Black Ball Line (trans-Atlantic packet)
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black-ball-line-trans-atlantic-packet-178-10364259
title:
Black Ball Line (trans-Atlantic packet)
text:
The Black Ball Line was a passenger line founded by a group of New York Quaker merchants headed by Jeremiah Thompson, and included Isaac Wright & Son (William), Francis Thompson and Benjamin Marshall. All were Quakers except Marshall. The line initially consisted of four packet ships, the Amity, Courier, Pacific and the James Monroe. All of these were running between Liverpool, England and New York City. This first scheduled trans-Atlantic service was founded in 1817. In operation for some 60 ye
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encyclopedia
description:
US shipping company
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Ball_Line_(trans-Atlantic_packet)
date created:
2007-02-21T17:01:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T15:30:57Z
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