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"Ship Narragansett Feb 23d 1845 off the Curtis Islands", datelined on folded letter addressed to Rev. Dr. Dwight Baldwin, Lahaina, Maui, no ship was found back to Hawaii and letter carried back to Nantucket where postscript datelined "Nantucket, Nov 25th 1845" and sent privately to Lahaina, docketed as received Jun. 1846, 3+ page letter reads in part "Not expecting to visit the Sandwich Islands again…It is true men visit your shores who take no delight mixing with good society, whose only happiness consists in sensual gratifications, but the number of that class among whalesmen is not so great as some people suppose… we have been favoured with a small portion of success having added 150 bbls to our voyage since leaving…"; address leaf separated, Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $300 - 400.
Curtis Island is an island in the southwest Pacific (located at 30°33'S 178°34'W). It is a volcanic island with an elevation of 427 feet and an area of 99 acres. Together with neighboring Cheeseman Island it belongs to the Kermadec Islands. Politically it is part of New Zealand. The Kermadec Islands lie halfway between North Island, New Zealand and Tonga at approximately the latitude of the Gold Coast, Queensland. Letter was written by a whaling captain Charles W. Coffin to his missionary friend Dr. Dwight Baldwin.
Realized: $725