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474. CONNECTICUT MERCHANT SHIP VOYAGE
ARTICLE DOCUMENT, 18 th Century, giving permission to
Captain Gardner Mason of the Sloop Warren to sail from the
port of Middletown, Connecticut to Providence, Rhode Island in
1782, with red wax seal. 7 ¾ in. x 8 in. 200/400
475. OIL ON CANVAS “PORTRAIT OF SEA CAPTAIN
THOMAS NORFLEET”, 18 th Century, the Captain seated
in an armchair in formal dress and holding a spyglass before a
picture window with view of a ship at sea. 30 ¼ in. x 25 ¼ in.
Overall 34 in. x 29 in. 1,200/1,800
476. 1842 NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
WHALING VOYAGE CUSTOMS DOCUMENT OF THE
SHIP MARTHA OF NEW BEDFORD, Captain Stephen
West, Master, bound for the coast of Patagonia for a whaling
voyage, August 17, 1842, with port of New Bedford Customs
stamp. 9 ½ in. x 7 ¼ in. 200/400
477. 1794 HALF PENNY WHALE FISHERY TOKEN, “PAYABLE AT I. FOWLER’S LONDON” with whaling scene and
Poseidon holding trident on opposite side. Diameter 1 1/8 in. 200/300
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