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Regulations & Instructions for All Masters of Ships and Other Persons Sailing and Comeing [!] in Merchantmen into Any Ports or Harbours Belonging to the Empire of Russia, to Know How They Ought To Behave Themselves and What They Must Observe [Caption title.]
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1817
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Report of the Committee of the Corporation, on the Subject of Fortifying the Harbour of New-York.
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1807
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Putnam's Library of Choice Stories. Sea Stories. Now first Collected, And forming the Fifth Volume of "Putnam's Story Library."
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1858
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Loss of the Ship Columbia. [Caption title]. Sm. 4to broadside. Printed in two columns.
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1830
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Regulations, Relative to the Navigation of the Middlesex Canal.
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1830
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Arrangement of the Fleet of Steam Boats, On Friday, 4th November, 1825. [Caption title]. Sm. folio broadside. Accompanied by a silk ribbon, "Alliance of Neptune and Pan--Union of Erie with the Atlantic."
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1825
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The American Naval and Patriotic Songster...in Honor of Hull, Jones, Decatur, Perry, Bainbridge, Lawrence, &c. &c. &c.
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1836
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John Kerew, Importer and Manufacturer, at His Navigation Store...[Caption title]. 6.5" x 8". Stained, rebacked. Conserved.
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1850
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Providence, R.I. Town Council Meeting Concerning Ship John Jay. September 4, 1804. Two Pages, 4to, ink. Probable clerk's copy. Slight fraying.
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1804
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Logs of the Schooner Seceder and Schooner Orion, & Bark Leonidas. 1832-1833. Narrow folio. 72pp. “N. Turner Scituate, January 13, 1832,” inscribed on page of advertising (Chronometers of B. & S. Demilt). Ink in printed blank journal, titled: "The Improved Seaman’s Journal: Being an Easy and Correct Method of Keeping the Daily Recording of a Vessel During the Course of a Voyage. N.Y., Richard Patten, 1826. Modern binding, navy blue cloth. Pages browned, slight edgewear.
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1832
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The Yankee Ship, and the Fisherman's Girl. [Caption title]. 4to broadside, in two columns, with fine vignette of the ship, & typographical border.
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1836
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Loss of the Ship Albion! [Caption title]. Broadside, 10” x 5-5/8," nine four-line stanzas within an ornamental border. Tipped to stiff board. Paper browned and a little stained, trimmed right down to border, small piece missing from lower left corner.
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1825
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Log of the Edward Stanly, G.M. Yates, Master. Burma to Falmouth, [England] and Then to Liverpool. Dec. 20, 1863 to July 16, 1864. Printed log book, James Imray and Son, London. 10.25 x 13 inches. 215 pp. Blue paper covered board, with red buckram spine. Edge wear, ink splatters on cover, intact, legible hand.
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1863
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The Rhode-Island Register and United States Calendar, for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1823. 96 pp. Printed and sold by Brown & Danforth (Providence [R.I.]) with Hand Written Ship Arrival Notes, 4 pp., 1823. Paper cover, sewn with string. Worm holes and cover wear, pages browned.
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1823
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Manuscript Document Giving William Graves, an Owner and Master of the Brig American, Power of Attorney to act on behalf of the other four owners. Newburyport, Mass. 1823. 4to. 1 page, signed and notarized by William Woast with paper seal on verso. Ink. Written in a neat hand, fine and attractive.
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1823
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Invoice of Sundries on Board the Brig Ann & Hope, George Luther, Master, Bound for Trade Town. November, 16, 1806. Sheet 7.5 x 12.5 inches. 1 p. Browned, folds, small pinholes at folds. Docketed.
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1806
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Record of Shipping Trade Between New York and Boston Merchants and Haiti. June 10, 1859 to 1863, plus a few for 1865 and 1867. 250 pp. Oblong 4to. Ledger. Ink. Very legible. Contemp. marbled paper covers, calf spine & corners. Lined blue paper. Cover wear, tight.
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1859
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Brig Mary’s Shipping Paper, 8th Voyage. January 4, 1792. Printed & Holograph Sheet 12.5 x 15.5 inches, 2 pp. Boston: Printed by T.& J. Fleet, Docketed on Verso. Ink. Browned, slight tears at folds.
