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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02139 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1700-1753 |
| Title | Journal of an intended voyage on board the ship Newport packet: with Gods [illegible] from London to Rhoad Island in New England |
| Date | 7 September - 2 December 1750 |
| Author | Pell, William (fl. 1750) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Title continues: "Able Mitchener Commander. Kept by William Pell, 1750." Log book. The ship made land at Block Island on 29 November 1750. On the verso of the first leaf of the log is the draft of a letter from Pell to James Gray of London in which he reports a pleasant voyage of twenty days from Rhode Island to London; this letter is dated 17 January 1750, but whether it is misdated or it refers to a previous voyage is unclear. Sewn. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Commerce Merchants and Trade Maritime |
| People | Pell, William (fl. 1750) |
| Place written | Various Locations |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |