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The John C. Calhoun was a built in Bath Maine in 1847, and was owned by Clark & Sewall of Bath. | The John C. Calhoun was a built in Bath Maine in 1847, and was owned by Clark & Sewall of Bath. | ||
It entered Baltimore in the Fall of 1848 and departed for Liverpool. It returned in the Fall of 1850 with a cargo of iron rails for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which it loaded in Newport, Wales. | It entered Baltimore in the Fall of 1848 and departed for Liverpool. It returned in the Fall of 1850 with a cargo of iron rails for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which it loaded in Newport, Wales. It then departed for New Orleans with passengers, 93 slaves sent by Joseph S. Donovan, a notorious slave dealer, and cargo. | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 18 April 2021
The John C. Calhoun was a built in Bath Maine in 1847, and was owned by Clark & Sewall of Bath.
It entered Baltimore in the Fall of 1848 and departed for Liverpool. It returned in the Fall of 1850 with a cargo of iron rails for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which it loaded in Newport, Wales. It then departed for New Orleans with passengers, 93 slaves sent by Joseph S. Donovan, a notorious slave dealer, and cargo.
Manuscripts relating to the voyage from Baltimore to New Orleans with 93 slaves