Voyage of Bowditch, William from Salem to Barbados in 1698

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 RecID:   3850
 Mariner:   Bowditch, William
 Age:   35
 Origin:   Salem
 Destination:   Barbados
 Duration (mths):   0.0
 Year:   1698
 Wage (£Sterling):   0.00
 Home:   Salem
 Shipowner(s):   Winthrop, Adam; Boult, Jn; both of Boston; Rollstone, J of London; Browne, B; Marston, B; Kitchen, R
 Tonnage:   170
 Sources:   CO 33 13; MA 7 123;
 Notes:   Entered Barbados on Feb 11, 1699; bound for . CO 33 13 claimed the vessel was 510 tons and carried 23 men and 24 guns - this must be wrong! Ship Essex of Salem, 170 tons, William Bowditch, Master. Built 1691. This was the same vessel that John Beal (Q9) commanded in 1695.

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