Master of
the Brig Industry
From the Diary of John Saunders Ellegood dated 1800 – 1801 location S 107 – 6 held in the archives of the NB Museum on Douglas Ave in St John:
Thursday the 5th June 1800 The wind at NW in the morning a fine day…….. The Brig Industry Captain Belden sailed for the Isles of Barbadoes….
Tuesday, the 2nd September 1800 “The wind at SW, a fine day. The Brig Industry Captain Belden arrived in off a passage of ? days from Barbados but last from Turks Island, loaded with salt. Nothing new. All well, I was at home.”
Monday the 15th September 1800 The wind at N by NW a fine day and the wind fresh…The Brig Industry Captain Belden sailed for Windsor….
Tuesday the 23rd September 1800 The wind at SE a fine day……The Brig Industry Captain Belden arrived at the Island from Windsor, and sailed immediately for New York
Monday the 3rd Nov 1800 The wind set NW a fine day. The Brig Industry Captain Belden arrived from New York in a passage of 14 days, W. William Carman ? came passenger……
Wednesday the 19th Nov 1800 The wind at SW a fine day…….The Brig Industry Captain Belding sailed for Windsor, Mr Olive went passenger to buy the Boston Frigate....
Sunday the 7th December 1800 The wind at NW a little snow……….The Brig Industry Captain Belden arrived from Musquash……
There are no more entries for Captain Belden in the year 1800.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Harry MacDonald
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