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William Trotter letter : Correspondence 10 Mar 1797 - 29 Mar 1826.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Trotter, William, author.
- Trotter, Emeline, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2627
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Business.
- Letter writing.
- Commerce.
- Letters.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Account in letter form, addressed to William Lansom, of a voyage in the merchant ship PIGOU from Cape Henlopen, Delaware to Guangzhou (Canton), China and back, 13 April 1796 to 10 March 1797. Describes Malaya, Macau, Huangpu Qu (Guangzhou Shi), Guangzhou, the manners and customs of Chinese people, and the Hong merchants. Copy made in 1823 by Rebecca Trotter. Also, a letter from Emeline Trotter to her sister Rebecca Trotter, 1826.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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