Places Referenced in Salem Impost Books

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Salem Impost Places

July 17, 1801
Schr Sally from Surinam – Suriname (country), country in northeastern South America that borders the Atlantic Ocean. Before 1975 Suriname was a dependency of the Netherlands.

Brig Rajah from Sumatra – Sumatra, also known as Sumatera, island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands, is bordered by the Indian Ocean.

Ship Laurel from Manilla – Manilla is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport of the Philippines. The city is located on central Luzon.

Bark John from Guadaloupe – Guadeloupe consists of a group of islands, the overseas department of France, in the French West Indies, off the northwestern coast of South America.

Bark Eliza from Calcutta – Calcutta is the former name of Kolkata, a city in eastern India and capital of the West Bengal State.

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Aug 4, 1801
Sloop Samuel from Granada – Granada is a city in southern Spain, capital of Granada Province, in Andalucía, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Brig Hind from Guadaloupe (see above)

Ship Friendship from St. Petersburg – St Petersburg is the second largest city and largest seaport in Russia.

Ship Adventure from Calcutta – (see above)
Schr. Betsy from Granada – (see above)
Brig St Michaels from St Petersburg – (see above)

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April 19, 1802
Brig Three Friends from Havana – national capital and chief port of Cuba.

Brig Betsy from New Orleans – New Orleans was owned by the French in 1801.

Snow Mary from Megadore – Mogadore was a section of Morrocco
Schooner Betsy from Cadiz – city and seaport in southern Spain
Schr. Nancy from Guadaloupe – see above

Ship William from Havana – see above

Ship American Hero from Cadiz – see above

Brig Sukey & Betsey from St. Vincent – St Vincent is an independent country in the West Indies

Ship Minerva from Canton – Guangzhou, also Canton, Kuang-chou, or Kwangchow, is a city in southern China, and is the capital of Guangdong Province.

Schr. Sally from Trinidada – Trinidad is a country comprising the southernmost of the islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Brig Phenix from Alicant – Alicant is a city, southeastern Spain, in Valencia, capital of Alicante Province, a seaport on the Mediterranean Sea.