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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (August 20, 1862)

August 20, 1862Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript]   Ship Bethiah Jewett Sydney.    20 August 1862 Dear Father & Mother We left Sunderland 6 a.m. Sunday Feb.16th with a…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (December 25, 1866)

December 25, 1866Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations - at sea Lat.8°S. Long.29°W. Xmas 1866 Dear Father & Mother It being Xmas day my thoughts revert to…
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The End of the Age of Sail

May 18, 2023Posted inInformation Pieces
On November 17, 1869, a momentous world event occurs that will begin the quick downward spiral of the Great Age of Sail: the opening to navigation of the Suez Canal.…
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