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1792
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Little Warbler. Vol. V. Naval Songs.
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1831
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Accounting Document for the Brig Dispatch. Signed by Nathl. P. Russell. Boston, October 2, 1816. Approved by Mssrs Wood & Rich. October 10, 1816. Sheet 13 x 16 inches, folded in half, 1 p. Legible ink, a few slight chips at right edge.
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1816
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An Inventory of the Estate of Capt. James Jarvis, Late of Roxbury. Decd. Estate 1753, Taken 1750. 2 Copies (ca. 1753), 2 pages each, taken from the original of dated January 14, 1750. One copy is in old tenor. Sheets 7.5 x 12.5 inches, 4 pp., browned, folds, archival tape repairs. Bright ink.
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1750
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At a special meeting of the Providence Steam-Boat Company, holden at the Hall of the Washington Hotel, on the 2d day of February inst. a Committee was appointed, consisting of E.S. Williams, H.R. Greene, W. Paine, jun., Nathaniel Bishop and John Pettes, empowered to sell the Steam-Boat Providence to the New York and Boston Transportation Company; and notice is hereby given to the Stockholders, that said Committee have effected the sale of said Boat and Furniture for the sum of $70,000, reserving the right of free passage in said Boat to such as are now entitled to that privilege, by paying to the said Transportation Company the sum of Fifty Dollars yearly. And it is further expected that such of the Stockholders as wish to retain the right, will make it known by the first day of March next, at which time the said Boat is to be delivered to the purchasers. [Signed in type:] J. Borden, Sec’y. Broadside, 9-5/8” x 7-5/8." italic type throughout, with printed date at head, Providence, February 18, 1836. Integral blank leave addressed in manuscript on verso to Mr. William R. Bowers/Providence, with red wax seal. Folded for mailing, else fine.
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1836
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Memorial of Merchants, Ship Owners, and Others, Against the Establishment by Congress, of Additional Lines of Steamships Under Government Contracts. [Wrapper title].
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1852
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Ledger Entries Showing Ships Landed. Boston, Massachusetts. June 20, 1812 to June 23, 1812. Sheet 9.5 x 15 inches. 1 p. From unknown ledger, pp.107-8. Ink. Left edge cut cleanly, paper browned. Fine.
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1812
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BLACKSTONE CANAL COMPANY. Sir—You are hereby notified, that a meeting of the Blackstone Canal Company will be holden at the publick rooms in the Franklin-House, on the Tenth Day of May Next, at 10 o'clock A.M. for the election of Officers, and transaction of the necessary business of the Company. Providence, April 27, 1825. [Signed in type by:] Richard J. Jackson [and four others], Committee [complete text].
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1825
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Richard Welch's Ledger A. March 1, 1844-57. In pencil "Richard Homer Welch". 8.5 x 3 inches. Calf bound. 134 pp. Some pencil drawings of ships including a child's drawing of "a man of war containing 28 guns". Cover well worn, pages browned and foxed. Spine separating. Some pages cut out. Text in ink; pencil.
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1844
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Schooner Queen Logbook. Flyleaf: "Schooner Queen's Log Book. Taunton, Mass. October 29, 1838 - July 24, 1840. 140 pp. 10 x 15.5 inches. Ink. Cover separating. Pages previously over pasted with news clippings. Browning, water damage. Last few pages poor, few pages loose, a few scribbled with pencil.
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1838
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HUGUNIN, HIRAM.
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Commission Merchant and Great Lakes Ship’s Captain Who Traded in Early Chicago; includes many Medical Cures. July 25, 1836 to September 20, 1837. Includes Many Handwritten Folk Medicine Receipts and Various Newspaper Clippings. Bound ledger 8 x 10 inches. 46 written pages. Paper covered boards with calf spine. Spine separated, pages loose, some corners torn. Ink and pencil.
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1836
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AMES, NATHANIEL.
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A Mariner's Sketches, Originally Published in the Manufacturers and Farmers Journal, Providence. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged by the Author.
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1830
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AMES, NATHANIEL.
