1862 West Tisbury Marthas Vineyard Letter William Waggoner needs ship to master

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1862 West Tisbury Marthas Vineyard Letter William Waggoner needs ship to master
1862 West Tisbury Marthas Vineyard Letter William Waggoner needs ship to master
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Neat little piece of Marthas Vineyard history
pioneer families of the island
letter dated May 4th, 1862
WEST TISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
From William K Waggoner
(who had been a boatsteerer on the whaling vessel "THE VIRGINIA" that went out into the Pacific in 1847, we have other paper relating to this ship)
Sent to Stephen West Carey
(ran a shipping and freight company along with his guardian Thomas Dunham of Marthas Vineyard)
looking for a ship to to master, willing to be a mate "money is a stranger these hard times"
8x9 1/2 in very good overall condition
(We have an extensive collection of Marthas Vineyard ephemera and documents relating to the Luce, Yale, Carey, Dunham, Fish, Dimon, families)
Fabulous genealogy resource information
A wonderful little historical Marthas Vineyard treasure
A welcome addition to a collection
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