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Account book of the brig ARCTURUS : Accounts and Business Papers 1837-1843.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2730
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Business.
- South America.
- America.
- Accounts.
- Commerce.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Account book of the brig ARCTURUS kept during trading voyages between Boston, Mass., Montevideo, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, with shipmaster Cornelius S Bullen, 1837-43. Account book records payments for food, medical supplies, soap, and other goods for the brig; and money received for merchandise sold- such as tobacco, palm hats, shingles, and boards. Also includes accounts possibly for the ship doctor, Enoch Train; port charges for hospital fees; and cash advances and wages paid to crew who are listed by name.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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