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Nautical Reminiscences.
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1832
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ANON.
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Fate of the Steam-Ship President, Which sailed from New-York, March 11th, 1841, bound for Liverpool.
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1845
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ANON.
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Home, or a Short Account of Charles Grafton.
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1816
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ANON.
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The Life and Adventures of [John] Paul Jones.
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1846
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ANON.
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Awful Calamities: or, the Shipwrecks of December 1839, Being a Full Account of the Dreadful Hurricanes of Dec. 15, 21, & 27, on the Coast of Massachusetts; in which were lost more than 90 vessels, and nearly 200 dismasted...and more than 150 lives destroyed...and also of the dreadful disasters at Gloucester. Fourth Edition.
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1840
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ANON.
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A Short History of Algiers, with a Concise View of the Origin of the Rupture Between Algiers and the United States. To which is added, a Copious Appendix: Containing Letters from Captains Penrose, M'Shane, and sundry other American Captives, with a description of the Treatment those Prisoners experienced. Third Edition, Improved.
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1805
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ANON.
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The Book of the Ocean, and Life on the Sea: Containing thrilling Narratives and Adventures of Ocean Life in All Countries...with Sixty Illustrations. [Two volumes in one].
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1854
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ANON.
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Remarks on Relative Rank in the Navy. [Fly title].
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1845
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ANON.
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Navigation and Advantages of the River Schuylkill. January, 1829. [Caption title].
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1829
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ANON.
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A General View of the Rise, Progress, and Brilliant Achievements of the American Navy....A Succinct Account of the Origin and Progress of the Greek Revolution. Terminating with the Glorious Victory of Navarino, October 20, 1827.
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1828
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APPLETON, ELIZABETH
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Insurrection at Magellan. Narrative of the Imprisonment and Escape of Capt. Chas. H. Brown, from the Chilian Convicts.
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1854
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AZUNI, D.A.
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The Maritime Law of Europe. In Two Volumes. Translated from the French [by William Johnson].
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1806
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BARTON, WILLIAM.
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A Dissertation on the Freedom of Navigation and Maritime Commerce...
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1802
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BEVERAGE, HARRISON.
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The Brave Volunteers from North Haven. [Caption title]. 4to broadside, 12 stanzas of verse in two columns, with engraving of large sailing ship.
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1862
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BLUNT, JOSEPH.
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The Merchant's and Shipmaster's Assistant; Containing Information Useful to the American Merchants, Owners, and Masters of Ships....
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1822
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BOLTON, JOHN.
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Considerations in Support of the Memorial of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company.
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1827
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BOSTON MARINE SOCIET
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Constitution and Laws...Instituted in the Year 1742; Incorporated in the Year 1754.
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1840
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BOSTON MARINE SOCIET
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Constitution and Laws….
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1830
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BRIDGE, HORATIO.
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Journal of an African Cruiser...Edited by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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1853
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CARPENDER, EDWARD W.
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Conduct and Character of Lieut. Edward W. Carpender, During the Short Period of His Services on Board of the U.S. Ship John Adams, in the Years 1831 & 1832.
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1834
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CHILD, D.L. & HILLAR
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A Report of the Trial of Pedro Gibert, Bernardo de Soto [et al]... Before the U.S. Circuit Court, on an Indictment Charging Them with the Commission of an Act of Piracy, on Board the Brig Mexican of Salem...
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1834
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CLARK, EDWARD.
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Description of a Plan for Navigating the Rapids in Rivers, with an Account of Some Experiments, Instituted to Establish Its Practicability.
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1823
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COATES, SAMUEL.
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ALS to Moses Brown of Newburyport. Philadelphia, August 15, 1799. Sheet 9” x 14” folded 3 pp. Ink, slightly browned, very bright & legible.
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1799
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CODMAN, JOHN.
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Sailors' Life and Sailors' Yarns. By Captain Ringbolt. {Pseud.].
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1847
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COGGESHALL, GEORGE.
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Voyages to Various Parts of the World, Made Between the Years 1799 and 1844.
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1851
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COLE, CAPT. HENRY F.
