A Salem shipmaster and merchant; the autobiography of George Nichols . ling from Amsterdam to New York,Captain Isaacs, master. Our passage was with-out incident worthy of note. When we arrivedthe captain received orders from the owners ofthe vessel to go to Philadelphia with the ship, inconsequence of which the Collector at New Yorkrefused to let me land there, but said I must goin the vessel to Philadelphia. Having stated mycase to him fully without effect, I became quiteindignant, and declared to him that if I went inthe vessel it must be in irons; that as an Americancitizen I had a right to
A Salem shipmaster and merchant; the autobiography of George Nichols . ling from Amsterdam to New York,Captain Isaacs, master. Our passage was with-out incident worthy of note. When we arrivedthe captain received orders from the owners ofthe vessel to go to Philadelphia with the ship, inconsequence of which the Collector at New Yorkrefused to let me land there, but said I must goin the vessel to Philadelphia. Having stated mycase to him fully without effect, I became quiteindignant, and declared to him that if I went inthe vessel it must be in irons; that as an Americancitizen I had a right to land, and was determinedto do it, and that he was welcome to my duds ifhe chose to take them. Seeing my determina- 84 A SALEM SHIPMASTER tion, he permitted me to come on shore with mybaggage and papers. The morning following,Sunday, I embarked for Boston, via Providence,in a packet. I arrived in Boston Monday evening,and the next morning, July 31st, 1804, break-fasted in Salem. Thus ended my last voyage,since which I have never felt any desire to crossthe CHAPTER STORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS My Watch Story. As this is a story of which my friends neverseem to weary, I will here record it, for the plea-sure of those who may have forgotten it, or wholike to listen to an oft-repeated tale. Previous to sailing on my second voyage toIndia, I purchased in Boston a good watch, witha second hand, for which I gave $42. I then wentto the Isle of Prance, and while there I barteredit for, I believe, four bags of coffee. After dis-posing of our cargo, I returned home without anywatch. I afterwards went to Norway, where Ifound one similar to that, and obtained it for onebag of coffee. My next watch adventure was inLondon, where I had a gold watch made by oneTobias, a Jew, very much thought of by Ameri-cans, but an unprincipled man. It cost me about$120. I had now two watches. From LondonI went to Ramsgate, where I disposed of mysilver watch, getting for it one equally good
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