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Cleveland, Richard J. (1773-1860) A Narrative of Voyages and commercial enterprises

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05760 Author/Creator: Cleveland, Richard J. (1773-1860) Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1842 Pagination: 2 v. ; xvi, 249 p. ; vii, 240 p. ; 19.5 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Published by John Owen. First edition. Original cloth. Vol. II signed in pencil by F.A. Fruman, possibly the owner, in New York in 1861. Includes discussions of Captain Cleveland's voyages to China, Hawaii, Alaska, South America, California and the Northwest coast from 1799-1803. His voyages to Alaska and the Islands in 1799 and California in 1803 pertained mostly to the fur trade. Includes descriptions of his impressions of Native Americans. Cleveland was partners with William Shaler.

Cleveland, Richard Jeffry, 1773-1860

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