composing the crew of the ship Frances of New Bedford, whereof John Briggs is master bound for the South Atlantic Ocean & elsewhere on a whaling voyage |
CITIZENS OR SUBJECTS |
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James F. Hollis | Plimouth | New Bedford | U States of America | 28 | 5 | 7 1/2 | dark | dark |
Ezra T. Howland | New Bedford | New Bedford | 19 | 5 | 2 3/4 | light | brown | |
Benja Baker | North Kingston | New Bedford | 23? | 5 | 4 1/2 | light | light brown | |
James Francis | (deserted before sailing) | |||||||
Moses Russell | Dartmouth | New Bedford | 32 | 5 | 6 1/2 | black | wooley | |
George P. Baldwin | Bradford [VT?] | New Bedford | 24 | 5 | 7 1/2 | light | brown | |
Dennis Stephens | ||||||||
William M Stewart | Boston | New Bedford | 20 | 5 | 5 3/4 | light | red | |
Thomas Jailt? | Wareham | New Bedford | 19 | 5 | 9 1/4 | light | brown | |
Thomas Boldings | Tiverton | New Bedford | 30 | |||||
Alfred Williams | Lynn | New Bedford | 21 | 5 | 6 1/4 | dark | black | |
John Dixson | Baltimore | New Bedford | 25 | 5 | 8 1/4 | black | wooley | |
Henry Boyier? | New York | New Bedford | 37 | 5 | 7 1/2 | black | wooley | |
Charles H. Hosmer | Plattsburgh | New Bedford | 25 | 5 | 11 | light | brown | |
George N or W Thomson | Hinesburgh | New Bedford | 27 | 5 | 5 | light | brown | |
Wm Bartlett | Plimouth | New Bedford | 31 | 5 | 6 | light | brown | |
Martin B Packard | Easton | New Bedford | 20 | 5 | 8 1/4 | light | brown | |
Thomas Joy | (deserted before sailing) | |||||||
Joseph Cracklin | New York | New Bedford | 16 | 5 | 3 | light | brown | |
Martin Bumpus | ||||||||
Orsamin S Metcalf | Stonington | New Bedford | 23 | 5 | 5 | dark | brown | |
William Francisco | ||||||||
John Williams | ||||||||
[signed]John Briggs |
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