to Boston. The journal was probably written at one time at the end of the voyage. |
Original version | Reproduction of: James Savage journal, 02 Nov 1805 - 03 Jun 1806. |
Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |