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John Bemont Letter : Correspondence
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Title
John Bemont Letter : Correspondence 15 Jun 1811.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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AMDigital Reference:VFM 2077.
Mystic Seaport Museum: Verticle File Material.
Reproduction of: John Bemont Letter, 15 Jun 1811.
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Summary
A letter from John Bemont written to his parents informing them of his travels. His first assignment was on board of the THOMAS (Ship), Captain Trowbridge, which was captured by the HMS IPHIGENIA (Frigate). He goes on to travel on many ships and places. Some of the ships were the LEOPARD (Ship), bound for the Cape of Good Hope, the FOX (Ship), bound for New South Wales, and the ROSE (Ship), bound for Guangzhou. He expects to be home in 30 months. In the letter he refers to Guangzhou (China) as Canton (China).
Variant and related titles
Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1901.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 12, 2023
Series
Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-3295
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