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Logbook Containing Accounts of Six Voyages Aboard Packet Ship Emerald, Ship Creole, Ship Massachusetts, Schooner Mashuna, 1824-1841. (Logs are written in sections of “Information Useful for Navigators”, Samuel Lambert, comp. Salem, MA, 1820; from the back: "Seaman's Journal," available from Benjamin Loring in Boston.) Sm. folio. 136 pp. Contemp. calf backed boards.
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1820
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COLTON, WALTER.
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Ship and Shore: or Leaves from the Journal of a Cruise to the Levant. By an Officer of the United States' Navy.
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1835
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COOPER, J. FENIMORE.
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The History of the Navy of the United States of America. In Two Volumes.
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1839
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CURRIER & IVES.
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Wm. Tillman, the Colored Steward, of the Schooner S.J. Waring which was captured by the Piratical Brig Jeff Davis and recaptured by Tillman and Wm. Steding the German Sailor after having killed three of the Pirates in charge of her. He is receiving Visitors daily at Barnum's Museum, New York. [Full caption title].
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1861
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CUSHING, SAMUEL B.
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Report of Samuel B. Cushing, Esq., Civil Engineer, Respecting the Harbor of Van Buren, on Lake Erie, in the County of Chautauque, and State of New York. Made July, 1836...with a chart of that harbor, and also a chart of the harbor of Dunkirk...
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1836
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DAVIS, PARIS M.
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An Authentic History of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain ...
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1836
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DAVIS, R.C.
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Reminiscences of a Voyage Around the World.
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1869
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DECATUR, STEPHEN & J
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Correspondence, Between the Late Commodore Stephen Decatur and Commodore James Barron, Which Led to the Unfortunate Meeting of the Twenty-Second of March.
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1820
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DENNIS & BUFFINGTON.
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Printed document, accomplished in manuscript, dated 1794: Shipped in good Order and well-conditioned by [Francis Dennis] in and upon the Good [Brigantine] called the [Olive Branch] whereof the Master for the present Voyage [John Buffington] and now riding at Anchor in the [harbor of Baltimore] and bound for [Salem]...[One hundred Barrels of Flour]. Being marked and numbered as in the Margent....Dated in [Baltimore, March 29th, 1794].
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1794
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DICKERSON, EDWARD N.
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The Navy of the United States. An Exposure of Its Condition, and the Causes of Its Failure, Contained in a Speech Delivered to a Jury in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia...in the Case of Mattingly vs. the Washington and Alexandria Steamboat Company....
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1864
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DICKERSON, EDWARD N.
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The Navy of the United States. An Exposure of Its Condition, and the Causes of Its Failure....in the Case of Mattingly vs. the Washington and Alexandria Steamboat Company. Reported by James O. Clephane...
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1864
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FANSHER, SYLVANUS.
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A Concise Treatise on Electricity; with Directions for Constructing and Applying Lightning Rods, Used for the Purpose of Shielding Houses, Ships, Etc., against the dangerous effects of electrical fluid from the Thunder-Cloud.
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1830
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FLINT, WILLIAM.
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Shipwreck of the Tamarac; a Poem.
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1839
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FORBES, R.B.
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A New Rig for Ships and Other Vessels, Combining Economy, Safety, and Convenience. Third Edition, enlarged.
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1851
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FORBES, R.B.
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Shipwreck by Lightning. Papers Relative to Harris's Lightning Conductors.
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1853
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GARNETT, JOHN.
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Tables Requisite to be Used with the Nautical Ephemeris, for Finding the Latitude & Longitude at Sea....To which are now added, the Most Useful Astronomical Tables...with Many New Problems Explaining Their Use.
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1806
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GOIN, JOHN W.
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Apprentices for the Merchant Service. [Caption title.]
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1855
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GRIEVE, WALTER ?.
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Ship Betsey (?) July to October 1798, Liverpool to New York. Sheets 8 x 13in., folded in half, approx. 18 pp. Hand tied with thread, no cover. Pages browned, legible ink
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1798
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HALL, ADELIA.
