Translation of documents related to the ship MARS
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/translation-of-documents-related-to-the-ship-mars/22103460 |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2856 |
| Summary | Translation of official Spanish documents relating to the detention of the American brig MARS at the port of Callao, Peru on suspicion of illicit trading. The MARS, a whaling ship of Nantucket, was detained in 1801 on suspicion of trading in dry goods, an illegal activity. The documents include correspondence and reports of Peruvian customs officials on the validity of the charges, including reports on the examination of the ship for maintenance needs, the supposed reason for the ship's arrival at Callao, and on the examination of the ship's papers and log. Also included are depositions of Uriah Swain, the owner and captain, and of his crew, as well as the eventual decision to allow the ship to leave once its goods were unloaded and sold at auction. The documents date from 1801 and were translated into English by Sales in 1802. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Translation of documents related to the ship MARS, 1801-1802. |
| Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |
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