Holidays and letters home

Christmas, New Year, and the Fourth of July far from home, and mail by passing ships and in port.

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1. 1851 · Fortune: Traded ashore on Christmas Day.
2. 1865 · Brewster: Collected letters from the Sea Queen.
3. 1844 · Draco: Keeper offered a New Year prayer.
4. 1845 · Draco: Keeper offered a New Year prayer.
5. 1848 · Draco: Offered a Christmas prayer.
6. 1853 · Lark: Keeper reflected on the new year.
7. 1857 · Daniel Wood: Captain wrote a loving letter to his wife.
8. 1866 · Abraham Barker: Boarded a French cod brig to send letters.
9. 1868 · Abraham Barker: Crew took New Year's Day liberty.
10. 1904 · Karluk: Celebrated Christmas with a big dinner.
11. 1917 · Pedro Varela: Received letters from another ship.
12. 1822 · Packet: Sent letters home via passing brig.
13. 1822 · Packet: Wrote letters to send home.
14. 1833 · Parker: Keeper offered a New Year hope.
15. 1834 · Parker: Keeper reflected on the new year.
16. 1834 · Bengal: Hoped to be home by next New Year's.
17. 1834 · Bengal: Met ship that carried letters home.
18. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Sent letters home on passing brig.
19. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Sent letters home with the Pacific.
20. 1843 · Rowena: Killed a pig for New Year's dinner.
21. 1844 · Edward: Killed a hog for Christmas.
22. 1845 · Draco: Received a letter from home.
23. 1845 · Edward: Received recent newspapers from passing ship.
24. 1845 · Draco: Received a year-old letter.
25. 1845 · Charles Phelps: Sent letters home via American merchant ships.
26. 1847 · Dunbarton: Received letters from another vessel.
27. 1848 · Nimrod: Keeper wished to be home for Thanksgiving.
28. 1848 · Nimrod: Received a letter and news from home.
29. 1848 · Abigail: Keeper opened a year-old Christmas cake.
30. 1853 · Lark: Received potatoes, newspapers, and apples.
31. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Went ashore to send letters and get newspapers.
32. 1862 · Hopeton: Boarded an English schooner for newspapers.
33. 1866 · Abraham Barker: Sent letters aboard a passing bark.
34. 1867 · Abraham Barker: Sent letters home on an oncoming ship.
35. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Mail arrived.
36. 1893 · Beluga: Newport delivered mail.
37. 1905 · Karluk: Mail arrived.
38. 1905 · Karluk: Mail arrived from the fort.
39. 1905 · Karluk: Captain Mag departed carrying the mail.
40. 1906 · Karluk: Mail arrived from the fort.
41. 1834 · Bengal: Received newspapers from the Franklin.
42. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Log keeper disappointed by no letters.
43. 1845 · Edward: Received newspapers from a pilot boat.
44. 1848 · Nimrod: Disappointed at missing a chance to mail letters.
45. 1857 · Daniel Wood: Received a loving letter from home.
46. 1861 · Altamaha: Received a newspaper from home.
47. 1861 · Altamaha: Got newspapers from a pilot boat.
48. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Received newspapers reporting on Bull Run.
49. 1864 · Brewster: Keeper cursed captain for barring crew's mail.
50. 1864 · Brewster: Got year-old newspapers from Dutch ship.
51. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper noted Independence Day.
52. 1849 · Abigail: Pigs slaughtered for Fourth of July dinner.
53. 1905 · Karluk: Snow on the Fourth of July.

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