The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . n from New York toSan Francisco, and | a ton from New York toMelbourne or Hong-kong, the rates of freight thatthe clipper ships earned from New York to SanFrancisco seem almost incredible. In 1850 theSamuel Russell received | per cubic foot, or$60 per ton of 40 cubic feet. She registered 940tons, and being a very sharp ship would probablycarry not more than 1200 tons of California even so, her freight would amount to |72,000,or a little mo

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The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . n from New York toSan Francisco, and | a ton from New York toMelbourne or Hong-kong, the rates of freight thatthe clipper ships earned from New York to SanFrancisco seem almost incredible. In 1850 theSamuel Russell received | per cubic foot, or$60 per ton of 40 cubic feet. She registered 940tons, and being a very sharp ship would probablycarry not more than 1200 tons of California even so, her freight would amount to |72,000,or a little more than her first cost ready for other clippers at first received the same rate,but by degrees, as they increased in tonnage and innumber, the rates of freight declined to |50 perton, and then to |40 where they remained for aconsiderable time. The California clipper period covers the years1850-18G0, during the first four of which nearlyall of these famous ships, numbering one hundredand sixty, were built. (See Appendix I.) Most ofthem were launched at or near New York and Bos-ton, though some were built elsewhere, Richmond,.

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