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Excerpt:April 29, 1841 ~ Thursday April 29th Sea vary rough after the gale the sun shines plesent. & we have a fair wind for the first time since we left Liverpool we sail 10 nots an hour their is one sail in sight of us. A plesemt evening wind aft nearly all the canvass spread I had a good nights rest April 30, 1841 ~ Friday 30th A fine breeze from NE sail 10 not an hour fears were entertained that the ship was on fire ...Dates:April 29, 1841 April 30, 1841 May 1, 1841 May 2, 1841
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Excerpt:apostitize from the faith they join him & those that are cut of from the church & thus he is trying to build up a party unto himself. The church now seems to be firm in Boston. I had a good time with them. I spent the night at Br Phelps Mrs Woodruff seemed much better in the evening distance of the day 35 m November 23, 1844 ~ Saturday 23d Took cars rode to New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts stoped for the night with ElderDates:November 23, 1844 November 24, 1844 November 25, 1844
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Part of Autobiography 1857 Draft 1Excerpt:Vinal Haven includes both North and South Fox Island is in Lat 44 Long 69, 10. The inhabitants are generally healthy, industrious and hospitable to strangers the people obtain most of their wealth and living by fishing they fit out annually over one hundred licensed vessels beside many smaller crafts. The North Island is 9 miles long 2 wide population 800, they have one post office, one store a Baptist meeting house a small branch of the Baptist Church, four school houses and a grist mill the Land is rather ...Dates:August 23, 1837 September 6, 1837
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Excerpt:Perhaps you would like to know what I have been about since I I left New Rowley &c. At least I will venture to give you a brief acc- ount of matters & things with me. On the 8th of Aug, in company with my wife I arived at Mr Ezra Carter's My father in law in the State of Maine, and you may rest assured we met a most welcome reception amid tears of joy, and was entertained with every mark of Kindness, respect, & friendship ...
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Excerpt:June 22, 1891 chairs on the EWest side of the House to look through our glasses to several hundred Sea Lions would weigh from 500 lb. to 2000 lbs while looking at them A Grampus Whale appeared about 400 yards from us we judged He was 50 feet long his tail about 10 feet from tip to tip we watched him for about one hour we then took car & returned to the palace Hotel & had an interview with Judge Esta Distance ...Dates:June 22, 1891 June 23, 1891 June 24, 1891 June 25, 1891
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Excerpt:Haven fits out above one hundred licensed sail besides small craft North Fox Island is nine miles long and two miles wide with a population 800. They have a post Office one store a baptist church a meeting house four school houses and a grist mill. The land is rather rocky and rough yet there are good farms which produce fair crops of wheat barley oats potatoes and grass and this form the staple production. The principal timber is fir spruce hemlock and birch. Sheep are the chief stock upon the Island and raspbury ...Dates:August 21, 1837