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Diary of a Journey Aboard the Brig "Maggie," to Liberia, 1870, with a Shipboard Diary Aboard the "Princess Alexandria," for 1871, a Journey to St. Croix, St. Thomas, Cuba, and Philadelphia.
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1870
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HALL, JAMES.
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Report of the Committee Appointed by the Citizens of Cincinnati, April 26, 1838, to Enquire into the Causes of the Explosion of the Moselle, and to Suggest Such Preventive Measures as may be best Calculated to Guard Hereafter Against Such Occurrences.
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1838
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HAND, WM. M.
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The House Surgeon and Physician; Designed to Assist Heads of Families, Travellers, and Sea-Faring People...the Best American Remedies...by a Physician and Surgeon.
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1820
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HAWKINS, MICAH.
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Siege of Platsburgh. [!] And The Old Commodore. [Verse broadside in two columns.] Sm. 4to. Slight foxing, but fine. Framed & matted with an engraving from the Naval Monument: "Com. Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain Sept. 11, 1814."
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1829
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HIGGINS, CAPT. JOHN.
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Voyages to Cuba and Europe from Boston, Newburyport, and Portland. (Supplied title). April 13, 1846 to April 27, 1854. Folio. Contemp. calf backed boards, worn, hinges weak. Some newspaper scraps pasted in. 222 pp. Some early pages missing. Ink, legible hand.
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1846
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HOLDEN, HORACE.
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A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute; who were cast away in the American Ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the Year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's Island.
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1836
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HUTCHINGS, JOHN.
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"Honor to Whom Honor Is Due." Origin of Steam Navigation....[Caption title]. Lithographed broadside, 19" x 15." Folded.
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1846
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HUTCHINGS, JOHN.
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"Honor to Whom Honor Is Due." Origin of Steam Navigation....[Caption title]. Lithographed broadside, 19" x 15." Folded. A few stains, and a torn corner.
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1846
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JACKSON, ANDREW.
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Autograph note (ca. 65 words) initialed by Jackson. Written on a 4to sheet, dated May 9th, 1833. With notations in pencil relating to the note in an unknown hand. Light browning along a vertical fold, else fine.
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1833
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JOHNSON, WALTER R.
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A Report to the Navy Department of the United States, on American Coals Applicable to Steam Navigation, and to Other Purposes.
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1844
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KANE, THOMAS & COMPA
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Trade Catalogue of Racine Automatic Engines and Boilers Maritime and Stationary. Steam Launches. Yacht Fittings.
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1892
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KING, RUFUS.
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Speech...on the American Navigation Act, Delivered in the Senate of the United States....
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1818
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KNAPP, SAMUEL.
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Payroll for Voyage of the Lady Washington. May 20, 1837. A printed form on verso of a broadside: "Congress of the United States. An Act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen in the Merchants' Service." Passed the 4th of January, 1790. Caption on verso: "It is agreed between the Master, Seamen, or mariners, of the Brig Lady Washington of Newbury Port Samuel Knapp, Master, now bound for the island of Martinico & Back to the United States." Sold by W. & J. Gilman, Newburyport, [Mass.]. 1 sheet, 2 p. illus., 12.5" x 16." Folds, browned, separating at folds. Ink legible.
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1837
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KNAPP, SHEPHERD, et
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Committee in Behalf of the Ocean Steam Navigation Co. to Hon. W.K. Hall, Postmaster General. Washington, DC. May 3, 1852. Ink. Draft letter concerning the Bremen & Havre Mail Contract. 9 pp.Tall 4to. Ribbon bound at top, tears at folds, some browning.
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1852
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LARREY, DOMINQUE JEA
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Relation historique et chirurgicale de l'expendition de l'armee d'orient, en Egypte et en Syrie.
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1803
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LAW, GEORGE.
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A Sketch of Events in the Life of George Law, Published in Advance of His Autobiography. Also, Extracts from the Public Journals.
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1855
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LEIGH, JOSEPH.
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Illustrations of the Fulfillment of the Prediction of Merlin,--Occasioned by the Late Outrageous Attack of the British Ship of War the Leopard, on the American Frigate Chesapeake, and the Measures Taken by the President, Supported by the Citizens Thereon: Third Edition.
