mojjax
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I got this for 50 cents today at a yard sale today . It's hard to read , but the top of most pages say -
SHIP TELUMAH & OWNERS IN ACCOUNT WITH GEO. BARSTOW . Then there is a list of cargo , and money paid , money received , insurance , etc.
Other top pages say the same heading except with different Ship's names - The Virginia , The Basque Americana , The Espindola .
Ports range from Liverpool , Boston , Havana, New Orleans (they got some bales of cotton) , New York , plus others - I even see Damariscotta - which is where the yard sale was .
There are other Ships names , like the Adelaid - where they were moving cargo to & from .
The has over 100 pages , but only about 25 are filled in . But , hey that's a lot of cool info from 1835 - 1845 .
I'm guessing that George Barstow was an accountant for the owners of these Ships .
Another interesting thing is the inside cover says - Mrs. Abby M. H. Barstow's Journal .
I'm thinking she was George's wife & his secretary ?
I'll post some more pictures after I eat dinner
SHIP TELUMAH & OWNERS IN ACCOUNT WITH GEO. BARSTOW . Then there is a list of cargo , and money paid , money received , insurance , etc.
Other top pages say the same heading except with different Ship's names - The Virginia , The Basque Americana , The Espindola .
Ports range from Liverpool , Boston , Havana, New Orleans (they got some bales of cotton) , New York , plus others - I even see Damariscotta - which is where the yard sale was .
There are other Ships names , like the Adelaid - where they were moving cargo to & from .
The has over 100 pages , but only about 25 are filled in . But , hey that's a lot of cool info from 1835 - 1845 .
I'm guessing that George Barstow was an accountant for the owners of these Ships .
Another interesting thing is the inside cover says - Mrs. Abby M. H. Barstow's Journal .
I'm thinking she was George's wife & his secretary ?
I'll post some more pictures after I eat dinner
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