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    Multi-Page Letter from Joshua Sears, While at Sea, to Minerva

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    Date
    1858-12-19
    Author
    Joshua Sears
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    Poor luck; California Passage; Mr Carter; Orders in Galle; Calcutta; Horse; J. Baker; Misfortune of Minerva's sister and her children; Portraits sent via steamer; The steamer Ariel; The Canary; Lulu's singing ability; Good education for Lulu; Fred, ship's boy; Doane; Poor freight; Owners' approval; Aggressive behavior of the dog; Bruno, the puppy; Cranberry yard; Bleachey; Ricker; Fall of Ricker's son; Captain from Mauritius; Mrs. Newton; Captain Thomas of the Oriental Queen; Levi Howes; Poor shipping business
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    Another multi-page letter from Joshua Sears to his wife Minerva, on an over-sized paper.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10766/4272
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    • Letters and Envelopes - Sears Family 1801 - 1865
    • Letters from Voyages - Capt. Joshua Sears

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