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1807
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LIVINGSTONE, DeGRASS
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Ship's Log. “Journal of a Cruise in the U.S. Sloop of War Saratoga”. William G. Nicholson, Esq. Commander. Flyleaf: “D.G. Livingstone U.S. Navy, Laguna, May 1, 1848. Gulf Squadron”. 11 April 1848 - 5 Oct 1849. Tall folio, 265 pp. Contemp. calf, marbled endpapers, ink, calfbound, spine labels: "Letterbook", "U.S. Navy". List of officers in front. Minor cover wear, tight and legible.
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1848
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MAHAN, A.T.
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The Gulf and Inland Waters.
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1883
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MAHAN, CAPTAIN A.T.
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812. In Two Volumes.
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1892
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MARQUAND, J. P. & JA
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Prince and Boat-swain. Sea tales from the recollection of Read-Admiral Charles E. Clark.
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1915
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MAURY, M.F.
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The Physical Geography of the Sea.
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1855
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MAYER, BRANTZ.
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Captain Canot; or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Being an Account of His Career and Adventures on the Coast, in the Interior, on Shipboard, and in the West Indies. Written Out and Edited from the Captain's Journals, Memoranda and Conversations. Tenth Thousand.
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1854
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MELVILLE, HERMAN.
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Redburn: His First Voyage....
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1849
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MELVILLE, HERMAN.
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Typee: a Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas; the Revised Edition with a Sequel. Part I-[II]. {Two volumes in one.]
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1847
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MIDDLESEX CANAL.
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Passport for the Middlesex Canal Navigation. Narrow oblong folio broadside, partially printed, partially holograph. 1805. Docketed on verso by Josian Stevens, June 18, 1805.
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1805
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MOORE, MRS. MILCAH M
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Miscellanies, Moral and Instructive, in Prose and Verse; Collected from Various Authors, for the Use of Schools, and Improvement of Young Persons of Both Sexes.
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1787
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NELIDOW, ALEXANDER 1
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Log Book of Mischief. 1927-28. Sq. 4to. 64 pp. Orig board covers, cloth spine. Includes 3x5 photo of sail boat on title page. Ink & pencil. A few pasted news clippings. Loose clipping from NY Herald Tribune naming Mischief as taking part in the NY Yacht Club cruise. Very good.
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1927
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NOYES, Capt. RICHARD
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Massachusetts Marine Insurance Policy for “Sloop Katty”. No. 671, by John Fletcher, Newburyport, Mass., May 2, 1791. 1 p. 8.5” x 13”. Ink on printed form. Docketed on verso. Bright, legible.
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1791
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O'CONNOR, CAPT. CHRI
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Late Eighteenth Century Journal of the Ship Prince of Wales. Ship's Log and Notebook, 1782-1816. 84 pp. Sm. folio.
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1782
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O’LOUGHLIN, GEORGE F
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Photograph Album and Scrapbook of Service Aboard the U.S.S. Wyoming, 1912-1919. Narrow folio, binding loose & worn; lined numbered pages. Some items loose, pages torn, edge wear, browning. 73 pp., 60 photos, 3" x 5" to 8" x 10," black & white, sepia. Photos & memorabilia glued in, some fading.
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1912
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PARSONS, USHER.
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Sailor's Physician, Containing Medical Advice, for Seamen and Other Persons at Sea...Second Edition.
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1824
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PICKERING, JOHN.
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Lecture on Telegraphic Language; Delivered Before the Boston Marine Society...
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1833
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RACKLEFF, CAPT. JAME
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Capt. James Rackleff’s Portland, Maine, Shipping Accounts. 1822-1834. 280 numbered pages. Contemp. calf bound ledger 8.5 x 13.5 inches. (Includes small receipt from Portland Mutual Fire Insurance Office dated 1839). Spine separating, well worn, some water damage, foxing, few worm holes. Legible ink.
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1822
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RAY, WILLIAM.
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Horrors of Slavery: or, the American Tars in Tripoli. Containing an Account of the Loss and Capture of the United States Frigate Philadelphia...Written During Upwards of Nineteen Months' Imprisonment and Vassalage Among the Turks.
