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From: "Jeffrey Lombard" <>
Subject: Re: US SHIPS TO NY FROM CARIBBEAN
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 23:56:06 -0400


Dear Cindy,
I am sorry it took so long to reply the captain should have been Manley or
spelt Mandly and we believe the year was 1890 but it may have been 1900
because that is when they contracted to build their house. Any information
is greatly appreciated we have come to such a dead end. My email is

Thanks Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Kilgore <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 11:15 AM
Subject: US SHIPS TO NY FROM CARIBBEAN


>hello Carolyn and other Listbuds,
>Carolyn, you said your family came from St. Lucia to New Bedford on a
>whaling vessel.
>If you can give me the year, I can tell you which vessels and captains
>were there from
>New Bedford... there weren't many; but in the mid-1800's they were there
>during the
>winter months in search of humpbacks off St. Lucia - Grenada and sperm
>whales off
>Dominica.
>best to all,
>Cindy
>p.s. safe travels to France, Jan! bring us some bagatelles!
>

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