John W. Goodridge collection, 1862-1865
4 items
This collection is comprised of two letters and two documents pertinent to the shipping activities of the Brig Morning Light, Captain John W. Goodridge, around Luanda, Angola, Africa, 1862-1864. They include instructions to Capt. Goodridge in 1862 with a ship manifest, a descriptive condolence letter to Abigail Goodridge regarding her husband John Goodridge's death from smallpox while on a voyage from Angola to the St. Helena Colony in 1864, and the accounts of the Morning Light from its purchase in 1862 to its sale in 1864.
This collection is comprised of two letters and two documents pertinent to the shipping activities of the Brig Morning Light, Captain John W. Goodridge, around Luanda, Angola, Africa, 1862-1864. They include instructions to Capt. Goodridge in 1862, with a ship manifest, a descriptive condolence letter to Abigail Goodridge regarding her husband John Goodridge's death from smallpox while on a voyage from Angola to the St. Helena Colony in 1864, and the accounts of the Morning Light from its purchase in 1862 to its sale in 1864.
See details about each item in the collection in the box and folder listing below.