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1808
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RICKER, S.
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In memory of the loss of the Gloucester fishermen on George's Banks, in a terrible storm, on the night of 22d of March, 1864. Seventy-eight men were lost, leaving thirty-one widows, and fifty-eight fatherless children. [Caption, followed by six 8-line stanzas of verse].
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1864
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RUMSEY, JAMES.
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A Short Treatise on the Application of Steam, Whereby is Clearly Shewn, from Actual Experiments, that Steam May be Applied to Propel Boats or Vessells of any Burthen against Rapid Currents with Great Velocity...
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1788
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SEWARD, WILLIAM H.
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Address...at the Commencement of the Auburn and Owasco Canal, October 14, 1835: With the Proceedings of the Celebration.
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1835
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SHERBURNE, ANDREW.
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Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: a Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution.
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1828
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SKINNER, CHARLES WIL
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Correspondence/Order Book of the U.S. Ship Jamestown. 1844-1845. Tall folio. 100 pp. Contemp. sheep. Disbound, brittle paper and broken at inner margins, some may be missing. Ink, slight browning. Needs conservation. Includes several pages of orders 1809-1817.
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1844
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SMITH, THOMAS W.
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A Narrative of the Life, Travels and Suffering of Thomas W. Smith: Comprising...Adoption by the Gipsys, His Travels During Eighteen Voyages to Various Parts of the World, During Which He Was Five Times Shipwrecked.... Written by Himself.
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1844
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STEWARD, IRA.
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Poverty.
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1873
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STOWE, PHINEAS.
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Welcome Song, Dedicated to the Commander, Officers and Crew of the U.S. Sloop-of-War Wachusett, On her arrival at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Nov. 26, 1864. [Caption title]. 8vo. broadside, verse in two columns, with typographical border.
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1864
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STOWE, PHINEAS.
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Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion. A Collection of Hymns and Music; for the Use of Bethels, Champlains of the Navy, and Private Devotion of Mariners.
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1858
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TERRY, EZEKIEL Edito
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Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean, and Many Other Parts of the World, with an Account of the Feegee, and Sandwich Islands.
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1817
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THOMAS, DAVID.
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A Letter from David Thomas principal Engineer on the Erie Canal, west of the Genesee River, to a Gentleman in Albany. [Caption title]. Large 4to broadside, folded into 4 pp., with text on p. [1] & p. [4]. Double column.
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1820
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THOMPSON, JOHN.
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The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave; Containing His History of 25 Years in Bondage, and His Providential Escape. Written by Himself.
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1856
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TUTHILL, MRS. L.C.
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I Will Be a Sailor. A Book for Boys.
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1864
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WAGNER, ABSALOM.
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Log Book of the Ship North Carolina. 1837-1839, Henry E. Ballard, Commodore. 78 pp. Folio, paper boards, hand-tied with sections loose, one or more initial sections missing. Browned, holographic ink, edges tattered.
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1837
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WAIT, BENJAMIN.
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Letters From Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences Committed in Upper Canada. . . .
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1843
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WARD, J.H.
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Steam for the Million. A Popular Treatise on Steam, and Its Application to the Useful Arts, Especially to Navigation...A New and Revised Edition.
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1860
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WARRINGTON, COMM. LE
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2 pp. ALS to Bank in Norfolk, Virginia. Dec. 15, 1820. 1 sheet, written on both sides. 8vo. Ink. folds, very good.
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1820
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WOLCOTT, OLIVER.
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Treasury Department, Comptroller's Office, August 29th [day in ms], 1794. It is understood to be the opinion of some of the Officers of the Customs...[Caption title & partial text]. 8vo. broadside, trimmed fairly close top & bottom.
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1794
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WOOD, WM. MAXWELL.
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A Shoulder to the Wheel of Progress: Being Essays, Lectures and Miscellanies Upon Themes of the Day.
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1853
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YOUNG, WILLIAM.
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Receipt for Payment for Salvage Services Rendered by William Young.March 1, 1810. Signed William Young. 5.5 x 7.25 inches. Torn edges, browned, previous folds. Bright ink.
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1810
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