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Page 6
... some farther account of him ; that the transaction may be shewn in its proper
light, and that it may not be thought that Mr. [Phelps, a subject of Great Britain,
has, by taking a part in a matter unauthorised by his country, transgressed her
laws.
... some farther account of him ; that the transaction may be shewn in its proper
light, and that it may not be thought that Mr. [Phelps, a subject of Great Britain,
has, by taking a part in a matter unauthorised by his country, transgressed her
laws.
Page 10
9 Far different from this was the object of Mr. Phelps, an eminent and honorable
merchant in London, who, having accidentally learned from Mr. Jorgensen that a
large quantity of Icelandic produce, and particularly of tallow, was lying ready for
...
9 Far different from this was the object of Mr. Phelps, an eminent and honorable
merchant in London, who, having accidentally learned from Mr. Jorgensen that a
large quantity of Icelandic produce, and particularly of tallow, was lying ready for
...
Page 12
... of the following month, January, 1809; having performed the voyage at a time
of the year considered so dangerous for such an attempt, that Mr. Phelps was
unable to find any underwriters that would consent to insure the whole of the
cargo.
... of the following month, January, 1809; having performed the voyage at a time
of the year considered so dangerous for such an attempt, that Mr. Phelps was
unable to find any underwriters that would consent to insure the whole of the
cargo.
Page 21
While things were in this state in Iceland, Mr. Phelps had been planning a second
expedition, prepared with more care than the former, and upon a more extensive
scale, with the hope of accomplishing his favorite project, and of repairing the ...
While things were in this state in Iceland, Mr. Phelps had been planning a second
expedition, prepared with more care than the former, and upon a more extensive
scale, with the hope of accomplishing his favorite project, and of repairing the ...
Page 22
On the 21st of June, only two or three days after the departure of the Rover, the
Margaret and Anne came to an anchor in Reikevig harbor, and Mr. Savigniac
immediately proceeded on board, where he informed Mr. Phelps of the
obstructions ...
On the 21st of June, only two or three days after the departure of the Rover, the
Margaret and Anne came to an anchor in Reikevig harbor, and Mr. Savigniac
immediately proceeded on board, where he informed Mr. Phelps of the
obstructions ...
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| Title | Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Volume 2 Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Author | Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1813 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 May 2008 |
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