• Episode 9: He joins the coastal trade

  • Nov 15 2024
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 9: He joins the coastal trade

  • Summary

  • After leaving the packet service in Great Britain, Samuel spends time visiting his relatives. His cousin asks him to join as mate on a ship that's being built which Samuel accepts. After a perilous trek to Bristol, Samuel finds the ship not even half-completed.


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    Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.

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