Vol. 5: Account book from ship FRANCIS DEPAU, crew accounts (1836-1837), sailing instructions (1836), family farm and business accounts

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Title
Vol. 5: Account book from ship FRANCIS DEPAU, crew accounts (1836-1837), sailing instructions (1836), family farm and business accounts
Reference
Coll. 293
Collection
  • Mystic Seaport Museum: Forbes Family Papers
Document Type
  • Accounts and Business Papers
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
c.1843-1854
Description
Volume contains accounts of crew's wages and disbursements for ship FRANCIS DEPAU. Also farm accounts. Mentions estate of Susanna Forbes, 1845. Cleaveland A Forbes in letter to son Cleaveland Forbes, master of ship FRANCIS FORBES, includes instructions concerning procedures for dealing with consul, 6 December 1836 at New Orleans and getting cargo.
Theme
  • Everyday Life at Sea