Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Captain John Davison of Augusta wrote to his wife, Eliza Ann Gannett Davison, concerning the schooner Yucatan, describing places visited, the southern slave system and the loss of a man at sea, March 13, 1845.
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About This Item
- Title: Capt. John Davison letter to wife, 1845
- Creator: John Davison
- Creation Date: 1845-03-13
- Subject Date: 1845-03-13
- Location: Franklin, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 88, Box 1/1
- Collection: Eliza Ann (Gannett) Davison papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Davison, Eliza Ann--Correspondence
- Davison, John--Correspondence
- Letters
- Manuscripts
- Merchant ships
- Seafaring
- Ships
- Slavery--United States
- Yucatan (Schooner)
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