The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement . Elias Hashet Derby and his Times Canton, Two Canton Crape shawls of the enclosed colors at$5 per shawl. Enclosed is $10. Signed. Heneietta Elkins. Memorandum of Mr. John R. Tuckers C. Stanley, Sir: I hand you a bag containing 100 Spanish dollars for myadventure on board the ship Messenger which please invest incoffee and sugar, if you have room after the cargo is on not, invest the amount in nutmegs, or spice as you think do for me as you do for your own, and oblige yo


The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement . Elias Hashet Derby and his Times Canton, Two Canton Crape shawls of the enclosed colors at$5 per shawl. Enclosed is $10. Signed. Heneietta Elkins. Memorandum of Mr. John R. Tuckers C. Stanley, Sir: I hand you a bag containing 100 Spanish dollars for myadventure on board the ship Messenger which please invest incoffee and sugar, if you have room after the cargo is on not, invest the amount in nutmegs, or spice as you think do for me as you do for your own, and oblige your obt. John R. Edward Stanley, master. Captain Stanley kept an itemized record of his transactionswith Mr. J. Tuckers one hundred Spanish dollars, and it maybe interesting to note how such an adventure was handledto reap profits for the waiting speculator in faraway captain first bought in Batavia ten bags of coffee for $,which with boat hire, duty and sacking made the total outlay$ This coffee he sold in Antweip on his way home for$ Arriving at Sa


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