Fonds Acc1001 - Alexander Currie fonds

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Alexander Currie fonds

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CA PCA Acc1001

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  • 1889 (Creation)
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    Currie, Alexander

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1 volume of textual records

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Currie, Alexander

Biographical history

Alexander Currie appears to have been the captain of the "Sparrow Hawk", a schooner which sailed out of Hamilton, Bermuda, in October 1889. The ship stopped at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in mid-November before continuing on to Cape Breton. Currie relinquished his command of the ship to a Captain Thomas Wittle on 17 December 1889 at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The "Sparrow Hawk" was owned by Henry Cox Outerbridge a merchant from Hamilton. It was registered in 1889 and abandoned at sea later that year.

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This fonds consists of a log book kept by Alexander Currie of the voyage of the "Sparrow Hawk" from Hamilton, Bermuda, to Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, via Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The volume contains daily accounts of the voyage which took place between 10 October 1889 and 18 November 1889. Information recorded includes when the ship got underway each day, when it weighed anchor for the night, the weather, the latitude and longitude, the winds, and the activities of the crew.

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE/REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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